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Gaten Matarazzo is listed as a stage actor, film actor and television actor. Gaten Matarazzo was born in New London, Connecticut, United States on September 8, 2002. The age as of 2026 is 24. Education on record includes Pinelands Regional High School. Awards on record include Actor Awards.
My Take
Gaten Matarazzo is genuinely one of those rare performers who makes you forget you're watching acting. He got his start on Broadway as a kid — Gavroche in Les Misérables, which is not exactly a training-wheels role — so by the time Stranger Things landed him in living rooms worldwide as Dustin Henderson, he already had real theatrical chops backing up all that goofy, gap-toothed charm. What I love is that he doesn't coast on the lovable-sidekick thing; Dustin has actual arcs, actual weight, and Gaten carries every bit of it without breaking a sweat. He's also been open about living with cleidocranial dysplasia and has used his platform to raise awareness, which takes a kind of quiet confidence that a lot of adults twice his age never find. Born in 2002 and already a SAG Award winner as part of the Stranger Things ensemble — the ceiling on this guy is genuinely hard to see.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Gaten Matarazzo
- Name (Japanese)
- ゲイテン・マタラッツォ
- Reading
- げいてん・またらっつぉ
- Born
- September 8, 2002 (age 24)
- Origin
- New London, Connecticut, United States
- Occupation
- actor / stage actor / film actor / television actor
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Horse
2. Background
- High school
- Pinelands Regional High School
Awards & achievements
- Actor Awards
3. Links
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/gatenm123/
- Xhttps://x.com/GatenM123
- Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaten%20Matarazzo
- Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9E%E3%82%BF%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%83%84%E3%82%A9
- Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q26704332
4. About this entry
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- Last updated
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Gaten Matarazzo born?
Born September 8, 2002 (age 24).
Where is Gaten Matarazzo from?
Gaten Matarazzo is from New London, Connecticut, United States.
What does Gaten Matarazzo do?
Gaten Matarazzo works as actor, stage actor, film actor, television actor.
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