
Jon Favreau
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Biography
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.
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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

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Real Time with Bill Maher

Seinfeld

Light & Magic

The King of Queens

Robot Chicken

The Book of Boba Fett

What If...?

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

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Doomsday

Zookeeper

Elf

Batman Forever

The Movies That Made Us

The Infinity Saga

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'

Iron Man 2

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

John Carter

The Jungle Book

Iron Man

Deep Impact

Solo: A Star Wars Story

The Break-Up

Term Life

Four Christmases

The Wolf of Wall Street

Open Season

I Love You, Man

Iron Man 3

PCU

The Replacements

Deadpool & Wolverine

Something's Gotta Give

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Daredevil

Spider-Man: No Way Home

The Wolf Pack

Wimbledon

Very Bad Things

Identity Thief

I Am Iron Man

Couples Retreat

Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka

G-Force

Rudy

Love & Sex

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Chef

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

The Chef Show
Production Credits

The Jungle Book

Iron Man 3

The Mandalorian

The Lion King

Grimsby

Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Mandalorian & Grogu

Cowboys & Aliens

Elf

Avengers: Infinity War

The Office

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Iron Man 2

Ahsoka

The Book of Boba Fett

About a Boy

Lion

The Jungle Book 2

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Chef

Prehistoric Planet

Young Sheldon

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Avengers: Endgame

The Avengers

The Orville

The Chef Show

Black Is King

Couples Retreat

Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

Iron Man

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Revolution
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