Vivian Gunn’s career choice changed from a princess, to a dentist, to an archeologist, to a choreographer and finally came to a stop at an actress.
Gunn dreams of going to Hollywood. Her ultimate fantasy? Acting in action, romance and comedy movies with Terrence Howard. When she was younger, Gunn’s mother bought her a tea set, pink slippers and a tiara allowing her to play pretend. After parading around the house in pink, the princess phase came to a halt. She became fascinated with teeth.
“I had to go to the dentist because I had a toothache,” Gunn said.
Dr. Fred Gilbeax, Gunn’s role model, pushed the idea of being a dentist into Gunn’s mind. He showed Gunn his office, the tools he used and how he lived. Gunn entered the world of dentistry. Although some may not enjoy that world, Gunn did. This dream died when Gunn found her new addiction to old artifacts.
Old pieces of lost history had an unknown pull on Gunn. The History channel opened the portal to the realm of an archeologist. Posters in her history class in sixth grade portrayed these mysterious artifacts that fascinated her. A dancer later destroyed the realm of archeologists.
Gunn was that dancer. At the age of 7, she stole the stage of the Children’s Theater, Onondaga Dance Institute, Nottingham High School and Syracuse Stage. She danced into three worlds in only seven years. Like the previous interests, this one was overtaken by drama.
High School drama class gave her roles in Romeo and Juliet, Jesus Christ Superstar, Annie and Nunsense. Juliet’s nurse was transformed into Mother Superior. Gunn loved the power of transforming into someone who wasn’t herself.
The power of the actress stopped Gunn’s adventure through different worlds. She had finally found where she belonged. “I like the fact that I can be different characters,” Gunn said.
“Getting introduced to different things,” said Gunn, now 17, revealed why she traveled so much from dream to dream. Gunn had finally realized that life is a continuous journey.
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