Jon Favreau

Personal Info

Known For
Acting
Born
October 19, 1966 (58 years old)
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Action Adventure
Career Span
1992 – 2024

Jon Favreau

1 win
839 nominations
1 Oscar
69 credits

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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Personal Info

Born
Oct 19, 1966
From
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
1992 – 2024

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839
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1
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Spider-Man: Homecoming
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Solo: A Star Wars Story
Deadpool & Wolverine
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Wolf of Wall Street
Iron Man
Iron Man 2
Iron Man 3

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