Gaten Matarazzo
Gaten Matarazzo | |
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Matarazzo at the 2022 Tony Awards | |
| Born | Gaetano John Matarazzo III September 8, 2002 New London, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Partner | Elizabeth Yu (2018–present) |
Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (/ˈɡeɪtən ˌmætəˈræzoʊ/ GAY-tən MAT-ə-RAZ-oh, Italian: [ɡaeˈtaːno mataˈrattso]; born September 8, 2002) is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (2011–12) and as Gavroche in Les Misérables (2014–15). Matarazzo gained recognition for playing Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror drama series Stranger Things (2016–2025). He also hosted the Netflix show Prank Encounters (2019–2021). In 2022, he co-starred in the coming-of-age comedy film Honor Society and voiced Boris the Dragon on the animated fantasy comedy film My Father's Dragon.