Gunnar Fritz Stansson (born October 1, 1986) is an American
screenwriter best known for his portrayal of various roles in short
films that have found major success on video sharing sites like
YouTube. As co-founder of HodgeStansson Productions, he has amassed
over 65 million viewings of various videos on YouTube which he has
written and starred in.Stansson was born in Texas, the son of Gerald
and Diana. His father was a farmer and his mother was a homemaker. In
2005, he graduated from Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas.
While growing up, he spent most of his time and energy playing soccer,
writing poetry, and honing his skills as a creative writer. Since
childhood, Gunnar had dreamed of working in film and entertainment.
He, at a very early age, found great artistic inspiration and merit in
movies by filmmakers such as Woody Allen, Terrence Malick, and David
Lynch.Along with high school classmate Logan Hodge, Gunnar started
collaborating on short films. At first, they made films for their own
enjoyment. Without any hopes of success, the two teenagers uploaded
several videos to YouTube in 2006 and were met with an outpouring of
praise by Internet viewers and bloggers alike. The videos were quickly
watched millions of times. In years since, Stansson’s short films
have become so successful that American retail chain Hot Topic made an
agreement to sell HodgeStansson merchandise in their stores. Justin
Bieber, Diggy Simmons, and rapper Soulja Boy have all come out as fans
of Gunnar’s short films.Gunnar is a fan of international competitive
tennis and soccer. Following his Internet success, Stansson took up
residence in upstate New York.
screenwriter best known for his portrayal of various roles in short
films that have found major success on video sharing sites like
YouTube. As co-founder of HodgeStansson Productions, he has amassed
over 65 million viewings of various videos on YouTube which he has
written and starred in.Stansson was born in Texas, the son of Gerald
and Diana. His father was a farmer and his mother was a homemaker. In
2005, he graduated from Arkansas High School in Texarkana, Arkansas.
While growing up, he spent most of his time and energy playing soccer,
writing poetry, and honing his skills as a creative writer. Since
childhood, Gunnar had dreamed of working in film and entertainment.
He, at a very early age, found great artistic inspiration and merit in
movies by filmmakers such as Woody Allen, Terrence Malick, and David
Lynch.Along with high school classmate Logan Hodge, Gunnar started
collaborating on short films. At first, they made films for their own
enjoyment. Without any hopes of success, the two teenagers uploaded
several videos to YouTube in 2006 and were met with an outpouring of
praise by Internet viewers and bloggers alike. The videos were quickly
watched millions of times. In years since, Stansson’s short films
have become so successful that American retail chain Hot Topic made an
agreement to sell HodgeStansson merchandise in their stores. Justin
Bieber, Diggy Simmons, and rapper Soulja Boy have all come out as fans
of Gunnar’s short films.Gunnar is a fan of international competitive
tennis and soccer. Following his Internet success, Stansson took up
residence in upstate New York.
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