Gaten Matarazzo
Matarazzo in 2016, photo by kathclick/Bigstock.com
Birth Name: Gaetano John Matarazzo III
Place of Birth: New London, Connecticut, U.S.
Date of Birth: September 8, 2002
Ethnicity:
*father – Italian, Hungarian
*mother – English, Finnish, Scottish, German, Irish, possibly other
Gaten Matarazzo is an American actor. He stars on the show Stranger Things, and has also appeared in the films Honor Society and Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure of Foggy Mountain, and, in voice-over, The Angry Birds Movie 2 and My Father’s Dragon; he has also hosted the show Prank Encounters, and appeared on stage. He was raised in Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey.
Gaten was born with cleidocranial dysostosis (CCD), also called cleidocranial dysplasia. CCD is a congenital disorder, mostly affecting the development of bones and teeth. Gaten has raised awareness of CCD and fundraised for CCD Smiles, an organization that assists with the cost of oral surgeries for people with CCD.
Gaten’s paternal grandfather is Gaten John Matarazzo (the son of Modestino August Matarazzo and Rose Ventura). Rose was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents, Gaetano “Gil” Ventura and Fioralba Santoro.
Gaten’s paternal grandmother is Susan Kelemen (the daughter of Stephen Andrew Kelemen and Irene Kocsis). Susan is of Hungarian descent. Stephen was the son of John Kelemen and Rose Szeman. Irene was the daughter of Joseph Kocsis and Susie.
Gaten’s maternal grandfather was David A. Hendrickson (the son of John Henry Hendrickson and Claire Baker). David was born in Florida. John was the son of John H. Hendrickson, who was born in Connecticut, to Finnish parents, who may have been of Finland-Swedish background; and of Elise/Elsie M. Gregory. Claire was the daughter of John Clair Baker and Anna Mabel Snyder.
Gaten’s maternal grandmother was named Sandra Martin.
Sources: Obituary of Gaten’s maternal grandfather, David A. Hendrickson – http://www.gibbonsfhashvillecoalport.com
Gaten’s maternal great-grandfather, John Henry Hendrickson, on the 1930 U.S. Census – https://www.familysearch.org
Gaten has some German and Irish on his mother’s side of the family. His great-grandmother Claire Baker (1925) who was born in Pennsylvania, was the daughter of John Clair Baker (1881) and Anna Mabel Snyder (1891). Focusing on Anna Snyder, she was the daughter of George Gwynn Snyder (1835-1907) and Margaret McMasters (1851). George’s father was George Darr Snyder, who was the son of Johannes Ludwig Snyder (1746), who was from Germany. Margaret McMasters was the daughter of Enos Price McMasters, who was the son of William McMasters, who was the son of Edward H. McMasters, who was born 1751, in Dublin, Ireland.
You said on David Wright’s page you were going to leave
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lol good one. as far as trolls come you really are the most pathetic. at least Neil Tennant and others were either funny or clever.
Gaten’s paternal grandfather is Gaten John Matarazzo (the son of Modestino August Matarazzo and Rose Ventura). Rose was born in New Jersey to Italian parents, Gaetano “Gil” Ventura and Fioralba Santoro.
Gaten’s paternal grandmother is Susan Kelemen (the daughter of Stephen Andrew Kelemen and Irene Kocsis). Stephen was the son of John Kelemen and Rose Szeman. Irene was the daughter of Joseph Kocsis and Susie.
Add 1/4 Hungarian.
Hendrickson as surname. Parents from Viborg and Vasa. I suspect John had a Finland-Swedish background, but I can’t tell for certain, the censuses all say his parents spoke Finnish (doesn’t mean they were ethnically Finnish though, but it’s possible).
He has the name Hendrickson in his family, and apparently connections to Michigan, so he most likely has Scandinavian ancestry of some kind.
You should mention his disorder.
You should also mention he is a baseball fan https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Gaten+Matarazzo+citi+field&view=detail&mid=0292F7D5A57B840452410292F7D5A57B84045241&FORM=VIRE