Matthew Gunn (born April 22, 1972) is an American writer and actor from St. Louis, Missouri.
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| Born | Matthew Gunn April 22, 1972 |
| Occupation(s) | 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) |
Early life
editGunn has four 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.[4] 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
editIn 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.
References
edit- ^ Gunn, James (July 5, 2015). "My brother Brian's dream about..." Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ Patrick Gunn profile, qualiacapital.com; accessed December 4, 2014.
- ^ Gunn, James (December 21, 2014). "My sister Beth gave me..." Twitter. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ 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 8, 2017. Retrieved May 5, 2017. Additional on May 5, 2017.
- ^ Williams, Joe (July 31, 2014). "St. Louis director James Gunn goes galactic". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Archived from the original on August 20, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Man About Town IMDB entry". May 2017.
- ^ Real Time with Bill Maher website, hbo.com; accessed November 25, 2014.
Further reading
edit- Mary Delach Leonard. "Gunns Hit Their Target in Hollywood", St Louis Post-Dispatch. March 23, 2003. page E1.