James Francis Gunn Jr. is an American filmmaker who directed the Marvel superhero film ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’. James Gunn was born on 5th August 1970 as James Francis Gunn Jr. in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. As of 2019, his age is 52 years old with his birth sign Leo.

He is the son of father James F. Gunn and mother Leota Gunn. His father works as a partner and corporate attorney in the law firm, Thompson Coburn. He spent most of his childhood with his siblings named Sean Gunn, Matt Gunn, Brian Gunn, Patrick Gunn, and Beth Gunn. His brother Sean is an actor, Matt is a political writer, and Patrick is a former VP of Artisan Entertainment.

James holds an American nationality and belongs to white ethnic background. Regarding his education, he attended the St. Louis University High School and graduated in 1984. Then later he received his bachelor’s degree from Saint Louis University. After that, he received his Master of Fine Arts from Columbia University in 1995.

What is the Net Worth & Salary of James Gunn?

James Gunn has an estimated net worth of around $50 million dollars as of 2019. He made this fortune earnings from numerous successful movies. However, the actual salary of James is not available at the moment. He won a Filmmaker’s Showcase Award from the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films in 2007.

He was also nominated for a Bram Stoker Award for Dawn of the Dead and won the Chainsaw Award for Highest Body Count for Slither in 2006. Gunn also won two Razzie Awards for Worst Director and Worst Screenplay for Movie 43 in 2014.

Besides this, James wrote and executive produced Avengers: Infinity War in 2018. Also, he has authored the books All I Need to Know about Filmmaking I Learned from the Toxic Avenger and The Toy Collector. There is no further information about his cars, properties and etc.  Looking at the huge net worth of James, we are sure that he is spending a very luxurious life along with his family.

Is James Gunn still Married to Actress?

James Gunn is once a married man, he married American actress Jenna Fischer. They had originally met in the St. Louis area through Gunn’s brother Sean, who had acted in plays alongside Fischer in high school.

The couple married on October 7, 2000, in an event that Gunn’s hometown paper said was officiated by Lloyd Kaufman but which Gunn later clarified had not been. They said he was married by Lloyd Kaufman, which is not true.

After seven years of marriage, Gunn and Fischer announced their separation in a joint statement on September 5, 2007, divorcing in 2008. The couple had no children. After the divorcing, Gunn has been in a relationship with actress Jennifer Holland since 2015.

Body Look

James Gunn stands on the average height of 6 feet with matching body weight. He is tall and slim with fair white complexion. Similarly, he has blue eyes with brown hair color.

James Gunn’s Career

James was inspired by many low-budget films where filmmakers showed creativity even with limited resources. The idea of getting the best out of the actors and a good script seemed more important to him than an extravagant approach. This inspired him to become a scriptwriter and one day start making his own films.

In the mid-1990s, he joined Troma Entertainment, an American independent film production, and distribution company, where he learned the various aspects of the show business. After that, he learned about direction, scouting, scriptwriting, and distribution of films with the association and wrote the script of an independent film titled ‘Tromeo and Juliet’ as well.