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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Overview

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

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

The Movies That Made Us

John Carter

Iron Man 2

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

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

Four Christmases

The Wolf of Wall Street

Something's Gotta Give

The Replacements

PCU

Iron Man 3

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Daredevil

The Mandalorian: Making of Season 2

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Wimbledon

The Wolf Pack

Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

Chef

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Chef Show

Production Credits

Revolution

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

The Jungle Book

Zathura: A Space Adventure

The Chef Show

Avengers: Infinity War

The Book of Boba Fett

Prehistoric Planet

The Mandalorian and Grogu

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

About a Boy

Ahsoka

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Avengers: Age of Ultron

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