Matt Gunn | |
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| Born | Matthew Gunn April 22, 1972 |
| 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.
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]
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, for which he was nominated for an Emmy five times. [8] Gunn played "Dan McMahon" in the 2003 film, The Man Who Invented the Moon .
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St. Louis University High School (SLUH) is a Jesuit Catholic high school for boys. Founded in 1818, it is the oldest secondary educational institution in the U.S. west of the Mississippi River, and one of the largest private high schools in Missouri. It is located in the Archdiocese of St. Louis.
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James Francis Gunn Jr. is an American filmmaker and actor. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with Tromeo and Juliet (1997). He then began working as a director, starting with the horror-comedy film Slither (2006), and moving to the superhero genre with Super (2010), Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), The Suicide Squad (2021), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery hired Gunn to become co-chairman and co-CEO of DC Studios. He also wrote and directed the Disney+ short film The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022).
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Rocket is a fictional character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise voiced by Bradley Cooper and based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Rocket was based on movements from Sean Gunn and an actual raccoon named Oreo. Rocket is depicted as a hot-tempered mercenary and weapons expert who, along with his companion Groot, joins the Guardians of the Galaxy in their battle against Ronan the Accuser. Following the Blip, Rocket remains on Earth as a member of the Avengers. He and his allies successfully obtain the Infinity Stones from the past using time travel, with Rocket contributing to the construction of the Nano Gauntlet used by Bruce Banner to restore the trillions of lives lost across the universe. Rocket fights in the final battle against Thanos, and rejoins the Guardians after their victory; departing for space, now accompanied by Thor.
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.