Jon Favreau
Biography
Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American actor and filmmaker. 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), 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 also 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 presents 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
Happy Hogan
Iron Man 2
Mike Peters
Swingers
Kyle Fisher
Very Bad Things
Hogan
Iron Man
Daniel Bateman
The Replacements
Reilly (voice)
Open Season
Elmer Rice
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
Leo
Something's Gotta Give
Ron Roth
Wimbledon
Gus Partenza
Deep Impact
Adam Levy
Love & Sex
Denver McVie
Four Christmases
Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
Daredevil
Self
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
Johnny O
The Break-Up
Rocky Marciano
Rocky Marciano
Gutter
PCU
D-Bob
Rudy
John Person
The Big Empty
Bobby
Made
Jerome the Bear (voice)
Zookeeper
Barry
I Love You, Man
Self
Brother's Justice
Happy Hogan
Iron Man 3
Joey
Couples Retreat
Self
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)
G-Force
Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
Terry
Persons Unknown
Self
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
Zerkov
Notes from Underground
Manny Riskin
The Wolf of Wall Street
Assistant
Batman Forever
Harold Cornish
Identity Thief
Ezra Good
Dogtown
Self
The Wolf Pack
Carl Casper
Chef
Self
Misery Loves Comedy
Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making 'Daredevil'
Jimmy Lincoln
Term Life
Self
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
Jon Favreau
Entourage
Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
Pygmy Hog (voice)
The Jungle Book
Richards
People Like Us
Happy Hogan
Spider-Man: Homecoming
Happy Hogan
Deadpool & Wolverine
Self
I Am Iron Man
Himself
Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man
Rio Durant (voice)
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Straker
Just Your Luck
Self
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
Happy Hogan
Spider-Man: Far From Home
Brother's Justice
Happy Hogan
Avengers: Endgame
Thark Bookie
John Carter
Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice)
Elf
Paul Metsler
Grandpa's Funeral
Extra
Hoffa
Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited)
Speechless
Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
Happy Hogan
Spider-Man: No Way Home
Self
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
Chicago Taxi Driver
Folks!
Obie (voice) (uncredited)
Alien Xmas
Self
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
Self
The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland - 20/20 Special Edition
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
67
Gender
Male
Birthday
1966-10-19
Place of Birth
Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
John Favreau