
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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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!

Honest Trailers

Friends

Monk

Chicago Hope

Fallen Angels

My Name Is Earl

Marvel Studios Assembled

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Real Time with Bill Maher

Seinfeld

The King of Queens

LIGHT & MAGIC

Robot Chicken

The Book of Boba Fett

What If...?

The Holiday Movies That Made Us

Marvel Studios Legends

The Mandalorian

The Celebrity Apprentice

The Daily Show

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

Chelsea

Dilbert

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

The Chef Show

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Doomsday

Elf

Zookeeper

Batman Forever

Deadpool & Wolverine

The Movies That Made Us

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'

John Carter

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

Iron Man 2

Iron Man

The Jungle Book

Deep Impact

Solo: A Star Wars Story

The Break-Up

Term Life

Four Christmases

The Wolf of Wall Street

Open Season

I Love You, Man

Iron Man 3

PCU

Something's Gotta Give

The Replacements

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Daredevil

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Wimbledon

The Wolf Pack

Couples Retreat

I Am Iron Man

Identity Thief

Very Bad Things

Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka

Rudy

G-Force

Love & Sex

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

Chef
Production Credits

Young Sheldon

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Prehistoric Planet

Chef

The Jungle Book 2

The Lion King

The Orville

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Megalopolis

Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

Ahsoka

The Office

Iron Man 2

Couples Retreat

Revolution

The Jungle Book

Avengers: Infinity War

Elf

Avengers: Endgame

Black Is King

About a Boy

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Book of Boba Fett

The Chef Show

Grimsby

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Lion

The Mandalorian

Iron Man 3

The Avengers

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

The Mandalorian & Grogu

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Cowboys & Aliens

Iron Man
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