Editing Jon Favreau (section)

{{short description|American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)}}
{{About|the actor and filmmaker|the speechwriter and podcaster|Jon Favreau (speechwriter)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Jon Favreau
| image              = Jon Favreau 2016.jpeg
| caption            = Favreau in 2016
| birth_name         = Jonathan Kolia Favreau
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|19}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|filmmaker}} <!--Do ''not'' inflate this by changing/adding additional occupations-->
| works              = [[Jon Favreau filmography|Full list]]
| years_active       = 1988–present
| spouse             = {{Marriage|Joya Tillem|November 24, 2000}}
| children           = 3
| website            = 
}}
'''Jonathan Kolia Favreau''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|æ|v|r|oʊ}} {{respell|FAV|roh}}; born October 19, 1966)<ref name="EW.com">{{Cite magazine |title=George Lucas visits set of 'Star Wars' live-action series 'The Mandalorian' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/20/star-wars-the-mandalorian-george-lucas/ |access-date=2020-10-30 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''[[Rudy (film)|Rudy]]'' (1993), ''[[PCU (film)|PCU]]'' (1994), ''[[Swingers (1996 film)|Swingers]]'' (1996), ''[[Very Bad Things]]'' (1998), ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' (1998), ''[[The Replacements (film)|The Replacements]]'' (2000), ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' (2003), ''[[The Break-Up]]'' (2006), ''[[Four Christmases]]'' (2008), ''[[Couples Retreat]]'' (2009), ''[[I Love You, Man]]'' (2009), ''[[People Like Us (2012 film)|People Like Us]]'' (2012), ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013), and ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]'' (2014).

As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. He directed, produced, and appeared as [[Happy Hogan (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Happy Hogan]] in the films ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|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 film)|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 (film)|Elf]]'' (2003), ''[[Zathura: A Space Adventure]]'' (2005), ''[[Cowboys & Aliens]]'' (2011), ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]'' (2014), ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (2016), ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019), and ''[[The Mandalorian and 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]]'' (2019–2023), 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 (TV series)|Ahsoka]]'', and ''[[Star Wars: Skeleton Crew|Skeleton Crew]]''. He produces films under his production company banner, [[Fairview Portals|Fairview Entertainment]], and also presented the variety series ''[[Dinner for Five]]'' and the cooking series ''[[The Chef Show]]''.