Sean Gunn

Biography

Sean Gunn is an American TV/ movie actor, and producer. Sean is known for playing Kirk Gleason in the WB comedy-drama series "Gilmore Girls"

Some of the most popular roles he has played are Kraglin (and on-set Rocket) in Guardians of the Galaxy 1,2 and 3. reprising the role in Avengers sequels.

Some of his recent works are "After Ray", "v", "IM/Mortal", "Agnes", "What If...?", "Close Before Midnight" among others.

Childhood- Family

Sean Gunn was born on 22nd May 1974 in Saint Louis, Missouri, United States to Leota Gunn(Mother) & James F Gunn(Father)

His father James F Gunn is a former corporate advocate with Thompson Coburn law firm in St. Louis. In fact, many of Sean's paternal uncles are Lawyers.

He is the youngest of the six Gunn siblings, He has four brothers and a sister, All the five Gunn brothers are in the entertainment industry, their sister is a lawyer like father Gunn. :

• James Gunn (born 1966)
• Brian Gunn (born 1970)
• Matt Gunn (born 1972)
• Patrick Gunn
• Beth Gunn
• Sean Gunn (born 1974)

James Gunn

James Gunn is a Director, actor, and producer. James often casts Sean in his projects. He was born on August 5, 1966, in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Some of the most known works he has written and directed are Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Movie 43 (2013), Super(2010) among others.

He was married to Jenna Fischer from 2000-2008. 

Brian Gunn

Brian Gunn is a screenwriter. He was born in 1970. Brian is known for his writing in projects such as Brightburn(2019), Journey 2: The Mysterious Island (2012), Jupiter's Legacy (2020), "PG Porn".

Matthew Gunn

Matthew Gun is an actor and a writer. He was born in 1972. He is known for writing work in "Man About Town", "Amazon Fishbowl with Bill Maher" and "Real Time with Bill Maher"- a show that got him multiple Primetime Emmy Awards nominations.

Patrick Gunn

Patrick Gunn is a producer and a former Executive VP of Artisan Entertainment. He has produced videos such as "Lego: The Adventures of Clutch Powers", "Bionicle: The Legend Reborn". 

Beth Gunn

Beth Gunn, the only girl of the Gunn household works as a lawyer.

NFL player Mark Pierre Gunn is Sean's cousin.

Education

• Saint Louis University High: Sean and his siblings Matthew, Brian, James all studied form the same high school. He graduated from high school in 1992
• Goodman School: Sean attended the theatrical program at 'Goodman School' and graduated in 1996
• DePaul University: Sean has a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts) in Theater from DePaul University in Chicago (the Goodman School).

Marriage- Wife

Sean Gunn and Natasha Halevi

Natasha and Sean first met in 2017 while working together on a project and had their first date in Atlanta.

Engagement

Sean asked Natasha to marry him on their 2018 Koyoto, Japan trip. Sean wrote in his Instagram post that she said 'yes' a million times.

[Sean Gunn and Natasha Halevi engagement]

Wedding

Sean Gunn married Natasha Halevi on 15th June 2019 on Catalina Island of South California. The ceremony was held at the Catalina’s Descanso Beach Club, overlooking the ocean. Sean's brother director James Gunn officiated the wedding.

The 'Picnic' themed wedding had as an assortment of colorful blankets from Kenya spread across the lawn, each blanket contained a basket of treats- trays with cheese, Honey, Rosewater, colorful umbrellas

Friends from the film circle that attended the wedding included Amy Sherman-Palladino (Gilmore girls creator), Dan Palladino, Jennifer Holland, Jenna Fisher, Judy Greer, Keiko Agena

The guests wore '1920s disco ball goes to the beach' theme clothes. Speaking about it, Natasha said: "We really wanted to break the wedding rules so everyone would have space to have fun and be themselves,"

There was a procession of the bride and groom after the wedding along with the guests towards art deco Catalina Casino with musical bands playing all along the way.

[Sean Gunn and wife Natasha Halevi]

Natasha and Sean have worked together in the award-winning horror film Beauty Juice (2019).

Facts & Trivia

• He is of Irish descent- the family surname comes from the Irish surname Mkgilgon, which became MacGilGunn & later just Gunn. MacGilGunn means- sons to the servants of the god of the dead. He is also of Czech ancestry and was brought up in a Catholic family.
• Sean started a Theater company with his close friends after his graduation.
• The Judge: Sean's brother Matt accused Sean of being judgmental and the name stuck among siblings.
• He has posed for Nick Holmes's photography portraits
• Odd jobs: He worked as a busboy at the Art Institute of Chicago for a while among other supporting jobs, but he had a smoother acting career in L.A
• Sean has appeared on TV shows of:
  • Jace Hall
  • Jimmy Fallon
  • Michael Rosenbaum
• He has appeared in commercials for:
  • Illinois lottery
  • KGB.com
  • Read California(charity foundation) among others
• kgb.com- a text message service hired Sean to act in their commercial as an agent (Why agent? because KGB :) )
• Sports lover: He loves playing sports in his free time, he loves basketball.
• Sean sometimes plays fantasy baseball with a friend and 'Rush' singer Geddy Lee
• Angel (1999): The character "Gunn" in the TV series was created after creator Joss Whedon met Gunn brothers Sean and James
• Old roommates: Actress Judy Greer and Sean were Roommates at the DePaul University. Interestingly, actor John Cabrera who co-starred in Gilmore Girls was also Sean's roommate at the university.
• He often attends comic cons, especially related to his movies of Guardians of Galaxy series.
• He loves animals, especially cats and raccoons.
• He hasn't watched the movie Pearl Harbor(2001) that he acted in.
• Loves old classics: Sean loves old classic comedies like- 'His Girl Friday', 'Bringing Up Baby', 'Sullivan's Travels', 'Twentieth Century' and movies of Preston Sturges and Howard Hawks
• Yoga: He considers regular Yoga practice to be an essential part

Philanthropy

• Tenth Life cat rescue: He is associated with the organization in fundraising for their rescue operations
• Caturday Night Fever: A fundraising party which helps fundraise for cat rescue

Career

Gilmore Girls

In the American comedy-drama Gilmore Girls created by Amy Sherman-Palladino, Sean Gunn played Kirk Gleason, a kind heart, emotionally stunted resident of Stars Hollow, Connecticut, a fictional town where the story is set. Kirk has a relationship with his brother's ex-girlfriend Lulu Kuschner (played by Rini Bell)

He had a minor recurring role in season one and two, it was upgraded to the main role from season 3-7. He appears in a total of 137 episodes. He has also performed in six soundtracks in the series.

PG Porn

Sean Gunn and his brothers James & Brian created a spoof porn series. Sean has created and acted in the short TV series.

Avengers: Infinity War/ Avengers: Endgame

In the Avengers sequels, Sean worked as the on-set Racket and a stand-in. His actions and expressions were used as the motion reference for the animated character.

Guardians of the Galaxy 1,2 & 3

Sean played Kraglin in the Guardians of the Galaxy movies. He also provided motion capture (recording of the movements and expressions) for both Rocket and Thanos in the first part. For Rocket in the next parts.

Soundtrack

Filmography

Movies

TV Series

Short Film

Video Game

Awards

Quotes

• Take the job of acting very seriously. Don't take it for granted. Don't get caught up in chasing fame
• I think I could've had a little more gratitude for the job I did have.
• o matter where you go, commit to it, and work and meet people, Stay busy.
• Duck you, autocorrect.
• Man, I come across as pretty shifty in real life
• Turns out that as a celebrity, there's a LOT I'm entitled to that I haven't been exploiting
• Any time you need me, and you're somehow able to reach me, I'll be there.
• Sometimes it's fun to think about how much our children's generation is likely to f**k everything up for our grandchildren's generation.
• Life is like an a**hole: you only have one that you can cram stuff into
• Had a dream I went back in time with a quantum computer and gouged out Joseph Stalin's eye with a cocktail fork. VERY gratifying.
• Just saw a homeless man wearing a shirt that read 'Believe in God'. Not exactly a ringing endorsement.
• I'd always rather be a jerk than a loser.
• It's still weird to have people come up to you and ask for an autograph
• I think I started to love acting because it brought me closer to people and made me more compassionate.
• If you decide to move to L.A. like, 'I'm just gonna see if it works, and if nothing works I'm gonna go back in a year, two years' - very, very few people with that attitude are successful.
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References

1. Sean Gunn wiki
2. Sean and Natasha meeting
3. Sean and Natasha Engagement
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