American actor Gaetano John Matarazzo gained recognition for portraying Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction-horror drama series Stranger Things.
Born on September 8, 2002, he is presently 19 years old.
Matarazzo came into the spotlight following his career which commenced on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and as Gavroche in Les Misérables.
Despite being born in Connecticut, he was raised in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and has his roots as Italian.
Matarazzo who hosts the Netflix show Prank Encounters received his formal education from Pinelands Regional High School in Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey, United States.
The actor’s first professional credit is noted to be in the Broadway musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, in which he was cast as a replacement in 2011.
Matarazzo suffers the disease of cleidocranial dysplasia, a rare genetic disorder that affects the growth of teeth and bones.
He has been open about his disorder revealing a successful surgery he underwent in January 2020 to remove 14 extra teeth to make his teeth visible.