American Screenwriter, Actor, Producer, and Director.
James Gunn was born and raised in St. Louis,
Missouri, to Leota and James Francis Gunn. He is from a large Catholic
family, with Irish and Czech ancestry. His father and his uncles were
all lawyers. He has been writing and performing as long as he can
remember. He attended Saint Louis University High (SLUH) college
preparatory school but later dropped out of college to pursue a rock and
roll career.
James Gunn is an American screenwriter, actor, producer, and
director. He began to write and perform from an early age. When he was
twelve years of age, he started creating 8mm films, most of which were
comedic splatter films that featured his brothers being eviscerated by
zombies. However, his professional career started as a screenwriter in
the mid-90s.
After this, he started acting as a director with Slither, a
horror-comedy film. Some of his notable works are Guardians of the
Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, and The Suicide Squad. He has also
written and directed the superhero film Super. Apart from writing and
directing these and many other films, he has executively produced I Am
Groot, Avengers: Infinity War, and Avengers: Endgame.
