Jon Favreau
Highest Rated: 94% The Jungle Book (2016)
Lowest Rated: 0% Term Life (2016)
Birthday: Oct 19, 1966
Birthplace: Queens, New York, USA
Actor, producer, writer and director Jon Favreau hit unlikely pay dirt when "Swingers" (1996), his low-budget, autobiographical indie about struggling young actors, turned he and co-star/real-life best friend Vince Vaughn into hot property seemingly overnight. Favreau parlayed his rising profile into a number of supporting big-screen roles as cynical side men, but he was more anxious to get behind the camera and direct bigger features. After another indie buddy comedy with Vaughn, mob farce "Made" (2001), Favreau went wide with the holiday hit "Elf" (2003), starring a spandex-clad Will Ferrell. His acclaimed adaptation of the kids book "Zathura: A Space Adventure" (2005) missed the mark with audiences, but his 2008 adaptation of Marvel Comics' "Iron Man" starring Robert Downey, Jr. was one of the most anticipated action films of the year, leading to a return to leading man status for Downey, Jr. and hard-won blockbuster credentials for its highly creative director. Along with continuing with the Marvel Cinematic Universe as a producer and actor (playing Tony Stark's personal assistant Happy Hogan), Favreau found further success as a director through films as varied as the romantic comedy-drama "Chef" (2014) and the CGI blockbusters "The Jungle Book" (2016) and "The Lion King" (2019).
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Filmography
Movies
Credit | |||||
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93% |
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Spider-Man: No Way Home | Happy Hogan (Character) | $814.1M | 2021 |
52% |
|
The Lion King |
Director, Producer |
$543.6M | 2019 |
91% |
|
Spider-Man: Far From Home | Happy Hogan (Character) | $390.9M | 2019 |
94% |
|
Avengers: Endgame |
Happy Hogan (Character), Executive Producer |
$858.4M | 2019 |
69% |
|
Solo: A Star Wars Story | Rio Durant (Voice) | $213.8M | 2018 |
85% |
|
Avengers: Infinity War | Executive Producer | $678.8M | 2018 |
50% |
|
Chef | Writer | $53.6K | 2017 |
92% |
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Spider-Man: Homecoming | Happy Hogan (Character) | $334.4M | 2017 |
0% |
|
Term Life | Jimmy Lincoln (Character) | $13.0K | 2016 |
94% |
|
The Jungle Book |
Director, Producer |
$364.0M | 2016 |
76% |
|
Avengers: Age of Ultron | Executive Producer | $459.0M | 2015 |
87% |
|
Chef |
Carl Casper (Character), Director, Screenwriter, Producer |
$31.2M | 2014 |
80% |
|
The Wolf of Wall Street | Manny Riskin (Character) | $116.9M | 2013 |
79% |
|
Iron Man 3 |
Happy Hogan (Character), Executive Producer |
$409.0M | 2013 |
19% |
|
Identity Thief | Harold Cornish (Character) | $134.5M | 2013 |
53% |
|
People Like Us | Richards (Character) | $12.4M | 2012 |
91% |
|
Marvel's the Avengers | Executive Producer | - | 2012 |
44% |
|
Cowboys & Aliens |
Director, Executive Producer |
$100.2M | 2011 |
14% |
|
Zookeeper | Jerome the Bear (Voice) | $80.4M | 2011 |
0% |
|
Brother's Justice | Self | - | 2010 |
72% |
|
Iron Man 2 |
Happy Hogan (Character), Director, Executive Producer |
$312.1M | 2010 |
10% |
|
Couples Retreat |
Joey (Character), Screenwriter |
$109.2M | 2009 |
22% |
|
G-Force | Hurley (Voice) | $119.4M | 2009 |
83% |
|
I Love You, Man | Barry (Character) | $71.3M | 2009 |
25% |
|
Four Christmases | Denver (Character) | $120.1M | 2008 |
94% |
|
Iron Man |
Happy Hogan (Character), Director, Executive Producer |
$318.3M | 2008 |
49% |
|
Open Season | Reilly (Voice) | - | 2006 |
34% |
|
The Break-Up | Johnny O (Character) | $118.7M | 2006 |
76% |
|
Zathura | Director | $28.0M | 2005 |
61% |
|
Wimbledon | Ron Roth (Character) | $16.8M | 2004 |
67% |
|
The Big Empty | John Person (Character) | - | 2003 |
72% |
|
Something's Gotta Give | Leo (Character) | $124.6M | 2003 |
86% |
|
Elf |
Doctor (Character), Director |
$177.1M | 2003 |
43% |
|
Daredevil | Franklin "Foggy" Nelson (Character) | $102.5M | 2003 |
11% |
|
The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest | Screenwriter | $5.5K | 2002 |
71% |
|
Made |
Bobby (Character), Director, Writer, Producer |
$5.3M | 2001 |
47% |
|
Love & Sex | Adam Levy (Character) | $536.3K | 2000 |
41% |
|
The Replacements | Bateman (Character) | $44.7M | 2000 |
33% |
|
Rocky Marciano | Rocky Marciano (Character) | - | 1999 |
41% |
|
Very Bad Things | Kyle Fisher (Character) | $9.9M | 1998 |
45% |
|
Deep Impact | Dr. Gus Partenza (Character) | $140.4M | 1998 |
No Score Yet |
|
Dogtown | Ezra Good (Character) | - | 1997 |
88% |
|
Swingers |
Mike Peters/ Writer |
$4.5M | 1996 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Just Your Luck | Straker (Character) | - | 1996 |
No Score Yet |
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Notes From Underground | Zerkov (Character) | - | 1995 |
50% |
|
P.C.U. | Gutter (Character) | $4.3M | 1994 |
78% |
|
Rudy | D-Bob (Character) | $20.7M | 1993 |
TV
Credit | ||||
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew | Executive Producer | 2024 |
89% | 79% | What If...? |
Happy Hogan/ Happy Hogan (Voice) |
2021 2023 |
86% | 64% | Star Wars: Ahsoka | Executive Producer | 2023 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian | Host | 2020-2021 2023 |
91% | 96% | Prehistoric Planet | Executive Producer | 2022-2023 |
90% | 78% | The Mandalorian |
Creator, Executive Producer, Director, Screenwriter, Writer |
2019-2020 2023 |
No Score Yet | 36% | Jimmy Kimmel Live! |
Guest, Director |
2008 2011 2013 2016-2017 2019 2023 |
75% | 89% | The Orville |
Executive Producer, Director |
2017 2022 |
No Score Yet | 49% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2017 2020 2022 |
No Score Yet | 70% | Disney Gallery: The Book of Boba Fett |
Executive Producer, Self |
2022 |
66% | 49% | The Book of Boba Fett |
Executive Producer, Creator |
2021-2022 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2020 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Wilmore | Guest | 2020 |
100% | 92% | The Chef Show | Host | 2019-2020 |
79% | 80% | The Shannara Chronicles | Executive Producer | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | 82% | Young Sheldon | Director | 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show | Guest | 2002 2017 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Director's Chair | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 19% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 44% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2016 |
74% | 80% | About a Boy | Executive Producer | 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | 100% | The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Tavis Smiley | Guest | 2014 |
67% | 67% | Revolution |
Executive Producer, Director |
2012-2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Chew | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Colbert Report | Guest | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Spoilers With Kevin Smith | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Lopez Tonight | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009 |
No Score Yet | 85% | Robot Chicken | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2009 |
7% | No Score Yet | In Case of Emergency | Director | 2007 |
89% | 89% | Monk | Dr. Oliver Bloom (Guest Star) | 2006 |
82% | 88% | My Name Is Earl | Mr. Patrick (Guest Star) | 2006 |
No Score Yet | 82% | The King of Queens | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 93% | Rugrats | Mack Granite (Guest Voice) | 2002 |
No Score Yet | 64% | Family Guy | Host of KISS Forum (Guest Voice) | 2002 |
92% | 96% | The Sopranos | Jon Favreau (Guest Star) | 2000 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Dilbert | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2000 |
78% | 93% | Friends | Pete Becker (Guest Star) | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Fallen Angels | Leo (Character) | 1995 |
89% | 92% | Seinfeld | Clown (Guest Star) | 1994 |