Jon Favreau (b. 1966)

Alias:
John Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau
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จอน แฟฟโร
強·法夫洛
強‧費洛
莊法來奧
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Birthplace:
Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Born:
October 19, 1966

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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Co-Producer:
1996  Swingers

Director:
1996  Swingers
2001  Made
2003  Elf
2005  Zathura: A Space Adventure
2008  Iron Man
2010  Iron Man 2
2011  Cowboys & Aliens
2014  Chef
2016  The Jungle Book
2019  The Lion King
2026  The Mandalorian & Grogu
????  The Jungle Book 2

Executive Producer:
1996  Swingers
2001  Made
2003  Elf
2003  The Big Empty
2005  Green Street Hooligans
2005  Zathura: A Space Adventure
2008  Iron Man
2010  Iron Man 2
2011  Cowboys & Aliens
2012  The Avengers
2013  Iron Man 3
2014  Chef
2015  Avengers: Age of Ultron
2016  The Jungle Book
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2019  The Lion King
2020  Alien Xmas
2026  The Mandalorian & Grogu
????  The Jungle Book 2

Original Story:
1996  Swingers
2001  Made
2003  Elf
2003  The Big Empty
2005  Green Street Hooligans
2005  Zathura: A Space Adventure
2008  Iron Man
2010  Iron Man 2
2011  Cowboys & Aliens
2012  The Avengers
2013  Iron Man 3
2014  Chef
2015  Avengers: Age of Ultron
2016  The Jungle Book
2017  Chef
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2019  The Lion King
2020  Alien Xmas
2026  The Mandalorian & Grogu
????  The Jungle Book 2

Producer:
1996  Swingers
2001  Made
2003  Elf
2003  The Big Empty
2005  Green Street Hooligans
2005  Zathura: A Space Adventure
2008  Iron Man
2010  Iron Man 2
2011  Cowboys & Aliens
2012  The Avengers
2013  Iron Man 3
2014  Chef
2015  Avengers: Age of Ultron
2016  The Jungle Book
2017  Chef
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2019  The Lion King
2020  Alien Xmas
2026  The Mandalorian & Grogu
????  The Jungle Book 2

Screenplay:
1996  Swingers
2001  Made
2002  The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2003  Elf
2003  The Big Empty
2005  Green Street Hooligans
2005  Zathura: A Space Adventure
2008  Iron Man
2009  Couples Retreat
2010  Iron Man 2
2011  Cowboys & Aliens
2012  The Avengers
2013  Iron Man 3
2014  Chef
2015  Avengers: Age of Ultron
2016  The Jungle Book
2017  Chef
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2019  The Lion King
2020  Alien Xmas
2026  The Mandalorian & Grogu
????  The Jungle Book 2

Thanks:
1996  Swingers
2001  Made
2002  The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2003  Elf
2003  The Big Empty
2005  Green Street Hooligans
2005  Zathura: A Space Adventure
2008  Iron Man
2009  Couples Retreat
2010  Iron Man 2
2011  Cowboys & Aliens
2012  The Avengers
2013  Iron Man 3
2014  Chef
2015  Avengers: Age of Ultron
2016  Grimsby
2016  The Jungle Book
2017  Chef
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2019  The Lion King
2020  Alien Xmas
2020  Black Is King
2022  Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
2026  The Mandalorian & Grogu
????  The Jungle Book 2

Writer:
1996  Swingers
2001  Made
2002  The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
2003  Elf
2003  The Big Empty
2005  Green Street Hooligans
2005  Zathura: A Space Adventure
2008  Iron Man
2009  Couples Retreat
2010  Iron Man 2
2011  Cowboys & Aliens
2012  The Avengers
2013  Iron Man 3
2014  Chef
2015  Avengers: Age of Ultron
2016  Grimsby
2016  The Jungle Book
2017  Chef
2018  Avengers: Infinity War
2019  Avengers: Endgame
2019  The Lion King
2020  Alien Xmas
2020  Black Is King
2022  Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
2026  The Mandalorian & Grogu
????  The Jungle Book 2

Co-Executive Producer:
2012  Revolution

Creator:
2001  Dinner for Five
2012  Revolution
2019  The Mandalorian
2021  The Book of Boba Fett
????  Lion

Director:
2001  Dinner for Five
2001  Undeclared
2003  Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005  The Office
2007  In Case of Emergency
2012  Revolution
2014  About a Boy
2017  The Orville
2017  Young Sheldon
2019  The Chef Show
2019  The Mandalorian
2021  The Book of Boba Fett
????  Lion

Executive Producer:
2001  Dinner for Five
2001  Undeclared
2003  Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005  The Office
2007  In Case of Emergency
2012  Revolution
2014  About a Boy
2017  The Orville
2017  Young Sheldon
2019  The Chef Show
2019  The Mandalorian
2020  Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2021  The Book of Boba Fett
2022  Prehistoric Planet
2023  Ahsoka
2024  Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
????  Lion

Producer:
2001  Dinner for Five
2001  Undeclared
2003  Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005  The Office
2007  In Case of Emergency
2012  Revolution
2014  About a Boy
2017  The Orville
2017  Young Sheldon
2019  The Chef Show
2019  The Mandalorian
2020  Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2021  The Book of Boba Fett
2022  Prehistoric Planet
2023  Ahsoka
2024  Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
????  Lion

Thanks:
2001  Dinner for Five
2001  Undeclared
2003  Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005  The Office
2007  In Case of Emergency
2012  Revolution
2014  About a Boy
2017  The Orville
2017  Young Sheldon
2019  The Chef Show
2019  The Mandalorian
2020  Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2021  The Book of Boba Fett
2022  Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022  Prehistoric Planet
2023  Ahsoka
2024  Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
????  Lion

Writer:
2001  Dinner for Five
2001  Undeclared
2003  Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2005  The Office
2007  In Case of Emergency
2012  Revolution
2014  About a Boy
2017  The Orville
2017  Young Sheldon
2019  The Chef Show
2019  The Mandalorian
2020  Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2021  The Book of Boba Fett
2022  Obi-Wan Kenobi
2022  Prehistoric Planet
2023  Ahsoka
2024  Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
????  Lion

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