Matt Gunn
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Matthew "Matt" Gunn is an American writer and actor from St. Louis, Missouri. He has one sister and four brothers, including James (writer-director), Sean (actor), and Patrick (an executive).
Writing
In 1997, he wrote, produced, and starred in Man About Town, a twenty-minute film that won the Sundance Film Festival's Short Filmmaking Award. The film later sold for a record-breaking amount to Cinemax. Gunn was a political and humor writer on HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher.[1] Matt Gunn played "Dan McMahon" in the 2003 film, The Man Who Invented the Moon.[2]
Other
Gunn's surname is from the Irish name MacGilGunn meaning "Sons to the Servants of the God of the Dead, therefore Gunn means "God of the Dead" [3]
References
- ↑ Real Time with Bill Maher website, hbo.com; accessed November 25, 2014.
- ↑ Matt Gunn at the Internet Movie Database
- ↑ April 4, 2012. Interview. The 404 Podcast Ep. 1047
Sources
- Mary Delach Leonard. "Gunns Hit Their Target in Hollywood", St Louis Post-Dispatch. March 23, 2003. page E1.
