Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

1966-10-19

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Also appears in

Deadpool & Wolverine

Deadpool & Wolverine

7.7

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

8.0

Elf

Elf

6.7

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Spider-Man: Homecoming

7.3

The Wolf of Wall Street

The Wolf of Wall Street

8.0

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Endgame

8.2

Iron Man

Iron Man

7.6

Iron Man 2

Iron Man 2

6.8

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: Far From Home

7.4

Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

6.9

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

6.9

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story

6.6

Four Christmases

Four Christmases

5.8

Deep Impact

Deep Impact

6.2

John Carter

John Carter

6.3

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

6.7

Open Season

Open Season

6.2

The Break-Up

The Break-Up

5.9

Zookeeper

Zookeeper

5.4

The Replacements

The Replacements

6.6