Life ‘Stranger Things’ star Dacre Montgomery tells kids to ignore their failures. He did July 23, 2019July 23, 2019Sonja Haller, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Stranger Things’ star Dacre Montgomery tells kids to ignore their failures. He did The "Stranger Things" star says he was a "big" kid with anxiety who was kicked out of drama school, and told his acting dream wasn't "achievable."