Jon Favreau
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Biography
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
As an actor, Favreau has appeared in the films Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014).
As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Comics franchise, particularly in collaboration with Robert Downey Jr. He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan in the films Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). He also served as an executive producer for, and/or appeared as the character in, the films The Avengers (2012), Iron Man 3 (2013), Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
As a director, he worked on the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016) and The Lion King (2019). Favreau is the creator of the Star Wars Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present) as well as one of its executive producers and directors. He also serves as a director and executive producer for its spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the television cooking series The Chef Show.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Sopranos
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Family Guy
MADtv
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Friends
Monk
Chicago Hope
Fallen Angels
My Name Is Earl
Marvel Studios Assembled
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
What If...?
Seinfeld
The King of Queens
Robot Chicken
The Book of Boba Fett
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Marvel Studios Legends
The Mandalorian
The Celebrity Apprentice
The Daily Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Chelsea
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Light & Magic
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Avengers: Endgame
Elf
Zookeeper
Batman Forever
Deadpool & Wolverine
The Movies That Made Us
Iron Man 2
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
John Carter
Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Iron Man
The Jungle Book
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Deep Impact
Term Life
The Break-Up
The Wolf of Wall Street
Four Christmases
I Love You, Man
Open Season
PCU
The Replacements
Something's Gotta Give
Iron Man 3
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Daredevil
Wimbledon
The Wolf Pack
Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka
Very Bad Things
Couples Retreat
Identity Thief
I Am Iron Man
Rudy
Peter Parker's Diary/Vlog
Love & Sex
G-Force
The Chef Show
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Production Credits
Elf
The Mandalorian & Grogu
The Jungle Book 2
The Jungle Book
The Book of Boba Fett
The Chef Show
The Office
Grimsby
Avengers: Endgame
Iron Man 2
Ahsoka
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Cowboys & Aliens
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Avengers
About a Boy
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Young Sheldon
Revolution
The Orville
Black Is King
Lion
Prehistoric Planet
The Lion King
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Mandalorian
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Couples Retreat
Iron Man 3
Avengers: Infinity War
Iron Man
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