Matt Gunn

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

Matt Gunn
Born
Matthew Gunn

(1972-12-29) December 29, 1972
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
OccupationWriter, actor
RelativesJames Gunn (brother)
Sean Gunn (brother)
Brian Gunn (brother)
Mark Gunn (paternal cousin)

Early life

Gunn 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

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.[7] 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.

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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. "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.CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (link) 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 20, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  7. "Man About Town IMDB entry". May 2017.
  8. Real Time with Bill Maher website, hbo.com; accessed November 25, 2014.

Further reading
  • Mary Delach Leonard. "Gunns Hit Their Target in Hollywood", St Louis Post-Dispatch. March 23, 2003. page E1.
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