Matt Gunn Explained
| Matt Gunn |
| Birth Name: | Matthew Gunn |
| Birth Date: | 22 April 1972 |
| Birth Place: | St. Louis, Missouri, United States |
| Occupation: | Writer, actor |
| Spouse: | Michelle Gunn (née Martin) |
| Children: | Max Gunn, Grace Gunn |
| Relatives: | James Gunn (brother)
Sean Gunn (brother)
Brian Gunn (brother)
Mark Gunn (paternal cousin) |
Matthew Gunn (born April 22, 1972) is an American writer and actor from St. Louis, Missouri.
Early life
Gunn has three brothers — filmmaker James, actor Sean, screenwriter Brian, producer and former Executive 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. Their parents are Leota[5] and James F. Gunn, who is a retired partner and corporate attorney with the law firm Thompson Coburn in St. Louis.[6]
Writing
In 1997, he wrote, produced, and starred in Man About Town, a 22-minute film that won the Sundance Film Festival's Short Filmmaking Award.[7] Gunn is a political and humor writer on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, for which he won a Writers Guild of America Award for Outstanding Comedy/Variety Talk Series and was nominated for an Emmy five times.[8] Gunn played "Dan McMahon" in the 2003 film, The Man Who Invented the Moon.
Further reading
- Mary Delach Leonard. "Gunns Hit Their Target in Hollywood", St Louis Post-Dispatch. March 23, 2003. page E1.
Notes and References
- Web site: My brother Brian's dream about..... James. Gunn. . July 5, 2015. November 7, 2015.
- http://qualiacapital.com/patrick-gunn Patrick Gunn profile
- Web site: My sister Beth gave me.... . James. Gunn. . December 21, 2014. November 7, 2015.
- Web site: Notable Alumni: SLUH. St. Louis University High School. December 6, 2014 . September 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150919075433/http://www.sluh.org/alumni/notable/ . dead. 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..
- Web site: James Gunn says 'Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2' a family affair . Lovece . Frank . Frank Lovece . . New York City / Long Island . May 4, 2017 . May 5, 2017 . May 8, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170508170400/http://www.newsday.com/entertainment/movies/james-gunn-says-guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-a-family-affair-1.13566331 . live . Additional on May 5, 2017.
- Web site: St. Louis director James Gunn goes galactic. Joe. Williams. . July 31, 2014. December 6, 2014. August 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140820020418/http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/movies/joe-williams/st-louis-director-james-gunn-goes-galactic/article_45cca4d9-6106-51bc-a665-26ea1e0ee660.html. live.
- Web site: Man About Town IMDB entry. May 2017.
- http://www.hbo.com/billmaher Real Time with Bill Maher website
