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