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Gaetano John Matarazzo III[2] (/ˈɡeɪtən ˌmætəˈræzoʊ/; Italian: [ɡaeˈtaːno mataˈrattso]; born September 8, 2002)[3] 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).[4] 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).

Gaten Matarazzo
Matarazzo at the 2022 Tony Awards
Born	Gaetano John Matarazzo III (2002-09-08) September 8, 2002 (age 20) New London, Connecticut, U.S.[1]
Occupation	Actor
Years active	2011–present

Early life

Gaetano John Matarazzo III was born on 8 September 2002, in New London, Connecticut, to Gaetano Jr. and Heather Matarazzo (no relation to the actress of the same name),[5] but raised in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and is of Italian descent. He was born with cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD).[6] He has an older sister and a younger brother.[7]

Career

He pursued vocal training at Starlight Performing Arts Center in New Jersey. In 2011, he competed and won third place with his vocal solo titled “Ben” at the Starpower Talent Competition Nationals in Uncasville, Connecticut.[8] His first professional credit was in the Broadway musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, for which he was cast as a replacement in 2011. Following the production, he took part in a special "Cast of 2032" professional youth performance of Godspell at Circle in the Square Theatre in 2012.[9] In 2013, he joined the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary Tour in the United States in the role of Gavroche; the following year, he played the same role in the Tony-nominated 2014 Broadway revival of the musical.

Matarazzo made his screen acting debut in a 2015 episode of The Blacklist. After he was cast as Dustin Henderson in Stranger Things, the character's background was modified to have CCD as well.[10] The show's first season premiered in July 2016 to critical acclaim. Over the next several years, Matarazzo also appeared in music videos and various reality and competition shows. On May 11, 2018, it was announced that he was cast in the animated film, Hump.[11]

He began hosting the Netflix hidden camera series Prank Encounters in 2019; he also served as an executive producer. That year, he also appeared in the Hollywood Bowl production of Into the Woods. He provided the voice of Buba in The Angry Birds Movie 2.[12]

In 2022, it was announced that Matarazzo would return to Broadway, joining the final cast of the musical Dear Evan Hansen as Jared Kleinman.[13] He starred in the Paramount+ film Honor Society with Angourie Rice, which was released on July 29, 2022. [14] He voiced as the dragon in Cartoon Saloon's film adaptation of Ruth Stiles Gannett's novel My Father's Dragon.[15]

Philanthropy

He uses his platform to raise awareness of CCD and fundraise for CCD Smiles, an organization that helps cover costs of oral surgeries for people with CCD.[16]

In February 2020, he was as part of Andrew Barth Feldman & Adrian Dickson’s Star Wars musical parody fundraiser SW: A New(sical) Hope to help raise funding for NEXT for AUTISM.[17] Matarazzo joined the cast of Elf for a virtual table reading on December 13, 2020 in support of the Democratic Party of Georgia's campaign in the 2021 Georgia runoff elections.[18]

On April 6, 2021, Matarazzo participated in an hour-long charity Among Us stream on The Tonight Show's Twitch account with Jimmy Fallon, Questlove, Tariq Trotter, Captain Kirk Douglas, Sykkuno, Valkyrae, Corpse Husband, and his Stranger Things co-star Noah Schnapp, with proceeds going towards Feeding America.[19] In December 2021, he played Dungeons and Dragons with Jack Black and other stars in the Lost Odyssey: Promised Gold livestream event that benefited Extra Life and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.[20]

During the first week of November 2022, he performed in the musical Parade to ensure that the performing arts can be enjoyed at an affordable rate for fans at the New York City Center.[21]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role
2019	The Angry Birds Movie 2	Bubba (voice)
2022	Honor Society	Michael Dipnicky
	My Father's Dragon	Boris the Dragon (voice)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015	The Blacklist	Finn	Episode: "The Kenyon Family (No. 71)"
2016–present	Stranger Things	Dustin Henderson	Main role
2017	Ridiculousness	Himself	Episode: "Scarediculousness"
	Lip Sync Battle		Episode: "The Cast of Stranger Things"
2018	Drop the Mic		Episode: "Darren Criss vs. Gaten Matarazzo / Chandler Riggs vs. Chad Coleman"
2019–2021	Prank Encounters		Host and executive producer
2021	Nickelodeon's Unfiltered		Episode: "Be My Valentine"
	Waffles and Mochi	Casey the Electrician	Episode: "Mushroom"

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Ref.
2017	"Swish Swish"	Katy Perry (feat. Nicki Minaj)	[22]
	"Lost Boys Life"	Computer Games (Darren & Chuck Criss)	[23]
2020	"Meet Me On The Roof"	Green Day	[24]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes	Ref.
2011–12	Priscilla, Queen of the Desert	Benjamin	Palace Theatre	Broadway replacement
2012	Godspell	Jesus	Circle in the Square Theatre	Special performance
2012	Radio City Christmas Spectacular	Ben	Rockettes' 85th Anniversary Celebration Tour	US tour	[25]
2013	Les Misérables	Gavroche	25th Anniversary Tour	North American tour	[26]
2014–15		Gavroche / Petit Gervais	Imperial Theatre	Broadway
2019	Into the Woods	Jack	Hollywood Bowl	Special performance	[27]
2022	Dear Evan Hansen	Jared Kleinman	Music Box Theatre	Broadway replacement
	Parade	Frankie Epps	New York City Center	Special performance

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Ref.
2017	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Teen Actor	Stranger Things	Nominated	[28]
2017	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Won	[29]
2017	Shorty Awards	Best Actor		Won	[30]
2018	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated	[31]
2018	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best On-Screen Team (with Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp and Sadie Sink)		Nominated	[32]
2019	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer TV Actor		Nominated	[33]
2020	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Nominated	[34]
2022	Saturn Awards	Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Streaming)		Nominated	[35]

References

External links

• Gaten Matarazzo at IMDb
• Gaten Matarazzo at the Internet Broadway Database
• Gaten Matarazzo on Playbill

На других языках

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[de] Gaten Matarazzo

Gaetano John „Gaten“ Matarazzo III (* 8. September 2002 in Connecticut)[1] ist ein US-amerikanischer Schauspieler.[2]

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- [en] Gaten Matarazzo

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[es] Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten John Matarazzo III (Municipio de Little Egg Harbor, Nueva Jersey, 8 de septiembre de 2002) es un actor estadounidense. Inició su carrera como actor en Broadway en 2011 interpretando a Benji en la obra Priscilla, reina del desierto. En 2014 interpretó el papel de Gavroche en la versión de teatro del musical Les Misérables.[1] Es más conocido por su interpretación de Dustin Henderson en la serie original de Netflix Stranger Things. También apareció como "Jesús" en una producción especial de "Godspell Cast of 2032", después de participar en 2011 del regreso del musical Godspell. En 2017, Matarazzo hace una aparición en el video musical de Swish Swish de la cantante estadounidense Katy Perry. Luego a fines de octubre de 2019, lanzó su propio programa Prank Encounters (Grita te estamos filmando), que trata sobre un programa de cámaras ocultas donde dos víctimas son asustados/as en forma de broma y diversión.

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[ru] Матараццо, Гейтен

Гаэтано Джон "Гейтен" Матараццо III (англ. Gaetano John "Gaten" Matarazzo III, МФА [ˈɡeɪtən ˌmætəˈræzoʊ], род. 8 сентября 2002) — американский актёр. Наиболее известен по роли Дастина Хендерсона в телесериале «Очень странные дела»[1]. Исполнил роль Гавроша в бродвейской постановке мюзикла «Отверженные» (2014)[2]. В 2017 году снялся в клипе Кэти Перри «Swish Swish».

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