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- NAME: Tim Gunn
- OCCUPATION: Animal Rights Activist, Television Personality
- BIRTH DATE: July 29, 1953 (Age: 59)
- PLACE OF BIRTH: Washington, D.C.
- Full Name: Timothy M. Gunn
- ZODIAC SIGN: Leo
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Tim Gunn is an American fashion and television personality best known for his fashion mentor role on the TV reality show Project Runway. Gunn’s signature catchphrase, “Make it work,” made him a fan favorite.
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The show earned a steadily growing audience and an Emmy nomination before crowning Jay McCarroll its first winner. The show was a hit, and so was its breakout star, Tim Gunn. Audiences loved Gunn and his signature catchphrases "Make it work," "Talk to me" and "It's a little costumey." In 2007, Bravo gave Gunn his own show, Tim Gunn's Guide to Style, which ran for two seasons. After 29 years at Parsons,
Gunn left the school in 2007 to take over as creative director for Liz Claiborne, Inc. In addition to his job at Liz Claiborne, Gunn continues to appear in Project Runway, which moved to the Lifetime channel in 2009.
Personal Life
Gunn lives in New York City, which he calls "the most fabulous city in the world." Proudly and openly gay, Gunn remains resolutely single. "I just don't see it happening. I'm really the happiest guy in the world, and the luckiest guy in the world. I don't feel any sense of something missing. At all." He is beloved by fans for his classic sense of style (he has authored a book, Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style) and for his incisive criticism, delivered always with a gentle touch. The most important part of fashion, Gunn says, is how it makes the wearer feel. "Woe is the day that comes when I feel I have to walk outside in a tuxedo every time I leave the house," Gunn said. "And if anybody wants to wrinkle their nose and think, 'He looks like that,' well, we're all entitled to present ourselves as we choose to as long as we accept responsibility for it."
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