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