{"id":2641,"date":"2020-06-29T20:28:11","date_gmt":"2020-06-29T20:28:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/?p=2641"},"modified":"2021-04-12T13:11:55","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T13:11:55","slug":"gaten-matarazzo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/gaten-matarazzo\/tv-and-films\/biographies\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaten Matarazzo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Gaten Matarazzo<\/h1>\n<p>Gaten Matarazzo (Gaetano John Matarazzo III) was born on the 8th September 2002 in Connecticut U.S.A but was raised in New Jersey. He is the middle child of Three, Matarazzo has an older sister and a younger brother.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2642\" style=\"width: 206px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2642\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2642\" src=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1598157904-196x300.jpg\" alt=\"Gaten Matarazzo, better known for playing dustin Henderson in Stranger things\" width=\"196\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1598157904-196x300.jpg 196w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1598157904-668x1024.jpg 668w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1598157904-600x920.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/06\/shutterstock_1598157904.jpg 736w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 196px) 100vw, 196px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2642\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaten Matarazzo Editorial credit: DFree \/ Shutterstock.com<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Matarazzo was born with cleidocranial dysostosis (CCD), Matarazzo openly discusses his condition. He works to raise awareness about the disease, and he had his supernumerary teeth removed, live on Instagram.<sup id=\"cite_ref-14\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p>Gaten Matarazzo is best-known for playing the role of Dustin Henderson in the Netflix Scifi, Horror series &#8220;Stranger Things&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Before making his appearance on &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/entertainment\/stranger-things\/reviews\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Stranger Things<\/a>&#8221; Matarazzo performed in the musicals &#8220;Priscilla, Queen of the Desert&#8221; and &#8220;Les Mis\u00e9rables&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-8-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-8\">Gaten Matarazzo FilmographyTV and Stage Appearances<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-8\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-8 tablepress-responsive\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-8-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Year<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Show<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Character<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2011<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Priscilla, Queen of the Desert<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Benjamin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2014<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Les Mis\u00e9rables<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Gavroche\u00a0\/ Petit Gervais<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2015<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The Blacklist<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Finn<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2016<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Stranger Things<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Dustin Henderson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ridiculousness<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Himself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2017<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Lip Sync Battle<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Himself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2018<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Cinderella<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Jean-Michael<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2019<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The Angry Birds Movie 2<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Bubba<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2019<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Prank Encounters<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Himself<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">2019<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Into the Woods<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Jack<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-8 from cache -->\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gaten Matarazzo Gaten Matarazzo (Gaetano John Matarazzo III) was born on the 8th September 2002 in Connecticut U.S.A but was raised in New Jersey. He is the middle child of Three, Matarazzo has an older sister and a younger brother. Matarazzo was born with cleidocranial dysostosis (CCD), Matarazzo openly discusses his condition. 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