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Jon Favreau
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Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), People Like Us (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014). As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 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 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), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). He has also directed the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016), The Lion King (2019), and The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026). Favreau has also been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), which Filoni helped develop, with both serving as executive producers. Alongside Filoni, he serves as an executive producer on all of the show's spin-off series, including The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), People Like Us (2012), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014). As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 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 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), Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), and Deadpool & Wolverine (2024). He has also directed the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016), The Lion King (2019), and The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026). Favreau has also been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), which Filoni helped develop, with both serving as executive producers. Alongside Filoni, he serves as an executive producer on all of the show's spin-off series, including The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Sopranos
Family Guy
MADtv
Friends
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
What If...?
Monk
Chicago Hope
Fallen Angels
My Name Is Earl
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
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
Marvel Studios Assembled
Chelsea
Dilbert
Entourage
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Doomsday
Zookeeper
Elf
Batman Forever
The Movies That Made Us
Iron Man 2
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
John Carter
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
The Jungle Book
Iron Man
LIGHT & MAGIC
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Deep Impact
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Break-Up
Four Christmases
Term Life
I Love You, Man
Open Season
PCU
Deadpool & Wolverine
Iron Man 3
Something's Gotta Give
The Replacements
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Daredevil
The Wolf Pack
Wimbledon
Couples Retreat
Very Bad Things
I Am Iron Man
Identity Thief
G-Force
Rudy
Love & Sex
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Chef Show
Chef
Production Credits
Grimsby
Cowboys & Aliens
The Jungle Book
Iron Man 3
Couples Retreat
Revolution
The Lion King
Young Sheldon
Avengers: Endgame
Ahsoka
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
About a Boy
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Black Is King
Megalopolis
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The Mandalorian
The Book of Boba Fett
Iron Man
Zathura: A Space Adventure
The Office
Lion
Chef
The Avengers
The Orville
Iron Man 2
Prehistoric Planet
Avengers: Infinity War
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Chef Show
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Elf
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian and Grogu
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