Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau

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Birthday: 
19 October 1966, Queens, New York City, New York, USA
Birth Name: 
Jonathan Kolia Favreau
Height: 
185 cm
Initially an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business, is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a writer/producer/director.The amiable, husky-framed actor with the tight, crinkly hair was born in Queens, New York on... Show more »
Initially an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business, is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a writer/producer/director.The amiable, husky-framed actor with the tight, crinkly hair was born in Queens, New York on October 19, 1966, the only child of Madeleine, an elementary school teacher, and Charles Favreau, a special education teacher. His father has French-Canadian, German, and Italian ancestry, and his mother was from a Jewish family. He attended the Bronx High School of Science before furthering his studies at Queens College in 1984. Dropping out just credits away from receiving his degree, Jon moved to Chicago where he focused on comedy and performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including the ImprovOlympic and the Improv Institute. He also found a couple of bit parts in films.While there, he earned another bit role in the film, Rudy (1993), and met fellow castmate Vince Vaughn. Their enduring personal friendship would play an instrumental role in furthering both their professional careers within just a few years. Jon broke into TV with a role on the classic series, Seinfeld (1989) (as "Eric the Clown"). After filming rudimentary roles in the movies Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994), Notes from Underground (1995) and Batman Forever (1995), he decided to do some risk taking by writing himself and friend Vaughn into what would become their breakthrough film. Swingers (1996), which he also co-produced, centers on Jon as a luckless, struggling actor type who is emotionally shattered after losing his girlfriend, but is pushed back into the L.A. social scene via the help of cool, worldly, outgoing actor/buddy Vaughn. These two blueprint roles went on to define the character types of both actors on film.In 1997, Jon appeared favorably on several episodes of the popular TV sitcom, Friends (1994), as "Pete Becker", the humdrum but extremely wealthy suitor for Courteney Cox's "Monica" character, and also appeared to fine advantage on the Tracey Takes On... (1996) comedy series. He later took on the biopic mini-movie, Rocky Marciano (1999), portraying the prizefighter himself in a highly challenging dramatic role and received excellent reviews. Other engagingly offbeat "everyman" films roles came Jon's way -- the ex-athlete in the working class film, Dogtown (1997); a soon-to-be groom whose bachelor party goes horribly awry in the comedy thriller Very Bad Things (1998); a newlywed opposite Famke Janssen in Love & Sex (2000); a wild and crazy linebacker in The Replacements (2000); as Ben Affleck's legal partner in Daredevil (2003); and another down-and-out actor in The Big Empty (2003). He wrote and directed himself and Vaughn as two fellow boxers who involve themselves in criminal activity in Made (2001). Both he and Vaughn produced. He also directed the highly popular Will Ferrell comedy, Elf (2003), in which he had a small part.Jon went on to re-team favorably with his friend, Vince Vaughn, who enjoyed a meteoric rise into the comedy star ranks, in such light-weight features as The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008) and Couples Retreat (2009), the last of which he co-wrote with Vaughn. He also made great strides as a producer/director in recent years with the exciting mega-box office action-packed Iron Man (2008), starring Robert Downey Jr. and its sequel, Iron Man 2 (2010).Favreau's marriage to Joya Tillem on November 24, 2000, produced son Max and two daughters, Madeleine and Brighton Rose. Joya is the niece of KGO (AM) lawyer and talk show host, Len Tillem. On the sly, the actor/writer/producer/director enjoys playing on the World Poker Tour. Show less «

Jon Favreau's FILMOGRAPHY

Top Chef - Season 21

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Real Time with Bill Maher - Season 22

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20/20 - Season 47

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The 7PM Project - Season 16

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The Mandalorian - Season 3

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Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Mandalorian - Season 3

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Family Guy - Season 22

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Top Chef - Season 20

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What If - Season 2

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Real Time with Bill Maher - Season 21

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The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 11

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20 20 - Season 46

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Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 11

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Light and Magic - Season 1

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Family Guy - Season 21

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Top Chef - Season 19

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Disney Gallery: Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett - Season 1

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Real Time with Bill Maher - Season 20

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The Tonight Show Fallon - Season 10

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Late Night with Seth Meyers - Season 10

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Spider-Man: No Way Home

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Conan - Season 11

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Family Guy - Season 20

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Jon Favreau'S roles

Manny Riskin
Manny Riskin
Johnny O
Johnny O
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Ron Roth
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Gus Partenza
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Jon Favreau
Happy Hogan
Happy Hogan
Denver
Denver
Carl Casper
Carl Casper
Barry
Barry
Harold Cornish
Harold Cornish
Reilly
Reilly
Foggy Nelson
Foggy Nelson
Mike
Mike
Joey
Joey
Kyle Fisher
Kyle Fisher
Hurley
Hurley
Daniel Bateman
Daniel Bateman
Doctor
Doctor
D-Bob
D-Bob
Jerome the Bear
Jerome the Bear
Pete Becker
Pete Becker
Pre Vizsla
Pre Vizsla
Dr. Tim Carney
Dr. Tim Carney
Mr. Patrick
Mr. Patrick