Andrew Matarazzo

Andrew Matarazzo
Born	Andréa Matarazzo (1997-03-04) March 4, 1997 (age 27) São Paulo, Brazil
Occupations	actor singer author
Years active	2011–present
Relatives	Ciccillo Matarazzo (great-great-uncle) Jade Matarazzo (mother) Count Francesco Matarazzo (great-great-great-uncle)

Andrew Matarazzo (born March 4, 1997) is a Brazilian-American actor, singer and author, best known for joining the cast of the MTV television series Teen Wolf in its final season.

Early life

Matarazzo was born in São Paulo, Brazil but raised mostly in Miami, Florida as part of a diverse, multilingual family where he grew up speaking Portuguese, English and Spanish. His mother Jade Matarazzo is a leader at the forefront of the Latino arts community both for her own work and helping expose other international artists to American audiences.^[1] Although he had performed on stage since childhood, Matarazzo only decided to branch into film after seeing River Phoenix in Stand by Me.^[2]

He studied in Thorpe, Surrey near London at the American School in England (TASIS) as well as spending some time at University of the Arts (Philadelphia) and the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) in Los Angeles.^[3]

Career

In Los Angeles, Matarazzo, landed roles in a series of festival circuit short films that ran at Tribeca Film Festival and Cannes Film Festival. He went on to play small roles in several television shows including HBO's Girls, MTV's Faking It, Criminal Minds on CBS, and Speechless on ABC.

Matarazzo auditioned for Teen Wolf in 2016 but did not get the part for which he read. Two weeks later, Teen Wolf executive producer Jeff Davis contacted the actor to say they wanted Matarazzo for a three-episode arc. After seeing his work, Davis and the show's writers extended the role through the series finale and made Matarazzo's character Gabe one of the season's primary villains.^[2]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2013	West Hollywood Motel[4]	Alex
2015	Entourage	Raver Kid	Uncredited
2021	He's All That	Logan
2021	Alalia	Leo	(Short)

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2014	Faking It	Manolo	Episode: "Lust in Translation"
2015	Criminal Minds	Eddie Butler	Episode: "Outlaw"
2015	Girls	Dean	Episode "Ask Me My Name"
2015	Royal Pains	Vincent	Episode "Leading Me A Shoulder"
2017	Speechless	Aaron	Episode: "D-I-DING"
2017	Teen Wolf	Gabe	Recurring role; 7 episodes
2017	Jane the Virgin	Flaco	Recurring role
2020	Solar Opposites	Pedro	Episode: "The Quantum Ring"
2020	Acting for a Cause	Oberon / Theseus	Episode: "A Midsummer Night's Dream"
2021	All Rise	Alfredo Castro	Episode: "Safe to Fall"
2022	Acting for a Cause	Caska	Episode: "Julius Caesar LIVE!"

References

1. "BIO". jadematarazzo.com. Retrieved 2017-07-29.
2. "Andrew Matarazzo interview". Teen Wolf News. Archived from the original on 2017-08-03. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
3. "Andrew Matarazzo bio". LA Casting. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
4. "West Hollywood Motel review". OUT Magazine. Retrieved July 24, 2017.

External links

• Andrew Matarazzo at IMDb
• Andrew Matarazzo on Twitter