James Gunn was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He earned his B.A. in theatre at Saint Louis University and his M.F.A. in creative writing at Columbia University. Upon graduating, he wrote several screenplays for Troma Entertainment, first of which was Tromeo & Juliet (96). Soon after, he wrote numerous scripts for Hollywood, including Scooby-Doo (02) and Dawn of the Dead (04). His feature directing credits include Slither (06) and SUPER (10). –TIFF