Jon Favreau

Known For

Acting

Birthday

October 19, 1966 (58 years old)

Place of Birth

Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Jon Favreau

Biography

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.

Known For

  • Iron Man

    Iron Man

    2008

  • Avengers: Endgame

    Avengers: Endgame

    2019

  • The Wolf of Wall Street

    The Wolf of Wall Street

    2013

  • Iron Man 3

    Iron Man 3

    2013

  • Spider-Man: Homecoming

    Spider-Man: Homecoming

    2017

  • Iron Man 2

    Iron Man 2

    2010

  • Spider-Man: No Way Home

    Spider-Man: No Way Home

    2021

  • Spider-Man: Far From Home

    Spider-Man: Far From Home

    2019

  • The Mandalorian

    The Mandalorian

    2019

  • Solo: A Star Wars Story

    Solo: A Star Wars Story

    2018

  • Friends

    Friends

    1994

  • The Jungle Book

    The Jungle Book

    2016

  • Deadpool & Wolverine

    Deadpool & Wolverine

    2024

  • John Carter

    John Carter

    2012

  • Batman Forever

    Batman Forever

    1995