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19 Oct 1966 (57)
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Jon Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, producer and screenwriter. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in the films Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014). As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Comics franchise, particularly in collaboration with Robert Downey Jr. 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) and Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021). As a director, he worked on the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016) and The Lion King (2019). Favreau is the creator of the Star Wars Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present) as well as one of its executive producers and directors. He also serves as a director and executive producer for its spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett. He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the television cooking series The Chef Show.
Year | Movie / TV show / Other | Role |
---|---|---|
— | Lion | Creator |
— | Lion | Executive Producer |
— | The Jungle Book 2 | Director |
2026 | The Mandalorian & Grogu | Director |
2026 | The Mandalorian & Grogu | Producer |
2026 | The Mandalorian & Grogu | Writer |
2024 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Executive Producer |
2023 | Ahsoka | Executive Producer |
2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi | Thanks |
2022 | Prehistoric Planet | Executive Producer |
2022 | Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies | Thanks |
2021 | The Book of Boba Fett | Executive Producer |
2021 | The Book of Boba Fett | Writer |
2021 | The Book of Boba Fett | Creator |
2020 | Black Is King | Thanks |
2020 | Alien Xmas | Executive Producer |
2020 | Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian | Executive Producer |
2019 | Avengers: Endgame | Executive Producer |
2019 | The Mandalorian | Executive Producer |
2019 | The Mandalorian | Writer |
2019 | The Mandalorian | Director |
2019 | The Mandalorian | Creator |
2019 | The Lion King | Producer |
2019 | The Lion King | Director |
2019 | The Chef Show | Executive Producer |
2019 | The Chef Show | Director |
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Executive Producer |
2017 | Young Sheldon | Director |
2017 | Young Sheldon | Executive Producer |
2017 | The Orville | Director |
2017 | The Orville | Producer |
2017 | Chef | Original Story |
2016 | The Jungle Book | Director |
2016 | The Jungle Book | Producer |
2016 | Grimsby | Thanks |
2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron | Executive Producer |
2014 | Chef | Director |
2014 | Chef | Writer |
2014 | Chef | Producer |
2014 | About a Boy | Director |
2013 | Iron Man 3 | Executive Producer |
2012 | The Avengers | Executive Producer |
2012 | Revolution | Director |
2012 | Revolution | Co-Executive Producer |
2012 | Revolution | Executive Producer |
2011 | Cowboys & Aliens | Director |
2010 | Iron Man 2 | Director |
2010 | Iron Man 2 | Executive Producer |
2009 | Couples Retreat | Screenplay |
2008 | Iron Man | Executive Producer |
2008 | Iron Man | Director |
2007 | In Case of Emergency | Director |
2005 | The Office | Director |
2005 | Zathura: A Space Adventure | Director |
2005 | Green Street Hooligans | Executive Producer |
2003 | Elf | Director |
2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Director |
2002 | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Screenplay |
2001 | Made | Director |
2001 | Made | Writer |
2001 | Made | Producer |
2001 | Undeclared | Director |
2001 | Dinner for Five | Executive Producer |
2001 | Dinner for Five | Creator |
1996 | Swingers | Screenplay |
1996 | Swingers | Co-Producer |