Gaetano John Matarazzo III

Profession	Actor
Date of Birth	8 September, 2002
Age (as in 2022)	20 Years
Birthplace	New Londom, US
Father Name	Gaetano Matarazzo
Mother Name	Heather Matarazzo
Girlfriend Name	Lizzy Yu
Nationality	American

Gaten Matarazzo was born on Sep 8, 2002, in New London, Connecticut, US. He is an American Actor. He got recognized when he played the role of Dustin Henderson in the famous Netflix drama series The Stranger Things.

Early Life of Gaten

He was born in New London, US. He is a son to Gaetano Matarazzo and Heather Matarazzo. He was raised in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey during his childhood. He is of Italian descent. He has a younger brother named Carmen Matarazzo. He also has an elder sister named Sabrina Matarazzo.

Career

Initially, he pursued vocal training at Starlight Performing Arts Center in New Jersey. He got his first professional credit in the Broadway musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. He did his first screen acting in 2015 in an episode of The Blacklist. He became famous after being cast as Dustin Henderson in the famous Netflix series The Stranger Things. After that, he also appeared in various music videos and reality shows. In 2019, he also began hosting the Netflix series Prank Encounters. Moreover, he has won Screen Actors Guild Award. He also has received Shorty Awards for Best Actor.

GATEN BIOGRAPHY

Real Name: – Gaetano John Matarazzo III

Profession: – Actor

Father Name: – Gaetano Matarazzo

Mother Name: – Heather Matarazzo

Sister Name: – Sabrina Matarazzo

Birthdate: – 8 Sep, 2002

Birthplace: – New London, US

Nationality: – American

Weight: – 60 kgs

Height: – 5 feet 5 inches

Girlfriend: – Lizzy Yu

Gaten’s Personal Life

Gaten was born with cleidocranial dysplasia. It is a congenital disability which usually affects bones and teeth. In this, the collarbones are poorly developed. He doesn’t have much of a personal life. But apart from this, he also has a girlfriend named Lizzy Yu. She is a musical theatre performer.