Gaten Matarazzo

Gaten John Matarazzo III (; born September 8, 2002) is an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and as Gavroche in Les Misérables. He currently stars as Dustin Henderson in the Netflix science-fiction drama series Stranger Things. 2Personal life Gaten Matarazzo has an older sister and a younger brother. Gaten has cleidocranial dysostosis, a trait he shares with his Stranger Things character. He uses dentures as a result of his condition, and uses his celebrity status to raise awareness about it. Matarazzo is undergoing oral surgery, starting from October 2017, to improve his smile. 2Philanthropy Matarazzo uses his platform to raise awareness of cleidocranial dysostosis and fundraise for CCD Smiles, an organization that helps cover costs of oral surgeries for those suffering from the condition. Matarazzo has also started a line of t-shirts whose proceeds will go to CCD Smiles. On his social media sites, Matarazzo actively notifies his followers of how to donate to CCD Smiles and different events he will participate i