
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 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

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

John Carter

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Iron Man 2

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'

Iron Man

The Jungle Book

LIGHT & MAGIC

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Deep Impact

Solo: A Star Wars Story

The Break-Up

Term Life

Four Christmases

The Wolf of Wall Street

I Love You, Man

Open Season

The Replacements

PCU

Something's Gotta Give

Iron Man 3

Deadpool & Wolverine

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: Far From Home

The Mandalorian: Making of Season 2

Daredevil

Wimbledon

The Wolf Pack

Very Bad Things

Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka

Couples Retreat

Identity Thief

I Am Iron Man

G-Force

Rudy

Love & Sex

Chef

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Chef Show

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Production Credits

Elf

The Avengers

Iron Man 2

Young Sheldon

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Revolution

Iron Man 3

Grimsby

Avengers: Endgame

The Office

Couples Retreat

Black Is King

About a Boy

The Book of Boba Fett

The Lion King

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Iron Man

Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

The Mandalorian

The Orville

Megalopolis

Chef

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Prehistoric Planet

The Jungle Book

The Chef Show

Cowboys & Aliens

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Ahsoka

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Lion

Avengers: Infinity War
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