The actor also shared how his character inspired people with CCD to come out of their shells little by little. These are fake, right here,” he said, pointing to his dentures. In The Jonathan Ross Show, Matarazzo revealed that he does not have collarbones and teeth because of his CCD. The 15-year-old New Jersey-born actor opened about his rare condition which only affects one in a million children globally. Actor Gaten Matarazzo, who portrays Dustin (Toothless) in the series, shares this trait with his character. Dustin, nicknamed Toothless, has cleidocranial dysplasia which is a genetic condition affecting bone (particularly the skull and collarbones) and teeth development. Stranger Things and Cleidocranial DysplasiaĪside from changing the summer of 2016 with its premiere, Stranger Things has also changed the landscape for cleidocranial dysplasia through the character of Dustin Henderson, one of Will’s friends. The second season additionally recorded a 15.8 viewership count within three days of its premiere. It was also ahead of the most recent premieres of Walking Dead, Empire, and The Big Bang Theory. Stranger Things season two’s number of mentions in the first 24 hours after its release was almost higher by 3,800 percent than season one. Its second season premiered on October 27 with 670,416 unique mentions across social networking websites and blogs such as Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, Tumblr, Reddit, among others. The series’ popularity did not wane down but continued to dominate the internet. It also received an approval rating of 94 percent based on 69 reviews in review aggregator website, Rotten Tomatoes. In fact, Stranger Things drew 14.07 million audience aged 18 to 49 in its first 35 days. According to media company Symphony Advanced Media, the first season of the series was the third most-watched Netflix original series in 2016. It also gave birth to a massive global following. Then, an unusual girl with strange powers suddenly came into the picture.ĭubbed as 2016 summer’s breakout hit, the American sci-fi, horror web series took the internet “upside down.” In responsible, it created a cultural phenomenon and resurrected the 80s. Set in the small, imaginary town of Hawkins, Indiana, the eight-episode Netflix original series brought viewers back to 1983 where a boy named Will mysteriously vanished. Stranger Things was triumphant in entrancing its viewers to uncertainty, specifically entwined to the touching drama of teenage love, friendship, and family. It was nostalgic, familiar, and at the same time, terrifying. “There is always that one summer that will change you.” And for sci-fi 80s fans, that summer might have been in 2016 when American entertainment company Netflix aired the first season of Stranger Things.
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