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Jon Favreau
American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)

Jonathan Kolia Favreau is an American actor and filmmaker known for acting in films like Swingers and The Wolf of Wall Street. As a filmmaker, he has played a key role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, directing and producing films such as Iron Man and Iron Man 2, and appearing as Happy Hogan. Favreau also directed hits like Elf and The Jungle Book. Recently, he co-created the Star Wars Disney+ series The Mandalorian alongside Dave Filoni and produces content via his company, Fairview Entertainment.

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Early life

Jonathan Kolia Favreau was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on October 19, 1966,2 the only child of Madeleine, an elementary school teacher who died of leukemia in 1979, and Charles Favreau, a special education teacher.3 His mother was Ashkenazi Jewish456 and his father is a Catholic of Italian and French-Canadian ancestry.789 Favreau dropped out of Hebrew school to pursue acting. However, following his mother's death, both sides of his family worked to ensure he had a bar mitzvah ceremony.10

Favreau graduated from The Bronx High School of Science, a school for gifted students, in 198411 and attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987,12 before dropping out. His friend from college, Mitchell Pollack, has said that Favreau went by the nickname "Johnny Hack" because of his abilities in the game Hacky Sack.13 He briefly worked for Bear Stearns on Wall Street before returning to Queens College for a semester in early 1988. He dropped out of college for good (a few credits shy of completing his degree),14 and moved to Chicago in the summer of 1988 to pursue a career in comedy.15 He performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including the ImprovOlympic and the Improv Institute.16

Career

1992–2000: Early career

While in Chicago, Favreau landed his first film role alongside Sean Astin as tutor D-Bob in the sleeper hit Rudy (1993).17 Favreau met Vince Vaughn – who played a small role in this film – during shooting. The next year, he appeared in the college film PCU alongside Jeremy Piven, and the 1994 episode of Seinfeld titled "The Fire" as Eric the Clown.18

Favreau then moved to Los Angeles, where he made his breakthrough in 1996 as an actor-screenwriter with the film Swingers, which was also Vaughn's breakthrough role as the character Trent Walker, a foil to Favreau's heartbroken Mike Peters.19 In 1997, he appeared on the television sitcom Friends, portraying Pete Becker – Monica Geller's millionaire boyfriend who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) – for several episodes.20 Favreau made appearances in the sketch-comedy series, Tracey Takes On... in both 1996 and 1997.21

Favreau landed the role of Gus Partenza in Deep Impact (1998), and that same year rejoined Piven in Very Bad Things (1998).22 In 1999, he starred in the television film Rocky Marciano, based on the life of world heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano.23 He later appeared in Love & Sex (2000), co-starring Famke Janssen.24 Favreau appeared in 2000's The Replacements as maniacal linebacker Daniel Bateman, and that same year he played himself in The Sopranos episode "D-Girl", as a Hollywood director who feigns interest in developing mob associate Christopher Moltisanti's screenplay in order to collect material for his own screenplay.2526

2001–2015: Actor–director

In 2001, he made his film directorial debut with another self-penned screenplay, Made.27 Made once again teamed him up with his Swingers co-star Vince Vaughn. Favreau also starred in a TV series called Dinner for Five, which aired on the cable TV channel IFC from 2001 to 2005.

He was a guest-director for an episode of the college dramedy Undeclared in 2001, and Favreau got some screen time as lawyer Foggy Nelson in the 2003 movie Daredevil (2003) (considerably more in the director's cut version).2829 He also starred in The Big Empty (2003), directed by Steve Anderson. His character was John Person, an out of work actor given a strange mission to deliver a blue suitcase to a man named Cowboy in the desert.30 Favreau is credited as a screenwriter for the 2002 film The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest.

He scored his first financial success as a director of the hit comedy Elf (2003) starring Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, James Caan, and Peter Dinklage. Also in 2003, Favreau had a small part in Something's Gotta Give (a film starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson); Favreau played Leo, Harry Sanborn's (Nicholson) personal assistant, who visited Harry in the hospital.31 In 2005, Favreau directed the film adaptation of the children's book Zathura. It received positive reviews, but was not commercially successful.3233 Favreau continued to make regular appearances in film and television. He reunited with friend Vaughn in the romantic comedy The Break-Up and appeared in My Name Is Earl as a reprehensible fast food manager. Favreau also made a guest appearance in Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show.34

Also in 2005, Favreau appeared as a guest judge and executive representative of Sony Corporation in week five of the NBC business-focused primetime reality TV show, The Apprentice. He was called upon to judge the efforts of the show's two teams of contestants, who were assigned the task of designing and building a float to publicize his 2005 Sony Pictures movie, Zathura: A Space Adventure.35

On April 28, 2006, it was announced that Favreau was signed to direct the long-awaited Iron Man movie.36 Released on May 2, 2008, the film was a huge critical37 and commercial38 success, solidifying Favreau's reputation as a director.39 In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is one of three superhero movies to achieve this honor alongside Richard Donner's Superman and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. Iron Man was the first Marvel-produced movie under their alliance with Paramount, and Favreau served as the director and an executive producer. During early scenes in Iron Man, Favreau appears as Tony Stark's driver, Happy Hogan. He wrote two issues of a planned mini-series for Marvel Knights titled Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas, that debuted in September 2008 before being canceled in November 2008.40 Favreau also directed and executive produced the film's sequel, Iron Man 2.41 Favreau said in December 2010 that he would not direct Iron Man 3 but remain an executive producer.42

Favreau was the third director attached to John Carter, the film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' swashbuckling space hero. While he did not ultimately direct it, he did appear in a cameo in the film, as a bookie.

In 2008, he played Denver, a bully-type bigger brother to Vaughn in Four Christmases. Favreau co-starred in 2009's Couples Retreat, a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort, which he wrote. The film saw him co-star with Vaughn again, while Kristin Davis played his wife.43 He voices the character Pre Vizsla, the leader of the Mandalorian Death Watch, in the animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.44 In September 2009, he signed up to direct Cowboys & Aliens based on the graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.45 The science fiction Western film was released in 2011, starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, and is considered to be a financial disappointment, taking $174.8 million in box office receipts on a $163 million budget and received mixed reviews, with critics generally praising its acting while criticizing other aspects.

In 2012, Favreau directed the pilot for the NBC show, Revolution, and served as one of the show's executive producers, alongside J. J. Abrams.46 In 2013, Favreau directed an episode (Season 9, Episode 16) of NBC's The Office.47 That same year he filmed a pilot for a TV series based on the novel About a Boy, but set in San Francisco.48 He also directed the Destiny trailer "The Law of the Jungle".

In 2014, Favreau wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in Chef. Favreau played a chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale and Dustin Hoffman, along with Robert Downey Jr. in a cameo role. Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go "back to basics" and to create a film about cooking. It was well received by critics, who praised the direction, music, writing, story, and performances grossing $45 million against a production budget of $11 million.

2016–present: Franchise work

Favreau directed and produced the live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book, for Walt Disney Pictures, which was released on April 15, 2016, to critical and commercial acclaim.49 That same year, it was reported that Favreau would direct a CGI adaptation of Disney's The Lion King,5051 marking his first time directing a musical.52 Donald Glover voiced Simba,53 and James Earl Jones reprised his role as Mufasa from the original film.54 The film was released in July 2019. On July 29, The Lion King surpassed The Jungle Book to become Favreau's highest-grossing film as director, while also surpassing the original film.55 Simultaneous with his directorial projects, he worked as a consultant on 24 episodes of The Orville from 2017 to 2019.56

He returned as Happy Hogan in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and co-executive produced Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Favreau filmed a scene for Avengers: Infinity War, but was cut, ending up on the Blu-Ray release. In 2017, Favreau directed the pilot episode of CBS' Young Sheldon.57 On March 8, 2018, Lucasfilm announced that Favreau would executive produce and write a live-action Star Wars television series, titled The Mandalorian, for Disney+.5859 The series premiered on November 12, 2019, alongside the streaming service and was co-produced by Favreau's production company Golem Creations. Jon Favreau also lent his voice to the character of Paz Vizsla, who was portrayed by Tait Fletcher.60

During that same year, Favreau appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story voicing Rio Durant, "a very cool and important alien character" and member of Beckett's crew.61 In the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame, Favreau reprised his role as Happy Hogan in a cameo near the end of the film. The film, directed by the Russo brothers,62 was executive-produced by Favreau.63 Avengers: Endgame was released on April 26, 2019. In 2019, Favreau also appeared in the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home.64

In May of the same year, it was also announced that Favreau would co-host and executive produce a cooking show for Netflix along with co-host Roy Choi, called The Chef Show. It premiered in June 2019.65 In December 2021 and July 2024, Favreau reprised his role as Happy Hogan in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Deadpool & Wolverine. In May 2022, Favreau produced the documentary series Prehistoric Planet alongside the BBC Studios Natural History Unit for Apple TV+.66

In January 2024, Lucasfilm announced that a feature film titled The Mandalorian and Grogu was in active development, with Favreau directing, writing, and co-producing alongside Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni.67 The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on May 22, 2026.68

In March 2025, it was reported that Favreau is developing a live-action animation hybrid series based on Oswald The Lucky Rabbit for Disney+ as writer and producer.69

Appearances

Favreau has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.

Unreleased projects

In 1997, Favreau was working on a Miramax project The Marshal of Revelation, an offbeat Western featuring "a Hasidic Jewish gunslinger."70

A motion-captured animated film titled Neanderthals71 was in development at Sony Pictures Animation in the mid-2000s that Favreau would have written and produced, but the project was cancelled sometime in 200872 after four years in development.

In November 2010, it was reported that Favreau would direct a film titled Magic Kingdom, based on The Walt Disney Company's theme park of the same name.73 In July 2012, Favreau reported that he was officially working on the film.7475 In 2014, he stated that he still had interest in the project, and that he could direct it after finishing filming The Jungle Book (2016).76

In October 2012, Favreau was attached to direct the racing film Battle for Bonneville about the story of Art and Walt Arfons, with Ryan Reynolds set to star as one of the leads. New Regency was in negotiations to acquire the package. The script was written by Dan Gilroy. Favreau also was additionally developing to direct Jersey Boys at the time, and wanted to follow it with Battle for Bonneville.77

In November 2012, it was said that Favreau – along with David Fincher, Brad Bird, Matthew Vaughn and Ben Affleck – was being considered to direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the choice fell on J. J. Abrams.78 In June 2015, Favreau stated that although he would not be working on the Star Wars anthology films, he could work on future Star Wars movies at some point.79 Favreau later worked with the franchise on the live action series The Mandalorian.

In December 2013, Will Ferrell stated that he did not want to make a sequel to Elf.80 Despite this, during an interview in January 2016, Favreau stated that a sequel could possibly be made.81 The next month however, Ferrell reiterated that it was unlikely that the sequel would happen and that he still did not want to return to the role.82

In April 2016, it was reported that Favreau would return to direct the sequel to his critically acclaimed live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book.8384 Early pre-production of the sequel had begun by June 12, 2018, with Justin Marks, who wrote the previous film, having written an early draft for the film.85

Personal life

Favreau married Joya Tillem, a physician, on November 24, 2000.86 The couple has a son, Max Favreau and two daughters.87 Tillem is the niece of lawyer/talk show host Len Tillem.88

Favreau credits the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with giving him "a really strong background in imagination, storytelling, understanding how to create tone and a sense of balance."89

Golem Creations

Golem Creations Ltd. LLC is a television production company created by Jon Favreau on August 30, 2018.9091 In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Favreau cited his fascination with the overlap of technology and storytelling and that he gave the company its name because a golem was like technology; it could be used to protect or destroy if control was lost of it.92 The company most recently produced The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew television shows, in partnership with Lucasfilm, and the Apple TV+ documentary series Prehistoric Planet.

Filmography

Further information: Jon Favreau filmography

Directed features
YearTitleDistributor
2001MadeArtisan Entertainment
2003ElfNew Line Cinema
2005Zathura: A Space AdventureSony Pictures Releasing
2008Iron ManParamount Pictures / Marvel Studios
2010Iron Man 2
2011Cowboys & AliensUniversal Pictures / Paramount Pictures
2014ChefOpen Road Films
2016The Jungle BookWalt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
2019The Lion King
2026The Mandalorian and Grogu

Awards and recognition

In May 2019, it was announced that Favreau would be named a Disney Legend at the 2019 D23 Expo for his outstanding contributions to The Walt Disney Company.9394

On February 13, 2023, Favreau received the 2,746th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.9596

AwardYearCategoryWorkResultRef.
Critics' Choice Movie Awards2015Best Actor in a ComedyChefNominated97
Directors Guild of America Awards2020Outstanding Directing in Reality ProgramsThe Chef ShowNominated98
2021Outstanding Directing in Dramatic SeriesThe MandalorianNominated99
Outstanding Directing in Reality ProgramsThe Chef ShowNominated
Golden Globe Awards2021Best Television Series – DramaThe MandalorianNominated100
Grammy Awards2020Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual MediaThe Lion KingNominated101
Hugo Awards2009Dramatic Presentation — Long FormIron ManNominated102
2020Dramatic Presentation — Short FormThe Mandalorian (episode: "Chapter 8: Redemption")Nominated103
2021Dramatic Presentation — Short FormThe Mandalorian (episode: "Chapter 16: The Rescue")Nominated104
Primetime Emmy Awards2005Outstanding Nonfiction SeriesDinner for FiveNominated105
2020Outstanding Drama SeriesThe Mandalorian (season 1)Nominated
2021Outstanding Drama SeriesThe Mandalorian (season 2)Nominated
Outstanding Directing for a Drama SeriesThe Mandalorian (episode: "Chapter 9: The Marshal")Nominated
Outstanding Writing for a Drama SeriesThe Mandalorian (episode: "Chapter 16: The Rescue")Nominated
Producers Guild of America Awards2021Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, DramaThe Mandalorian (season 2)Nominated106
Saturn Awards2009Best DirectorIron ManWon107
2016Best DirectorThe Jungle BookNominated108
2019The Visionary Award—Won109
Visual Effects Society Awards2018Lifetime Achievement AwardWon110
Writers Guild of America Awards2021Best Drama SeriesThe MandalorianNominated111
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