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