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Jon Favreau
7 FOLLOWERS • 104 CREDITS • OCT 19, 1966 • 57
Biography
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/; 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.
Description above is from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
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The Sopranos
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Late Night with Conan O'Brien
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Family Guy
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MADtv
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Friends
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Monk
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Chicago Hope
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Fallen Angels
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My Name Is Earl
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Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
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Real Time with Bill Maher
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Seinfeld
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What If...?
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The King of Queens
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Robot Chicken
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The Book of Boba Fett
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The Holiday Movies That Made Us
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Marvel Studios Legends
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The Mandalorian
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The Celebrity Apprentice
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The Daily Show
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The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
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Marvel Studios Assembled
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Chelsea
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Light & Magic
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Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
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Zookeeper
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Avengers: Endgame
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Deadpool & Wolverine
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Elf
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Batman Forever
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The Movies That Made Us
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Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
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John Carter
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Iron Man 2
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The Jungle Book
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The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
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Deep Impact
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
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Term Life
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Iron Man
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The Break-Up
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The Wolf of Wall Street
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Four Christmases
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I Love You, Man
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Open Season
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PCU
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The Replacements
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Iron Man 3
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Something's Gotta Give
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Spider-Man: Far From Home
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Daredevil
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
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The Wolf Pack
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Wimbledon
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Couples Retreat
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Very Bad Things
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I Am Iron Man
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Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka
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Identity Thief
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Rudy
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G-Force
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Love & Sex
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The Chef Show
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Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
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Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Production Credits
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Avengers: Age of Ultron
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The Office
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The Chef Show
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Young Sheldon
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Zathura: A Space Adventure
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Grimsby
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Iron Man 3
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The Mandalorian
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Iron Man
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The Orville
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Black Is King
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Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
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About a Boy
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The Lion King
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Elf
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
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Revolution
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Lion
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Prehistoric Planet
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Cowboys & Aliens
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Avengers: Endgame
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The Mandalorian & Grogu
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Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
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The Jungle Book 2
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Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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Avengers: Infinity War
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The Avengers
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Iron Man 2
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The Jungle Book
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Ahsoka
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Couples Retreat
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The Book of Boba Fett
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Obi-Wan Kenobi
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