Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ˈfævroʊ/ FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) is an American filmmaker and actor. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), 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 for and/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 & 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–present), 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 the upcoming 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon Favreau, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Friends
as Pete Becker
Episodes: 6
First Aired: Sep 22, 1994
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Pre Vizsla (voice)
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Oct 03, 2008
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Crumford Lorak (voice)
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
Seinfeld
as Eric the Clown
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 05, 1989
Monk
as Dr. Oliver Bloom
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 12, 2002
My Name Is Earl
as Mr. Patrick
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 2005
The King of Queens
as Sean McGee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 21, 1998
What If...?
as Happy Hogan / Zombie Happy (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
What If...?
as Happy Hogan (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
The Book of Boba Fett
as Paz Vizsla (voice) (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 29, 2021
What If...?
as Happy Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
What If...?
as Sir Harold 'The Happy' Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 11, 2021
Robot Chicken
as Zeus / Race Announcer (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 20, 2005
Buzz Lightyear of Star Command
as Crumford Lorax (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 2000
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
as Pre Vizsla / Warrior Commander (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 03, 2008
Fallen Angels
as Leo
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 01, 1993
Dilbert
as Holden Callfielder (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 25, 1999
The Mandalorian
as Paz Vizsla (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 12, 2019
Dinner for Five
Episodes: 50
First Aired: Jul 06, 2001
The Chef Show
as Self
Episodes: 25
First Aired: Jun 07, 2019
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
as Self - Host, Executive Producer & Creator
Episodes: 11
First Aired: May 04, 2020
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Mar 30, 1999
The Daily Show
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 22, 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Chicago Hope
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 18, 1994
The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling
as Self
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 26, 2018
Family Guy
as Host of KISS Forum (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 31, 1999
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Rocket Power
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 16, 1999
HypaSpace
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 13, 2002
The Celebrity Apprentice
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 08, 2004
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2021
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 01, 2020
MADtv
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1995
Iconoclasts
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 17, 2005
The Director's Chair
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 10, 2014
The Sopranos
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 10, 1999
Marvel Studios Assembled
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 12, 2021
Chelsea
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 11, 2016
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: May 04, 2022
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 21, 2003
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 02, 2009
IMDb on the Scene
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 10, 2015
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
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