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