Jon Favreau
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Biography
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter.
As an actor, Favreau has appeared in the films Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014).
As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Comics franchise, particularly in collaboration with Robert Downey Jr. 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) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).
As a director, he worked on the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016) and The Lion King (2019). Favreau is the creator of the Star Wars Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present) as well as one of its executive producers and directors. He also serves as a director and executive producer for its spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the television cooking series The Chef Show.
Known For
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
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
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
The Chef Show
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Avengers: Endgame
Deadpool & Wolverine
Zookeeper
Elf
Batman Forever
The Movies That Made Us
John Carter
Iron Man 2
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Beyond Hell's Kitchen - Making Daredevil
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Jungle Book
Iron Man
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Light & Magic
Deep Impact
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Break-Up
Term Life
The Wolf of Wall Street
Four Christmases
Open Season
I Love You, Man
PCU
The Replacements
Something's Gotta Give
Iron Man 3
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Daredevil
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
G-Force
Rudy
Love & Sex
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Production Credits
The Office
The Jungle Book
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Elf
The Orville
Revolution
The Mandalorian
Young Sheldon
Couples Retreat
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
The Chef Show
The Mandalorian & Grogu
Iron Man
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Ahsoka
About a Boy
Avengers: Endgame
The Jungle Book 2
Iron Man 3
The Avengers
Iron Man 2
Prehistoric Planet
The Book of Boba Fett
Lion
Avengers: Infinity War
Cowboys & Aliens
Black Is King
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Grimsby
The Lion King
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
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