A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Alias:
John Favreau
Jonathan Kolia Favreau
Τζον Φαβρό
จอน แฟฟโร
強·法夫洛
強‧費洛
莊法來奧
존 파브로
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.
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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