Known For
Acting
Born
Oct 19, 1966
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Credits
150 titles
Jon Favreau
Biography
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. He has received numerous accolades including an Emmy Award and two Saturn Awards. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in many films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), Wimbledon (2004), 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 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 and Grogu (2026). Favreau has been known for his work on the Star Wars franchise with Dave Filoni, creating the Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–2023), 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 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.
Known For
Filmography
LION
Executive Producer
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Director
Frankenstein
Thanks
The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland
Self
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Executive Producer
Megalopolis
Thanks
Deadpool & Wolverine
Happy Hogan
Disney 100: Remember That
Self
Ahsoka
Executive Producer
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Thanks
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Thanks
Prehistoric Planet
Executive Producer
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Self
The Book of Boba Fett
Paz Vizsla (voice) (uncredited)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Happy Hogan
What If...?
Happy Hogan / Zombie Happy (voice)
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self (archive footage)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage)
Alien Xmas
Obie (voice) (uncredited)
Black Is King
Thanks
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Self - Host, Executive Producer & Creator
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
The Mandalorian
Paz Vizsla (voice)
The Lion King
Producer
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Happy Hogan
The Chef Show
Self
Avengers: Endgame
Happy Hogan
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
Self
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Rio Durant (voice)
Avengers: Infinity War
Executive Producer
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Self
Chef
Original Story
Young Sheldon
Director
The Orville
Director
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Happy Hogan
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Self
Chelsea
Self
Term Life
Jimmy Lincoln
The Jungle Book
Pygmy Hog (voice)
Grimsby
Thanks
Binging with Babish
The Shannara Chronicles
Executive Producer
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
IMDb on the Scene
Self
Entourage
Jon Favreau
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Executive Producer
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Original Film Writer