Sean Gunn (born May 22, 1974) is an American actor, most famous for his role as Kirk Gleason on the television show Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) on The WB (later The CW).
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Gunn came from an Irish Catholic family with four other brothers and one sister, with most of the siblings following some kind of career in the entertainment industry. Sean's brother James Gunn is a screenwriter and director (as well as the e...
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Sean Gunn (born May 22, 1974) is an American actor, most famous for his role as Kirk Gleason on the television show Gilmore Girls (2000-2007) on The WB (later The CW).
Born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri, Gunn came from an Irish Catholic family with four other brothers and one sister, with most of the siblings following some kind of career in the entertainment industry. Sean's brother James Gunn is a screenwriter and director (as well as the ex-husband of Jenna Fischer, who took acting classes with Sean when they were children), and Patrick Gunn is an executive producer for Artisan Entertainment.
With a large family, Gunn attributed his timing as an actor with trying to get off a good line during family conversations. He also credits his mother with stressing the importance of a strong imagination and his father with stressing strong people skills.
Gunn attended the Jesuit St. Louis University High School (class of 1992) and graduated from The Theatre School at DePaul University....
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