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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 Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Sopranos
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Family Guy
MADtv
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Friends
What If...?
Monk
Chicago Hope
Fallen Angels
My Name Is Earl
Marvel Studios Assembled
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
Chelsea
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Doomsday
Elf
Zookeeper
Batman Forever
The Movies That Made Us
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Iron Man 2
John Carter
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Iron Man
The Jungle Book
Light & Magic
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Deep Impact
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Break-Up
The Wolf of Wall Street
Term Life
Four Christmases
Open Season
I Love You, Man
Deadpool & Wolverine
PCU
The Replacements
Something's Gotta Give
Iron Man 3
Daredevil
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Wolf Pack
Wimbledon
Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka
I Am Iron Man
Very Bad Things
Identity Thief
Couples Retreat
G-Force
Love & Sex
Rudy
Peter Parker's Diary/Vlog
The Chef Show
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Production Credits
Ahsoka
The Avengers
Elf
The Chef Show
Iron Man 3
The Jungle Book 2
The Lion King
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Cowboys & Aliens
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Young Sheldon
Grimsby
The Orville
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian
The Office
Couples Retreat
The Mandalorian & Grogu
The Book of Boba Fett
The Jungle Book
Lion
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Iron Man
Avengers: Infinity War
Avengers: Endgame
Black Is King
About a Boy
Iron Man 2
Revolution
Prehistoric Planet
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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