Jon Favreau
Known for Acting · 118 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
TV Shows (45)
Family Guy
1999
as Host of KISS Forum (voice)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
Friends
1994
as Pete Becker
The Sopranos
1999
as Self
Jeopardy!
1984
as Self - Clue Presenter
Conan
2010
as Self
Seinfeld
1989
as Eric the Clown
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
2008
as Pre Vizsla (voice) / Pre Vizsla / Warrior Commander (voice)
The King of Queens
1998
as Sean McGee
Chicago Hope
1994
as Tim Carney
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
Robot Chicken
2005
as Zeus / Race Announcer (voice)
The Mandalorian
2019
as Paz Vizsla (voice)
Monk
2002
as Dr. Oliver Bloom
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Chelsea
2016
as Self
My Name Is Earl
2005
as Mr. Patrick
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
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)
Dilbert
1999
as Holden Callfielder (voice)
Fallen Angels
1993
as Leo
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
2000
as Crumford Lorak (voice) / Crumford Lorax (voice)
Rocket Power
1999
The Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Jon
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self
The Book of Boba Fett
2021
as Paz Vizsla (voice) (uncredited)
The Celebrity Apprentice
2004
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
1999
as Self
Marvel Studios Assembled
2021
as Self (archive footage)
LIGHT & MAGIC
2022
as Self - Director
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
2020
as Self - Host, Executive Producer & Creator
The Chef Show
2019
as Self
Iconoclasts
2005
as Self
HypaSpace
2002
as Self
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
2018
as Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self (archive footage)
The Director's Chair
2014
as Self
MADtv
1995
as Self
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
2022
as Self
IMDb on the Scene
2015
as Self
Dinner for Five
2001
Movies (73)
Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021
as Happy Hogan
The Wolf of Wall Street
2013
as Manny Riskin
Spider-Man: Far From Home
2019
as Happy Hogan
Spider-Man: Homecoming
2017
as Happy Hogan
Deadpool & Wolverine
2024
as Happy Hogan
Avengers: Endgame
2019
as Happy Hogan
Iron Man 3
2013
as Happy Hogan
Iron Man
2008
as Hogan
Iron Man 2
2010
as Happy Hogan
The Jungle Book
2016
as Pygmy Hog (voice)
John Carter
2012
as Thark Bookie
Identity Thief
2013
as Harold Cornish
Solo: A Star Wars Story
2018
as Rio Durant (voice)
Entourage
2015
as Jon Favreau
Chef
2014
as Carl Casper
Batman Forever
1995
as Assistant
Open Season
2006
as Reilly (voice)
Deep Impact
1998
as Gus Partenza
Daredevil
2003
as Franklin "Foggy" Nelson
Elf
2003
as Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice)
The Replacements
2000
as Daniel Bateman
Something's Gotta Give
2003
as Leo
The Break-Up
2006
as Johnny O
Open Season 2
2008
as Reilly (uncredited)
Couples Retreat
2009
as Joey
Wimbledon
2004
as Ron Roth
People Like Us
2012
as Richards
Alien Xmas
2020
as Obie (voice) (uncredited)
Zookeeper
2011
as Jerome the Bear (voice)
Term Life
2016
as Jimmy Lincoln
Rudy
1993
as D-Bob
Swingers
1996
as Mike Peters
Dogtown
1997
as Ezra Good
G-Force
2009
as Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice)
I Love You, Man
2009
as Barry
Love & Sex
2000
as Adam Levy
Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe
2014
as Self
Persons Unknown
1996
as Terry
Hoffa
1992
as Extra
Four Christmases
2008
as Denver McVie
Elf Jukebox
2004
as Self
Speechless
1994
as Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited)
Just Your Luck
1996
as Straker
Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee
2019
as Self
Misery Loves Comedy
2015
as Self
Notes from Underground
1995
as Zerkov
The Wolf Pack
2014
as Self
With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story
2010
as Self
Very Bad Things
1998
as Kyle Fisher
Elf: Film School for Kids
2004
as Self
Elf: That's a Wrap
2004
as Self
Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond
2015
as Self
Folks!
1992
as Chicago Taxi Driver
Elf: How they Made the North Pole
2004
as Self
I Am 'Iron Man'
2008
as Self
Rocky Marciano
1999
as Rocky Marciano
The Big Empty
2003
as John Person
The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland
2025
as Self
Still Swingin’
2005
as Self
Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible
2010
as Self
Made
2001
as Bobby
A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming
2017
as Self
Grandpa's Funeral
1994
as Paul Metsler
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994
as Elmer Rice
Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell
2004
as Self
Disney 100: Remember That
2023
as Self
PCU
1994
as Gutter
Marvel Studios: Building a Cinematic Universe
2012
as Self
Brother's Justice
2010
as Self
The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass
2018
as Self
Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy
2004
as Self
Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland
2006
as Self
Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man
2008
as Self
About Jon Favreau
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 (201… With 118 credits spanning from 1984 to 2025, Jon Favreau has appeared in 73 films and 45 TV shows.
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- The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) — as Manny Riskin
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- Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) — as Happy Hogan
- Deadpool & Wolverine (2024) — as Happy Hogan
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