
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!

Friends

Monk

Chicago Hope

Fallen Angels

My Name Is Earl

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Real Time with Bill Maher

What If...?

Seinfeld

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

Dilbert

Chelsea

Light & Magic

Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home

Avengers: Endgame

Avengers: Doomsday

Zookeeper

Elf

Batman Forever

The Movies That Made Us

The Infinity Saga

Iron Man 2

Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe

John Carter

Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'

The Jungle Book

Iron Man

The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling

Deep Impact

Solo: A Star Wars Story

The Break-Up

Four Christmases

The Wolf of Wall Street

Term Life

I Love You, Man

Open Season

The Replacements

PCU

Iron Man 3

Deadpool & Wolverine

Something's Gotta Give

Spider-Man: Far From Home

Spider-Man: No Way Home

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Daredevil

The Wolf Pack

Wimbledon

Very Bad Things

I Am Iron Man

Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka

Identity Thief

Couples Retreat

Love & Sex

Rudy

G-Force

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett

The Chef Show
Production Credits

Young Sheldon

Grimsby

The Orville

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew

Revolution

Iron Man 3

The Lion King

Zathura: A Space Adventure

Obi-Wan Kenobi

The Mandalorian

Elf

Couples Retreat

About a Boy

The Jungle Book 2

The Book of Boba Fett

Black Is King

Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies

Lion

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Iron Man 2

Prehistoric Planet

Avengers: Endgame

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Ahsoka

Avengers: Infinity War

The Office

The Jungle Book

Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian

The Avengers

Cowboys & Aliens

Iron Man

The Chef Show

The Mandalorian & Grogu
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