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Jon Favreau
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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.
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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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Sopranos
Family Guy
MADtv
Friends
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
What If...?
Monk
Chicago Hope
Fallen Angels
My Name Is Earl
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
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
Chelsea
Dilbert
Entourage
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
Avengers: Endgame
Avengers: Doomsday
Elf
Zookeeper
Batman Forever
The Movies That Made Us
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
John Carter
Iron Man 2
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
The Jungle Book
Iron Man
LIGHT & MAGIC
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Deep Impact
The Wolf of Wall Street
Term Life
The Break-Up
Four Christmases
I Love You, Man
Open Season
The Replacements
PCU
Something's Gotta Give
Deadpool & Wolverine
Iron Man 3
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Daredevil
Spider-Man: No Way Home
The Wolf Pack
Wimbledon
Identity Thief
I Am Iron Man
Couples Retreat
Very Bad Things
G-Force
Love & Sex
Rudy
The Chef Show
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Chef
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Production Credits
The Chef Show
The Lion King
Ahsoka
The Mandalorian
Chef
Cowboys & Aliens
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Avengers: Infinity War
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Iron Man
Elf
The Book of Boba Fett
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Iron Man 2
The Jungle Book
Prehistoric Planet
Lion
Grimsby
Megalopolis
Black Is King
The Orville
Young Sheldon
Couples Retreat
About a Boy
Avengers: Endgame
The Avengers
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Revolution
Iron Man 3
The Office
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
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