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James Gunn

1966 - Today

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James Francis Gunn Jr. (born August 5, 1966) is an American filmmaker. He began his career as a screenwriter in the mid-1990s, starting at Troma Entertainment with Tromeo and Juliet (1996). 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. James Gunn is the 128th most popular film director (up from 674th in 2019), the 1,116th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,256th in 2019) and the 37th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, James Gunn ranks 128 out of 2,041. Before him are Peter Jackson, Victor Fleming, Claude Lelouch, René Clément, Giuseppe Tornatore, and Max Reinhardt. After him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz, David Fincher, Jesús Franco, Michael Cimino, Jean-Pierre Melville, and Jerzy Grotowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, James Gunn ranks 15. Before him are Hristo Stoichkov, Eric Cantona, Tony Adams, Helena Bonham Carter, Vincent Cassel, and A. R. Rahman. After him are Adam Sandler, Zoran Milanović, Mikhail Mishustin, René Higuita, Roman Abramovich, and Halle Berry.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, James Gunn ranks 1,116 out of 20,380. Before him are Gloria Swanson (1899), Tori Amos (1963), Lawrence Klein (1920), Robert F. Furchgott (1916), Hamilton O. Smith (1931), and Sam Harris (1967). After him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), Benjamin Guggenheim (1865), Martin Seligman (1942), Gena Rowlands (1930), Dickinson W. Richards (1895), and Dashiell Hammett (1894).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, James Gunn ranks 37. Before him are Mel Brooks (1926), Jules Dassin (1911), William Hanna (1910), Wes Craven (1939), Sam Peckinpah (1925), and Victor Fleming (1889). After him are Joseph L. Mankiewicz (1909), David Fincher (1962), Michael Cimino (1939), George A. Romero (1940), Terrence Malick (1943), and Jonathan Demme (1944).

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