Jon Favreau

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Jon Favreau at the premiere of his movie The Jungle Book in Sydney 2016

Jonathan "Jon" Favreau (born October 19, 1966 in Queens , New York City ) is an American actor , producer and director .

life and work

Jon Favreau attended the Bronx High School of Science and then Queens College . After graduating, Favreau worked on Wall Street before deciding to make his living as a stand-up comedian in Chicago. There he joined the comedy group ImprovOlympic , which also included Chris Farley and Mike Myers .

He had his first major film role in 1993 in Touchdown - His goal is to win . A year later he starred on the side of Jeremy Piven in the comedy PCU . After filming Mrs. Parker and her vicious circle , Jon Favreau went to Los Angeles. There he wrote the script for Swingers . Released in 1996, the film earned him and director Doug Liman the Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Newcomer . Jon's friend Vince Vaughn also made his breakthrough with Swingers .

After appearances in Deep Impact , Very Bad Things , Daredevil and Heroes from the Second Series , Jon Favreau devoted himself to directing in the following years. In 2001 he made Made with Vince Vaughn . In 2003 he directed the Will Ferrell comedy Buddy and two years later the successor to Jumanji Zathura - An Adventure in Space . On the majority of his films he worked with the film editor Dan Lebental .

He was nominated for an Emmy in 2005 as the producer of Dinner for Five . As an actor, he was in the comedy 2006 The Break-Up ( The Break-Up ) with Vince Vaughn to see. The comic films Iron Man and Iron Man 2 were made under his direction . In both, Favreau played the role of Tony Stark's bodyguard and chauffeur Happy Hogan . The success of both productions laid the foundation for the development of the so-called Marvel Cinematic Universe, which continues to this day . He can also be seen in this role in the third part of the series, although the director was Shane Black . In 2013 he played a supporting role alongside Leonardo DiCaprio in the movie The Wolf of Wall Street . As a director, he was also responsible for several projects at Disney. Most recently, he played a key role in the development of the Star Wars series The Mandalorian as a screenwriter and executive producer , which has been broadcast since November 2019. As an actor, he was seen in other films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

He and his wife have a son (* 2001) and two daughters (* 2003, 2006).

Filmography (selection)

as a director

as a screenwriter

as an actor

as a voice actor

as a producer

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Commons : Jon Favreau  - collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Favreau, Jon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Favreau, Jonathan (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actor, producer and director
DATE OF BIRTH October 19, 1966
PLACE OF BIRTH Queens , New York City