Overview
- Gunn’s family announced Monday that he died in Toronto at 58 after being diagnosed with ALS in 2024.
- He was a leading producer of early-2000s studio comedies, with credits including Freaky Friday, Sky High, The Haunted Mansion, Bedtime Stories, The Country Bears, College Road Trip, and Race to Witch Mountain.
- Gunn operated under an exclusive first-look deal at Disney during the Dick Cook and Nina Jacobson era, helping drive a slate of mid-budget family films.
- He founded the Disney Writers Program in 2001, launching careers for writers such as David Berenbaum, Matt Lopez, and David DiGilio, and he mentored future executives including Tendo Nagenda and Erin Westerman.
- His recent work included producing the 2025 sequel Freakier Friday with Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, prompting tributes from collaborators like Jacobson and filmmaker Michael Gracey.