Jon Favreau
Acting
Born: October 19, 1966 (age 59) · Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Highest Rated
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
The Avengers
2012
Avengers: Infinity War
2018
Iron Man
2008
Avengers: Endgame
2019
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
Avengers: Age of Ultron
2015
Iron Man 3
2013
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
Iron Man 2
2010
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
The Mandalorian
2019
Photos (6)
Movies (50)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Happy Hogan
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Happy Hogan
Avengers: Endgame
Happy Hogan
Deadpool & Wolverine
Happy Hogan
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Happy Hogan
Iron Man
Hogan
The Wolf of Wall Street
Manny Riskin
Iron Man 2
Happy Hogan
Iron Man 3
Happy Hogan
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Rio Durant (voice)
The Jungle Book
Pygmy Hog (voice)
Batman Forever
Assistant
Deep Impact
Gus Partenza
John Carter
Thark Bookie
Elf
Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice)
Daredevil
Franklin Nelson
Open Season
Reilly (voice)
Chef
Carl Casper
Open Season 2
Reilly (uncredited)
The Break-Up
Johnny O
Something's Gotta Give
Leo
Couples Retreat
Joey
Entourage
Jon Favreau
The Replacements
Daniel Bateman
Identity Thief
Harold Cornish
G-Force
Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)
I Love You, Man
Barry
Zookeeper
Jerome the Bear (voice)
Love & Sex
Adam Levy
Rudy
D-Bob
Wimbledon
Ron Roth
Four Christmases
Denver McVie
Hoffa
Extra
Swingers
Mike Peters
Term Life
Jimmy Lincoln
The Big Empty
John Person
People Like Us
Richards
Very Bad Things
Kyle Fisher
Speechless
Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited)
Alien Xmas
Obie (voice) (uncredited)
Made
Bobby
Persons Unknown
Terry
Folks!
Chicago Taxi Driver
Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano
PCU
Gutter
Dogtown
Ezra Good
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Elmer Rice
Notes from Underground
Zerkov
Just Your Luck
Straker
Grandpa's Funeral
Paul Metsler
TV Shows (24)
Family Guy
Host of KISS Forum (voice) · 1 eps
Friends
Pete Becker · 6 eps
Seinfeld
Eric the Clown · 1 eps
Monk
Dr. Oliver Bloom · 1 eps
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Pre Vizsla / Warrior Commander (voice) · 1 eps
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Pre Vizsla (voice) · 5 eps
The King of Queens
Sean McGee · 1 eps
Chicago Hope
Tim Carney · 2 eps
Robot Chicken
Zeus / Race Announcer (voice) · 1 eps
The Mandalorian
Paz Vizsla (voice) · 1 eps
What If...?
Happy Hogan / Zombie Happy (voice) · 1 eps
What If...?
Happy Hogan (voice) · 1 eps
What If...?
Happy Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice) · 1 eps
What If...?
Sir Harold 'The Happy' Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice) · 1 eps
My Name Is Earl
Mr. Patrick · 1 eps
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Crumford Lorak (voice) · 4 eps
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
Crumford Lorax (voice) · 1 eps
The Larry Sanders Show
Jon · 1 eps
The Celebrity Apprentice
1 eps
The Book of Boba Fett
Paz Vizsla (voice) (uncredited) · 1 eps
Dilbert
Holden Callfielder (voice) · 1 eps
Fallen Angels
Leo · 1 eps
Rocket Power
1 eps
Dinner for Five
50 eps
Self / Appearances (51)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · 2 eps
The Daily Show
Self · 2 eps
The Sopranos
Self · 1 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · 1 eps
Jeopardy!
Self - Clue Presenter · 1 eps
Conan
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self · 1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest · 1 eps
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self · 1 eps
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · 2 eps
Chelsea
Self · 1 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Marvel Studios Assembled
Self · 1 eps
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self · 3 eps
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Self - Host, Executive Producer & Creator · 11 eps
Binging with Babish
Self - Guest · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self - Director · 1 eps
LIGHT & MAGIC
Self · 1 eps
The Chef Show
Self · 25 eps
Disney Worldbuilders
Self
Iconoclasts
Self · 1 eps
The Director's Chair
Self · 1 eps
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Self · 2 eps
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Self
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Self · 1 eps
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Self (archive footage) · 1 eps
Misery Loves Comedy
Self
IMDb on the Scene
Self · 1 eps
The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland
Self
MADtv
Self · 1 eps
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Self
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Self
Disney 100: Remember That
Self
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
Self
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Self
The Wolf Pack
Self
Brother's Justice
Self
Elf Jukebox
Self
Elf: Film School for Kids
Self
Elf: That's a Wrap
Self
Still Swingin’
Self
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Self
Disney+ Insider: The Mandalorian and Grogu - A New Mission Launches at Disneyland Resort
Self - Director, 'The Mandalorian and Grogu'
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
Self
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
Self
Upcoming (3)
Directing (20)
The Office
Director
Young Sheldon
Director
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Director
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Director
The Mandalorian
Director
Iron Man
Director
Iron Man 2
Director
The Orville
Director
The Lion King
Director
Revolution
Director
The Jungle Book
Director
Elf
Director
Zathura: A Space Adventure
Director
Cowboys & Aliens
Director
Chef
Director
About a Boy
Director
Undeclared
Director
The Chef Show
Director
In Case of Emergency
Director
Made
Director
Writing (11)
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Writer
The Mandalorian
Writer
The Book of Boba Fett
Writer
Elf
Screenplay
Chef
Writer
Couples Retreat
Screenplay
Swingers
Screenplay
Made
Writer
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest
Screenplay
Chef
Original Story
Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas
Original Film Writer
Producing (31)
Avengers: Infinity War
Executive Producer
Young Sheldon
Executive Producer
The Avengers
Executive Producer
Avengers: Endgame
Executive Producer
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Producer
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Executive Producer
The Mandalorian
Executive Producer
Iron Man
Executive Producer
Iron Man 2
Executive Producer
The Orville
Producer
Iron Man 3
Executive Producer
Ahsoka
Executive Producer
The Lion King
Producer
The Book of Boba Fett
Executive Producer
Prehistoric Planet
Executive Producer
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Executive Producer
Revolution
Co-Executive Producer
Revolution
Executive Producer
The Jungle Book
Producer
The Shannara Chronicles
Executive Producer
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Executive Producer
Cowboys & Aliens
Executive Producer
Chef
Producer
Lion
Executive Producer
Green Street Hooligans
Executive Producer
The Chef Show
Executive Producer
Swingers
Co-Producer
The Big Empty
Executive Producer
Alien Xmas
Executive Producer
Made
Producer
Dinner for Five
Executive Producer
Other Crew (9)
The Mandalorian
Creator
Frankenstein
Thanks
The Book of Boba Fett
Creator
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Thanks
Grimsby
Thanks
Megalopolis
Thanks
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
Thanks
Black Is King
Thanks
Dinner for Five
Creator