
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.
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Known For

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

What If...?

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

Light & Magic

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Doomsday

Elf

Zookeeper

Batman Forever

The Movies That Made Us

The Infinity Saga

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'

John Carter

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Iron Man 2

Iron Man

The Jungle Book

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Deep Impact

Solo: A Star Wars Story

The Wolf of Wall Street

Term Life

The Break-Up

Four Christmases

Open Season

I Love You, Man

The Replacements

Iron Man 3

Deadpool & Wolverine

Something's Gotta Give

PCU

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Daredevil

Wimbledon

The Wolf Pack

Identity Thief

I Am Iron Man

Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka

Couples Retreat

Very Bad Things

Rudy

G-Force

Love & Sex

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

The Chef Show
Production Credits

The Jungle Book

The Office

The Chef Show

About a Boy

Grimsby

The Mandalorian

The Avengers

The Orville

Revolution

Lion

Elf

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Prehistoric Planet

Young Sheldon

Avengers: Infinity War

Cowboys & Aliens

Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

The Lion King

The Jungle Book 2

Ahsoka

The Book of Boba Fett

Iron Man

Couples Retreat

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Avengers: Endgame

Black Is King

The Mandalorian & Grogu

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Iron Man 3

Iron Man 2

Obi-Wan Kenobi
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