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