Jon Favreau

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

120

Gender

Male

Birthday

1966-10-19 (59 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Jon Favreau

Biography

Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many 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 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 and Grogu (2026). Favreau has also been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), 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 Skeleton Crew. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the variety series Dinner for Five and the cooking series The Chef Show. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

  • Family Guy

    Family Guy

  • Friends

    Friends

  • The Daily Show

    The Daily Show

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • The Sopranos

    The Sopranos

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Monk

    Monk

  • The Mandalorian

    The Mandalorian

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

  • Star Wars: The Clone Wars

    Star Wars: The Clone Wars

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    Deadpool & Wolverine

  • Robot Chicken

    Robot Chicken

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • What If...?

    What If...?

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The King of Queens

    The King of Queens

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

  • Chicago Hope

    Chicago Hope

  • Iron Man 2

    Iron Man 2

  • The Wolf of Wall Street

    The Wolf of Wall Street

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

  • Iron Man 3

    Iron Man 3

  • My Name Is Earl

    My Name Is Earl

  • The Book of Boba Fett

    The Book of Boba Fett

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Marvel Studios Assembled

    Marvel Studios Assembled

  • Folks!

    Folks!

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

  • Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

    Buzz Lightyear of Star Command

  • The Larry Sanders Show

    The Larry Sanders Show

  • Chelsea

    Chelsea

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

    Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

  • Couples Retreat

    Couples Retreat

  • The Replacements

    The Replacements

  • The Jungle Book

    The Jungle Book

  • Fallen Angels

    Fallen Angels

  • Hoffa

    Hoffa

  • Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Solo: A Star Wars Story

  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever

  • John Carter

    John Carter

  • PCU

    PCU

  • Elf

    Elf

  • The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

    The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn

  • People Like Us

    People Like Us

  • Dogtown

    Dogtown

  • Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

  • Speechless

    Speechless

  • Chef

    Chef

  • The Celebrity Apprentice

    The Celebrity Apprentice

  • Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

    Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

  • Daredevil

    Daredevil

  • Deep Impact

    Deep Impact

  • Something's Gotta Give

    Something's Gotta Give

  • Open Season

    Open Season

  • Misery Loves Comedy

    Misery Loves Comedy

  • Rocket Power

    Rocket Power

  • Dilbert

    Dilbert

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • LIGHT & MAGIC

    LIGHT & MAGIC

  • The Wolf Pack

    The Wolf Pack

  • Persons Unknown

    Persons Unknown

  • Identity Thief

    Identity Thief

  • Just Your Luck

    Just Your Luck

  • Alien Xmas

    Alien Xmas

  • The Break-Up

    The Break-Up

  • Rocky Marciano

    Rocky Marciano

  • Entourage

    Entourage

  • G-Force

    G-Force

  • Swingers

    Swingers

  • The Chef Show

    The Chef Show

  • Rudy

    Rudy

  • Zookeeper

    Zookeeper

  • Very Bad Things

    Very Bad Things

  • I Love You, Man

    I Love You, Man

  • I Am Iron Man

    I Am Iron Man

  • Four Christmases

    Four Christmases

  • Open Season 2

    Open Season 2

  • Wimbledon

    Wimbledon

  • HypaSpace

    HypaSpace

  • Iconoclasts

    Iconoclasts

  • The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

    The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

  • Made

    Made

  • Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

    Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

  • Term Life

    Term Life

  • IMDb on the Scene

    IMDb on the Scene

  • Love & Sex

    Love & Sex

  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • The Director's Chair

    The Director's Chair

  • Dinner for Five

    Dinner for Five

  • The Big Empty

    The Big Empty

  • Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition

    Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition

  • Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

    Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

  • With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

    With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story

  • Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

    Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe

  • Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

    Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond

  • Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

    Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible

  • Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

    Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee

  • Disney 100: Remember That

    Disney 100: Remember That

  • Notes from Underground

    Notes from Underground

  • The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland

    The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland

  • Brother's Justice

    Brother's Justice

  • Brother's Justice

    Brother's Justice

  • A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

    A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming

  • Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

    Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy

  • The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass

    The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass

  • Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland

    Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland

  • Grandpa's Funeral

    Grandpa's Funeral

  • Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man

    Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man