James Gunn (filmmaker)
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Gunn in July 2016
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| Born |
August 5, 1970 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. |
| Nationality | American |
| Education |
Saint Louis University (B.A.) Columbia University (M.F.A.) |
| Occupation | Screenwriter, director, producer, novelist, actor, musician |
| Spouse(s) | Jenna Fischer (m. 2000; div. 2008) |
| Relatives |
Sean Gunn (brother) Matt Gunn (brother) Mark Gunn (paternal cousin) |
| Website | jamesgunn |
James Gunn (born August 5, 1970) is an American screenwriter, director, producer, novelist, actor, and musician. He started his career as a screenwriter in the mid 1990s, writing the scripts for Tromeo and Juliet (1996), Scooby-Doo (2002) and its sequel Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004), and the 2004 version of Dawn of the Dead. He then started working also as a director, starting with Slither (2006). He subsequently wrote and directed the web series James Gunn's PG Porn, the superhero films Super (2010) and Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017).
Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He was raised between St. Louis and Manchester, Missouri. His brothers are actor Sean, actor and political writer Matt, Brian, and former Senior Vice President with Artisan Entertainment Patrick. He also has a sister named Beth. Gunn's father, James F. Gunn, is a partner and corporate attorney with the law firm Thompson Coburn in St. Louis. Gunn's surname is derived from the Irish name MacGilGunn, meaning "sons to the servants of the god of the dead".
Growing up, Gunn was influenced by low-budget films such as Night of the Living Dead and Friday the 13th. He read magazines like Fangoria and attended genre movie screenings, including the original Dawn of the Dead at the Tivoli Theatre in St. Louis. At the age of 12, he began making 8 mm zombie films with his brothers in the woods near their home.
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