James Gunn

James Gunn
James Gunn
	Gunn at the 2016 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	James Francis Gunn Jr.; August 5, 1966 (age 56); St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Education	Loyola Marymount University; Saint Louis University (BA); Columbia University (MFA)
Occupation	Filmmaker, musician
Years active	1989–present
Spouse(s)	Jenna Fischer; (m. 2000; div. 2008)
Partner(s)	Jennifer Holland; (2015–present)
Relatives	Sean Gunn (brother); Matt Gunn (brother); Brian Gunn (brother); Mark Gunn (cousin);

James Francis Gunn Jr.^[1] (born August 5, 1966)^[2]^{[n 1]} is an American director, screenwriter, producer, musician, and the Co-CEO of DC Studios alongside Peter Safran. He is known for directing the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and its sequels, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017) and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023), and the DC Extended Universe movie The Suicide Squad (2021) and the spin-off television series Peacemaker (2022). He is also known for writing both Scooby-Doo (2002) and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004).

Notes[change | change source]

↑ While many sources give a birth year of 1970,^[3] Gunn graduated from St. Louis University High School in 1984, making 1970 questionable.

↑ "Songwriter/Composer: Gunn, James Francis Jr". Broadcast Music Inc. Archived from the original on July 21, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
↑ "A Star Is Born: James Gunn turns 51 today". Los Angeles Times. August 5, 2017. Retrieved July 22, 2018.
↑ "James Gunn Biography". Tribute. Toronto, Canada. Retrieved November 7, 2015.

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