Gaten Matarazzo

Dustin Henderson

Mini Bio:

Gaten Matarazzo was born on September 8, 2002 in New Jersey, USA as Gatano John Matarazzo III. He is an actor, known for Stranger Things (2016), The Blacklist (2013) and Imagine the Moon. Source: IMDB

Interesting facts:

He was born with cleidocranial dysplasia, a rare genetic condition which caused him to be born without collar bones, and which affected the development of his facial bones, skull and teeth. According to Gaten, his case is mild. After Gaten was cast, the condition was written into the script. In the pilot episode of Stranger Things (2016), Dustin (Gaten) actually explains his condition to a school bully who mocks him about his teeth and then asks him to "do the shoulder thing." Dustin obliges, bringing his shoulders together on front of his chest (which he is able to do because of the lack of collarbones). Source: IMDB