Английская Википедия:Gaten Matarazzo

Gaetano John Matarazzo III^[1] (Шаблон:IPAc-en; Шаблон:IPA-it; born September 8, 2002)^[2] 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).^[3] 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). In 2022, he co-starred in the coming-of-age comedy film Honor Society and voiced Boris the Dragon on the animated fantasy comedy film My Father's Dragon.

Early life

Gaetano John Matarazzo III was born on September 8, 2002, in New London, Connecticut, to Gaetano Jr. and Heather Matarazzo (no relation to the actress of the same name),^[4] but raised in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, and is of Italian descent. He was born with cleidocranial dysplasia (CCD).^[5] He has an older sister and a younger brother.^[6]

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.^[7] 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.^[8] 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.^[9] 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.^[10]

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.^[11]

In May 2022, it was announced that Matarazzo would return to Broadway, joining the final cast of the musical Dear Evan Hansen as Jared Kleinman.^[12] He starred in the Paramount+ film Honor Society with Angourie Rice, which was released on July 29, 2022.^[13] He voiced as the dragon in Cartoon Saloon's film adaptation of Ruth Stiles Gannett's My Father's Dragon novel series.^[14] It was announced in December 2022 that Matarazzo would be returning to Broadway as Toby in Thomas Kail's revival of Sondheim and Wheeler's Sweeney Todd, alongside Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford and Jordan Fisher.^[15]

Personal life

Since 2018, Matarazzo is in a relationship with actress Elizabeth Yu.^[16]

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.^[17]

In February 2020, he was as part of Andrew Barth Feldman and Adrian Dickson's Star Wars musical parody fundraiser SW: A New(sical) Hope to help raise funding for NEXT for AUTISM.^[18] 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.^[19]

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.^[20] 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.^[21]

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.^[22]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2019	The Angry Birds Movie 2	Bubba	Voice role
2022	Honor Society	Michael Dipnicky
2022	My Father's Dragon	Boris the Dragon	Voice role
2023	Please Don't Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain	Himself

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"
2017	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"
2021	Waffles and Mochi	Casey the Electrician	Episode: "Mushroom"

Music videos

Year	Title	Artist	Шаблон:Abbr
2017	"Swish Swish"	Katy Perry (feat. Nicki Minaj)	^[23]
2017	"Lost Boys Life"	Computer Games (Darren & Chuck Criss)	^[24]
2020	"Meet Me on the Roof"	Green Day	^[25]

Theater

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes	Шаблон:Abbr
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	US tour	Rockettes' 85th Anniversary Celebration	^[26]
2013	Les Misérables	Gavroche	North American tour	25th Anniversary	^[27]
2014–15	Les Misérables	Gavroche / Petit Gervais	Imperial Theatre	Broadway
2019	Into the Woods	Jack	Hollywood Bowl	Special performance	^[28]
2022	Dear Evan Hansen	Jared Kleinman	Music Box Theatre	Broadway replacement
2022	Parade	Frankie Epps	New York City Center	Encores!
2023	Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street	Tobias Ragg	Lunt-Fontanne Theatre	Broadway
2023	Gutenberg! The Musical!	Producer	James Earl Jones Theatre	Broadway (One night only)

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result	Шаблон:Abbr
2017	Young Artist Awards	Best Performance in a Digital TV Series or Film – Teen Actor	Stranger Things	Шаблон:Nom	^[29]
2017	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Шаблон:Won	^[30]
2017	Shorty Awards	Best Actor		Шаблон:Won	^[31]
2018	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Шаблон:Nom	^[32]
2018	MTV Movie & TV Awards	Best On-Screen Team (with Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp and Sadie Sink)		Шаблон:Nom	^[33]
2019	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer TV Actor		Шаблон:Nom	^[34]
2020	Screen Actors Guild Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series		Шаблон:Nom	^[35]
2022	Saturn Awards	Best Performance by a Younger Actor (Streaming)		Шаблон:Nom	^[36]
2023	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite Male TV Star (Family)		Шаблон:Nom	^[37]

References

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External links

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