Gunn was Born in Washington, D.C.. His father worked in the FBI where he started off as an agent but transitioned into becoming a ghostwriter and speechwriter for J Edgar Hoover. Gunn attended the Corcoran College of Art and Design, receiving a BFA in sculpture.\n', '

Gunn, who is gay, was raised in an intensely homophobic household who viewed homosexuals as predators. According to a video Gunn created for the It Gets Better Project, he attempted suicide at the age of 17 by swallowing over 100 pills. He denied his sexual orientation until his early 20s, and did not share it with his family until he came out to his sister when he was 29.\n', '

After serving as director of admissions for the Corcoran, Gunn started working at Parsons in 1982, served as associate dean from 1989–2000, and then became Fashion Design Department chair in August 2000. He was credited with "retooling and invigorating the curriculum for the 21st century."\n', '

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