Dustin Henderson
Dustin Henderson is a major character in the first and second seasons of Stranger Things. He is best friends with Mike Wheeler, Lucas Sinclair and Will Byers. During the events of Season 2, Dustin played a major role in the plot by discovering and raising D'Artagnan, which he later discovered to be a juvenile demogorgon. He turned to Steve to deal with D'Artagnan, and later joined forces with the rest of the gang to save Will and all of Hawkins. He, along with Steve and his friends, assisted in burning the expanding network of The Mind Flayer, providing a distraction while Eleven closed the Gate for good.
Dustin met Lucas, Mike, and Will when he arrived at their school in fourth grade, growing a strong bond with them and becoming best friends. They would often gather at Mike's house to play Dungeons & Dragons. The four boys had a great relationship with their science teacher Mr. Clarke, and they would take part in the annual science fair, winning almost every year.
Dustin is portrayed by Gaten Matarazzo III (born September 8, 2002), an American actor. He began his career on the Broadway stage as Benjamin in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, and as Gavroche in Les Miserables. He grew up in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey. Gaten has an older sister and a younger brother. He 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.
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