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Gaten Matarazzo

Actor | * 09/08/2002 (21) | Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (United States of America (USA))
Gaetano John Matarazzo III (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–present). 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... ()
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Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III (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 hosts the short lived Netflix show Prank Encounters.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Talk-Shows | Animation

Known for these Movies & Shows

Red, Chuck, Bomb and the rest of their feathered friends are surprised when a green pig suggests that they put aside their differences and unite to fight a common threat. Aggressive birds from an isla ...

The Angry Birds Movie 2

PG

2019 | 3.6/5 | 1h 37min
Animation, Comedy, Adventure, Kids & Family
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Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the FBI's most wanted fugitives, surrenders in person at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. He claims that he and the FBI have the same interests: bringing down dang ...

The Blacklist

TV-14

2013 | 3.8/5 | 43min per episode
Drama, Crime, Mystery
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When a young boy vanishes, a small town uncovers a mystery involving secret experiments, terrifying supernatural forces, and one strange little girl. ...

Stranger Things

TV-14

2016- | 4.3/5
Drama, Science-Fiction & Fantasy, Mystery
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Awards & Nominations for Gaten Matarazzo

Screen Actors Guild Awards
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Movies with Gaten Matarazzo as Actor(6)

as Rami (voice)2024 Hump
as himself2023 Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain
as Darrell Gill2023 Zach's Lie
as Michael Dipnicky2022 Honor Society
as Boris the Dragon (voice)2022 My Father's Dragon
as Bubba (voice)2019 The Angry Birds Movie 2

TV Shows/Series with Gaten Matarazzo as Actor(12)

as Self - Host2019 Prank Encounters
2017 Drop the Mic
as himself2017 Beyond Stranger Things
as himself2017 Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Dustin Henderson2016 Stranger Things
as himself2015 Lip Sync Battle
as himself2015 Celebrity Family Feud
as himself2015 Hot Ones
as Self - Guest2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Finn2013 The Blacklist
as himself2011 The Jonathan Ross Show
as Self - Guest??? LIVE with Kelly and Mark

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Born: Sunday, 09/08 2002 (September) in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 21 years + 229 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Educated at: Pinelands Regional High School
Other names for Gaten Matarazzo (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Gaten John Matarazzo III"
"Γκέιτεν Ματαράτσο"
"伽塔·马塔拉佐"
"Gaetano John Matarazzo III"
Gaten Matarazzo frequently works together with these people:
Anthony Anderson (8x, Actor)
Jimmy Fallon (8x, Actor)
Daniel Radcliffe (7x, Actor)
James Corden (7x, Actor)
Millie Bobby Brown (7x, Actress)
Queen Latifah (6x, Actress)
James Spader (6x, Actor)
Ross Duffer (6x, Crew)
Caleb McLaughlin (6x, Actor)
J. R. Orci (6x, Crew)
Andy Cohen (6x, Actor)
Amin Matalqa (3x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:102709, Added: 06/21/2018, Last updated: 04/23/2024