Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (/ˈɡeɪtən ˌmætəˈræzoʊ/;
Italian: [É¡aeˈtaË no 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 and as Gavroche in Les Misérables.
He stars as Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror
drama series Stranger Things, and he hosted the short lived Netflix
show Prank Encounters.Matarazzo was born in Connecticut, to Gaetano
and Heather Matarazzo, but raised in Little Egg Harbor Township, New
Jersey, and he attended Pinelands Regional High School in Tuckerton,
New Jersey. He has two siblings, an older sister Sabrina and a younger
brother Carmen.As a child, Gaten was heavily involved in performing
arts, specifically singing. He pursued vocal training at Starlight
Performing Arts Center in New Jersey. In 2011, he competed and won
third place with his vocal solo entitled “Ben†at Starpower Talent
Competition Nationals in Uncasville, Connecticut.Matarazzo is of
Italian descent.
Italian: [É¡aeˈtaË no 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 and as Gavroche in Les Misérables.
He stars as Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror
drama series Stranger Things, and he hosted the short lived Netflix
show Prank Encounters.Matarazzo was born in Connecticut, to Gaetano
and Heather Matarazzo, but raised in Little Egg Harbor Township, New
Jersey, and he attended Pinelands Regional High School in Tuckerton,
New Jersey. He has two siblings, an older sister Sabrina and a younger
brother Carmen.As a child, Gaten was heavily involved in performing
arts, specifically singing. He pursued vocal training at Starlight
Performing Arts Center in New Jersey. In 2011, he competed and won
third place with his vocal solo entitled “Ben†at Starpower Talent
Competition Nationals in Uncasville, Connecticut.Matarazzo is of
Italian descent.
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