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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.
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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.
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Sopranos
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Family Guy
MADtv
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Honest Trailers
Friends
Monk
Chicago Hope
Fallen Angels
My Name Is Earl
Marvel Studios Assembled
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Real Time with Bill Maher
Seinfeld
What If...?
The King of Queens
Robot Chicken
The Book of Boba Fett
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Marvel Studios Legends
The Mandalorian
The Celebrity Apprentice
The Daily Show
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Chelsea
Dilbert
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
Avengers: Endgame
Deadpool & Wolverine
Avengers: Doomsday
Elf
Zookeeper
Batman Forever
The Movies That Made Us
The Infinity Saga
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
John Carter
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Iron Man 2
Iron Man
The Jungle Book
LIGHT & MAGIC
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Deep Impact
Term Life
The Break-Up
The Wolf of Wall Street
Four Christmases
Open Season
I Love You, Man
The Replacements
Iron Man 3
Something's Gotta Give
PCU
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Daredevil
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Spider-Man: Homecoming
The Wolf Pack
Wimbledon
I Am Iron Man
Master & Apprentice: A Special Look at Ahsoka
Very Bad Things
Identity Thief
Couples Retreat
Love & Sex
G-Force
Rudy
Chef
The Chef Show
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
Production Credits
Grimsby
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
The Mandalorian
About a Boy
Revolution
Avengers: Infinity War
Black Is King
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Avengers: Endgame
Chef
Zathura: A Space Adventure
The Book of Boba Fett
Couples Retreat
The Orville
Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies
The Avengers
The Chef Show
The Jungle Book 2
Iron Man 3
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
Iron Man
Ahsoka
The Mandalorian & Grogu
Young Sheldon
Cowboys & Aliens
The Jungle Book
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Iron Man 2
Elf
The Office
Lion
The Lion King
Prehistoric Planet
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