Matt Gunn

Matt Gunn
Born Matthew Gunn
(1972-09-30) September 30, 1972
Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Occupation Writer, actor
Relatives James Gunn (brother)
Sean Gunn (brother)
Brian Gunn(brother)
Mark Gunn (paternal cousin)

Matthew "Matt" Gunn is an American writer and actor from St. Louis, Missouri.

Early life

Gunn has four brothers — filmmaker James, actor Sean, screenwriter Brian, and former senior vice president of Artisan Entertainment Patrick — and a sister, Beth.[1][2][3][4] He and his brothers all attended the Jesuit St. Louis University High School, where he graduated in 1990.[4] Their parents are Leota[5] and James F. Gunn, who is a partner and corporate attorney with the law firm Thompson Coburn in St. Louis.[6] Gunn's surname is from the Irish name MacGilGunn meaning "Sons to the Servants of the God of the Dead, therefore Gunn means "God of the Dead".[7]

Writing

In 1997, he wrote, produced, and starred in Man About Town, a 20-minute film that won the Sundance Film Festival's Short Filmmaking Award. Gunn was a political and humor writer on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher.[8] Gunn played "Dan McMahon" in the 2003 film, The Man Who Invented the Moon.

References

  1. ↑ Gunn, James (July 5, 2015). "My brother Brian's dream about....". Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  2. ↑ Patrick Gunn profile, qualiacapital.com; accessed December 4, 2014.
  3. ↑ Gunn, James (December 21, 2014). "My sister Beth gave me....". Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Notable Alumni: SLUH". St. Louis University High School. Archived from the original on September 19, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2014. James Gunn '84, filmmaker and screenwriter; Brian Gunn '88, screenwriter; Matt Gunn '90, writer for HBO show Real Time with Bill Maher; Sean Gunn '92, actor.
  5. ↑ Lovece, Frank (May 4, 2017). "James Gunn says ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2’ a family affair". Newsday. New York City / Long Island. Archived from the original on May 5, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017. Additional on May 5, 2017.
  6. ↑ Williams, Joe (July 31, 2014). "St. Louis director James Gunn goes galactic". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on August 21, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  7. ↑ Interview with James Gun (April 4, 2012). The 404 Podcast episode 1047
  8. ↑ Real Time with Bill Maher website, hbo.com; accessed November 25, 2014.

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