Stranger Things is one of the biggest TV phenomenons of recent years. The actors in the series were suddenly on everyone’s lips. The actor who plays Dustin talks in an interview about the importance of his career and that he will probably never be as successful again.
Stranger Things is one of the greatest series of all time. This is also due to its child actors, who have become fan favorites and are largely responsible for the beloved Spielberg feeling in the series. Many of the young actors were on everyone’s lips and became really big thanks to the series.
One of the biggest fan favorites is Dustin, played by Gaten Matarazzo. Stranger Things was his first major role, which he had when he was 14 years old. Apart from that, he hardly had any other relevant roles. But that doesn’t seem to bother him, as he revealed in a recent interview.
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More grown up than I am
Gaten Matarazzo spoke to Michael Rosenbaum on the Inside of You podcast about his young career and how he feels about the approaching end of Stranger Things. The next season will also be the last and will be released in 2025. If you can’t wait until then, you should take a look here: 9 series like Stranger Things
At 00:33:40, Rosenbaum, who himself enjoyed the hype of Smallville, asks what it’s like to rise quickly and then know that after the end of the series, the writers and creators will move directly on to the next series.
Matarazzo surprisingly says that it felt refreshing not to be exposed to the big hype anymore. He knows what the series has brought him financially and career-wise, but he is looking forward because, according to him, careers in Hollywood are a constant up and down.
I’m okay with understanding that Stranger Things is going to be the biggest thing I’ve ever done and probably the thing I’ll be remembered for, even if I keep working.
Gaten Matarazzo on his Stranger Things hype (Source: Inside of You on YouTube)
He doesn’t see it as a big problem and says he’s cool with it as long as it gives him security and a job. Michael Rosenbaum can only say: Listen to me, you’re more of an adult than I am right now.
If you look at the careers of the other actors, especially Finn Wolfhard or Millie Bobby Brown, then they have both acted in major productions outside of Stranger Things, such as Ghostbusters and Godzilla. Nevertheless, both Matarazzo and the other actors are still young and the next big hit can suddenly appear in their careers. On the other hand, there is David Harbour, who is happy that he became successful later in life: “Dad” from Stranger Things talks about his relationship with the child stars