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Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in 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 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), 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 & Grogu (2026). Recently, Favreau has been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present), 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 the upcoming Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presented 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 filmmaker and actor. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in 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 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), 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 & Grogu (2026). Recently, Favreau has been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present), 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 the upcoming Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presented 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
Honest Trailers
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
LIGHT & MAGIC
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
Dilbert
Chelsea
The Chef Show
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
John Carter
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
The Jungle Book
Iron Man
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Deep Impact
Term Life
The Wolf of Wall Street
Four Christmases
The Break-Up
Open Season
I Love You, Man
Deadpool & Wolverine
The Replacements
Something's Gotta Give
PCU
Iron Man 3
Daredevil
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Mandalorian: Making of Season 2
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Wolf Pack
Wimbledon
Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka
Identity Thief
Very Bad Things
I Am Iron Man
Couples Retreat
Love & Sex
G-Force
Rudy
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Chef
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Production Credits
Chef
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Couples Retreat
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Iron Man 3
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Iron Man 2
The Office
The Book of Boba Fett
Iron Man
Avengers: Endgame
Ahsoka
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Prehistoric Planet
The Jungle Book 2
About a Boy
Grimsby
Lion
Elf
The Lion King
Avengers: Infinity War
The Mandalorian
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
The Chef Show
The Avengers
The Orville
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Black Is King
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Jungle Book
Cowboys & Aliens
Megalopolis
Revolution
Young Sheldon
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