Editing Jon Favreau (section)

=== 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 (film)|Rudy]]'' (1993).<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hayes|first1=Britt|title=See the Cast of 'Rudy' Then and Now|url=https://screencrush.com/rudy-then-and-now/|website=ScreenCrush|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=June 4, 2013}}</ref> Favreau met [[Vince Vaughn]] – who played a small role in this film – during shooting. The next year, he appeared in the college film ''[[PCU (film)|PCU]]'' alongside [[Jeremy Piven]], and the 1994 episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' titled "[[The Fire (Seinfeld episode)|The Fire]]" as Eric the Clown.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Rothman|first1=Michael|title=On 'Seinfeld's' 25th Anniversary: 25 Actors You Forgot Were on the Show|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/seinfelds-25th-anniversary-25-actors-forgot-show/story?id=24417499|website=[[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=July 5, 2014}}</ref>

Favreau then moved to Los Angeles, where he made his breakthrough in 1996 as an actor-screenwriter with the film ''[[Swingers (1996 film)|Swingers]]'', which was also Vaughn's breakthrough role as the character Trent Walker, a [[foil (literature)|foil]] to Favreau's heartbroken Mike Peters.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Buchanan|first1=Kyle|title=Nostalgia Fact-Check: How Does Swingers Hold Up?|url=https://www.vulture.com/2011/08/nostalgia_fact_check_swingers.html|website=Vulture|publisher=[[New York (magazine)|New York]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=August 17, 2011}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Dockterman|first1=Eliana|title=8 Actors Who Got Their Start on Friends|url=https://time.com/3641206/friends-netflix-actors/|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=December 29, 2014}}</ref> Favreau made appearances in the sketch-comedy series, ''[[Tracey Takes On...]]'' in both 1996 and 1997.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/tracey-takes-on/cast/|title=Tracey Takes On...|work=TV.com|access-date=July 28, 2016|archive-date=May 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200531085538/http://www.tv.com/shows/tracey-takes-on/cast/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Favreau landed the role of Gus Partenza in ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' (1998), and that same year rejoined Piven in ''[[Very Bad Things]]'' (1998).<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Travers|first1=Peter|title=Very Bad Things|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/very-bad-things-19981125|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=November 25, 1998|archive-date=June 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609150800/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-reviews/very-bad-things-100569/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1999, he starred in the television film ''[[Rocky Marciano (film)|Rocky Marciano]]'', based on the life of world heavyweight champion, [[Rocky Marciano]].<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Angulo|first1=Sandra P.|title=Jon Favreau takes a swing at Rocky Marciano|url=https://www.ew.com/article/1999/05/14/jon-favreau-takes-swing-rocky-marciano|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=May 14, 1999}}</ref> He later appeared in ''[[Love & Sex]]'' (2000), co-starring [[Famke Janssen]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Costa|first1=Maddy|title=Lots more Mr Nice Guy|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/sep/22/culture.features1|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=September 22, 2000}}</ref> Favreau appeared in 2000's ''[[The Replacements (film)|The Replacements]]'' as maniacal linebacker Daniel Bateman, and that same year he played himself in ''[[The Sopranos]]'' episode [[D-Girl (The Sopranos)|"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.<ref>{{cite magazine|last1=Sauter|first1=Michael|title=The Replacements|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2000/12/01/replacements|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=December 1, 2000|archive-date=August 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809112245/http://www.ew.com/article/2000/12/01/replacements|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=VanDerWerff|first1=Todd|title=''The Sopranos'': "D-Girl"/"Full Leather Jacket"|url=https://www.avclub.com/the-sopranos-d-girl-full-leather-jacket-1798165680|website=[[The A.V. Club]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=August 11, 2010}}</ref>