Jon Favreau

Known for Directing · 112 credits

Born: 1966-10-19 (age 59)
Place of birth: Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also known as: John Favreau · Jonathan Kolia 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.

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Known For

Family Guy

1999

as Host of KISS Forum (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

The Daily Show

1996

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self

Friends

1994

as Pete Becker

The Sopranos

1999

as Self

TV Shows (44)

Family Guy

1999

as Host of KISS Forum (voice)

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

The Daily Show

1996

as Self

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015

as Self

Friends

1994

as Pete Becker

The Sopranos

1999

as Self

The Mandalorian

2019

as Paz Vizsla (voice)

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

as Self

Seinfeld

1989

as Eric the Clown

Conan

2010

as Self

Monk

2002

as Dr. Oliver Bloom

Star Wars: The Clone Wars

2008

as Pre Vizsla (voice) / Pre Vizsla / Warrior Commander (voice)

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

as Self / Self - Guest

Chicago Hope

1994

as Tim Carney

The King of Queens

1998

as Sean McGee

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003

as Self

Robot Chicken

2005

as Zeus / Race Announcer (voice)

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

as Self

My Name Is Earl

2005

as Mr. Patrick

What If...?

2021

as Happy Hogan / Zombie Happy (voice) / Happy Hogan (voice) / Happy Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice) / Sir Harold 'The Happy' Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice)