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