Actor
Jon Favreau
- Born: 19 October 1966, Queens, New York, USA
- Estimated net worth: $100 million
Jon Favreau is an American actor, director, and producer known for his versatile roles and significant contributions to film and television. He gained recognition for his performances in 'Swingers' and 'Elf', and for directing the 'Iron Man' series. Favreau's…
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About Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau is an American actor, director, and producer known for his versatile roles and significant contributions to film and television. He gained recognition for his performances in 'Swingers' and 'Elf', and for directing the 'Iron Man' series. Favreau's career is marked by his ability to blend comedy and action, often featuring a distinctive style and engaging storytelling.
- Born
- 19 October 1966, Queens, New York, USA
- Height
- 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
- Spouses
- Jasmin Roccaforte (2000-present)
- Children
- 3 children, including Max Favreau
- Parents
- Charles Favreau, Betsy Lou (née Bair)
- Estimated net worth
- $100 million
Fun facts about Jon Favreau
- Jon Favreau voiced the character of Happy Hogan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, appearing in multiple films.
- He directed the live-action adaptation of 'The Lion King' in 2019, which became one of the highest-grossing films of the year.
Famous Jon Favreau quotes
“You know, it's not about how you feel. It's about how you look.”
“I just like to make movies that I want to see.”
“I'm not a hero. I'm a kid who loves to play.”
Jon Favreau filmography
Cast (129)
| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Disney Worldbuilders Movie | Self | |
| 2026 | Disney+ Insider: The Mandalorian and Grogu - A New Mission Launches at Disneyland Resort Movie | Self - Director, 'The Mandalorian and Grogu' | |
| 2025 | The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland Movie | Self | |
| 2024 | Deadpool & Wolverine Movie | Happy Hogan | 7.6 |
| 2023 | Disney 100: Remember That Movie | Self | 10.0 |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGIC TV | Self | 7.9 |
| 2022 | LIGHT & MAGIC TV | Self - Director | 7.9 |
| 2022 | Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett TV | Self | 6.2 |
| 2021 | The Book of Boba Fett TV | Paz Vizsla (voice) (uncredited) | 7.5 |
| 2021 | Spider-Man: No Way Home Movie | Happy Hogan | 7.9 |
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| Year | Title | Character | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | What If...? TV | Sir Harold 'The Happy' Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2021 | What If...? TV | Happy Hogan / Happy 'The Freak' Hogan (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2021 | What If...? TV | Happy Hogan (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2021 | What If...? TV | Happy Hogan / Zombie Happy (voice) | 8.0 |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Assembled TV | Self (archive footage) | 7.2 |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios Assembled TV | Self | 7.2 |
| 2020 | The Holiday Movies That Made Us TV | Self (archive footage) | 7.2 |
| 2020 | Alien Xmas Movie | Obie (voice) (uncredited) | 6.4 |
| 2020 | Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian TV | Self - Host, Executive Producer & Creator | 7.4 |
| 2019 | Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee Movie | Self | 7.1 |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian TV | Paz Vizsla (voice) | 8.4 |
| 2019 | Spider-Man: Far From Home Movie | Happy Hogan | 7.4 |
| 2019 | The Chef Show TV | Self | 7.5 |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame Movie | Happy Hogan | 8.2 |
| 2018 | Marvel Studios: The First 10 Years - More Than a Hero Movie | Self | |
| 2018 | The Animagic World of Rankin/Bass Movie | Self | |
| 2018 | Solo: A Star Wars Story Movie | Rio Durant (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2018 | The Zen Diaries of Garry Shandling TV | Self | 7.2 |
| 2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming Movie | Happy Hogan | 7.3 |
| 2017 | A Fan's Guide to Spider-Man Homecoming Movie | Self | 7.4 |
| 2016 | Chelsea TV | Self | 5.1 |
| 2016 | Term Life Movie | Jimmy Lincoln | 6.0 |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book Movie | Pygmy Hog (voice) | 6.9 |
| 2016 | Binging with Babish TV | Self - Guest | |
| 2015 | Toy Story at 20: To Infinity and Beyond Movie | Self | 7.2 |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert TV | Self | 6.1 |
| 2015 | IMDb on the Scene TV | Self | 6.5 |
| 2015 | Entourage Movie | Jon Favreau | 6.2 |
| 2015 | Misery Loves Comedy Movie | Self | 6.1 |
| 2014 | The Director's Chair TV | Self | 7.0 |
| 2014 | Chef Movie | Carl Casper | 7.1 |
| 2014 | The Wolf Pack Movie | Self | 7.6 |
| 2014 | Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe Movie | Self | 6.9 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV | Self | 5.8 |
| 2013 | The Wolf of Wall Street Movie | Manny Riskin | 8.0 |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 Movie | Happy Hogan | 6.9 |
| 2013 | Identity Thief Movie | Harold Cornish | 5.9 |
| 2012 | People Like Us Movie | Richards | 6.8 |
| 2012 | John Carter Movie | Thark Bookie | 6.4 |
| 2011 | Zookeeper Movie | Jerome the Bear (voice) | 5.4 |
| 2010 | Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible Movie | Self | 6.7 |
| 2010 | Conan TV | Self | 7.2 |
| 2010 | Brother's Justice Movie | Self | 4.8 |
| 2010 | Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of 'Iron Man 2' Movie | Self | |
| 2010 | With Great Power: The Stan Lee Story Movie | Self | 6.8 |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 Movie | Happy Hogan | 6.9 |
| 2009 | Couples Retreat Movie | Joey | 5.6 |
| 2009 | G-Force Movie | Hurley the Guinea Pig (voice) | 5.5 |
| 2009 | I Love You, Man Movie | Barry | 6.6 |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon TV | Self | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Four Christmases Movie | Denver McVie | 5.8 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV | Pre Vizsla / Warrior Commander (voice) | 8.5 |
| 2008 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV | Pre Vizsla (voice) | 8.5 |
| 2008 | Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man Movie | Self | 5.7 |
| 2008 | Open Season 2 Movie | Reilly (uncredited) | 5.9 |
| 2008 | Iron Man Movie | Hogan | 7.7 |
| 2006 | Open Season Movie | Reilly (voice) | 6.2 |
| 2006 | Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights - Hollywood to the Heartland Movie | Self | 5.4 |
| 2006 | The Break-Up Movie | Johnny O | 5.9 |
| 2005 | Iconoclasts TV | Self | 7.5 |
| 2005 | My Name Is Earl TV | Mr. Patrick | 7.6 |
| 2005 | Robot Chicken TV | Zeus / Race Announcer (voice) | 7.6 |
| 2005 | Still Swingin’ Movie | Self | |
| 2004 | Elf: That's a Wrap Movie | Self | |
| 2004 | Elf Jukebox Movie | Self | |
| 2004 | Elf: Film School for Kids Movie | Self | |
| 2004 | Elf: How they Made the North Pole Movie | Self | |
| 2004 | Elf: Tag Along with Will Ferrell Movie | Self | |
| 2004 | Wimbledon Movie | Ron Roth | 6.2 |
| 2004 | Made Men: The 'GoodFellas' Legacy Movie | Self | 7.7 |
| 2004 | The Celebrity Apprentice TV | Unknown character | 4.9 |
| 2003 | Something's Gotta Give Movie | Leo | 6.6 |
| 2003 | Elf Movie | Doctor / Mr. Narwhal (voice) | 6.7 |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show TV | Self | 5.6 |
| 2003 | The Big Empty Movie | John Person | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill Maher TV | Self | 6.0 |
| 2003 | Daredevil Movie | Franklin Nelson | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self - Guest | 5.3 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Self | 5.3 |
| 2002 | Monk TV | Dr. Oliver Bloom | 7.9 |
| 2002 | HypaSpace TV | Self | 5.0 |
| 2001 | Made Movie | Bobby | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Dinner for Five TV | Unknown character | 8.2 |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV | Crumford Lorax (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command TV | Crumford Lorak (voice) | 6.6 |
| 2000 | The Replacements Movie | Daniel Bateman | 6.7 |
| 2000 | Love & Sex Movie | Adam Levy | 6.2 |
| 1999 | Rocket Power TV | Unknown character | 7.7 |
| 1999 | Rocky Marciano Movie | Rocky Marciano | 5.8 |
| 1999 | The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn TV | Self | 5.3 |
| 1999 | Family Guy TV | Host of KISS Forum (voice) | 7.4 |
| 1999 | Dilbert TV | Holden Callfielder (voice) | 6.8 |
| 1999 | The Sopranos TV | Self | 8.7 |
| 1998 | The King of Queens TV | Sean McGee | 7.2 |
| 1998 | Very Bad Things Movie | Kyle Fisher | 6.3 |
| 1998 | Deep Impact Movie | Gus Partenza | 6.3 |
| 1997 | Dogtown Movie | Ezra Good | 4.0 |
| 1996 | Persons Unknown Movie | Terry | 5.5 |
| 1996 | Just Your Luck Movie | Straker | 4.3 |
| 1996 | Swingers Movie | Mike Peters | 6.8 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show TV | Self | 6.4 |
| 1995 | MADtv TV | Self | 7.1 |
| 1995 | Notes from Underground Movie | Zerkov | 5.0 |
| 1995 | Batman Forever Movie | Assistant | 5.5 |
| 1994 | Speechless Movie | Debate Control Room Operator (uncredited) | 6.0 |
| 1994 | Friends TV | Pete Becker | 8.4 |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope TV | Tim Carney | 7.2 |
| 1994 | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle Movie | Elmer Rice | 5.9 |
| 1994 | PCU Movie | Gutter | 6.1 |
| 1994 | Grandpa's Funeral Movie | Paul Metsler | |
| 1993 | Rudy Movie | D-Bob | 7.4 |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien TV | Self - Guest | 7.3 |
| 1993 | Fallen Angels TV | Leo | 6.6 |
| 1992 | Hoffa Movie | Extra | 6.3 |
| 1992 | The Larry Sanders Show TV | Jon | 7.8 |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno TV | Self | 5.3 |
| 1992 | Folks! Movie | Chicago Taxi Driver | 5.5 |
| 1989 | Seinfeld TV | Eric the Clown | 8.3 |
| 1984 | Jeopardy! TV | Self - Clue Presenter | 6.9 |
Crew (74)
| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | Oswald TV | Creator · Creator | |
| 2027 | Oswald TV | Writer · Writing | |
| 2027 | Oswald TV | Executive Producer · Production | |
| 2026 | Lion TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.3 |
| 2026 | The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie | Director · Directing | 7.5 |
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| Year | Title | Role | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie | Writer · Writing | 7.5 |
| 2026 | The Mandalorian and Grogu Movie | Producer · Production | 7.5 |
| 2025 | Frankenstein Movie | Thanks · Crew | 7.6 |
| 2024 | Star Wars: Skeleton Crew TV | Executive Producer · Production | 6.8 |
| 2024 | Megalopolis Movie | Thanks · Crew | 5.1 |
| 2023 | Ahsoka TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.4 |
| 2022 | Zen - Grogu and Dust Bunnies Movie | Thanks · Crew | 6.0 |
| 2022 | Obi-Wan Kenobi TV | Thanks · Crew | 7.0 |
| 2022 | Prehistoric Planet TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.3 |
| 2021 | The Book of Boba Fett TV | Writer · Writing | 7.5 |
| 2021 | The Book of Boba Fett TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.5 |
| 2021 | The Book of Boba Fett TV | Creator · Creator | 7.5 |
| 2020 | Alien Xmas Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.4 |
| 2020 | Black Is King Movie | Thanks · Crew | 7.1 |
| 2020 | Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.4 |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.4 |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian TV | Creator · Creator | 8.4 |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian TV | Director · Directing | 8.4 |
| 2019 | The Mandalorian TV | Writer · Writing | 8.4 |
| 2019 | The Lion King Movie | Producer · Production | 7.1 |
| 2019 | The Lion King Movie | Director · Directing | 7.1 |
| 2019 | The Chef Show TV | Director · Directing | 7.5 |
| 2019 | The Chef Show TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.5 |
| 2019 | Avengers: Endgame Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 8.2 |
| 2018 | Avengers: Infinity War Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 8.2 |
| 2017 | Chef Movie | Original Story · Writing | 5.5 |
| 2017 | Young Sheldon TV | Director · Directing | 8.0 |
| 2017 | Young Sheldon TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.0 |
| 2017 | The Orville TV | Director · Directing | 7.6 |
| 2017 | The Orville TV | Producer · Production | 7.6 |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book Movie | Producer · Production | 6.9 |
| 2016 | The Jungle Book Movie | Director · Directing | 6.9 |
| 2016 | Grimsby Movie | Thanks · Crew | 6.0 |
| 2016 | The Shannara Chronicles TV | Executive Producer · Production | 7.0 |
| 2015 | Avengers: Age of Ultron Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 7.3 |
| 2014 | Elf: Buddy's Musical Christmas Movie | Original Film Writer · Writing | 5.2 |
| 2014 | Chef Movie | Director · Directing | 7.1 |
| 2014 | Chef Movie | Writer · Writing | 7.1 |
| 2014 | Chef Movie | Producer · Production | 7.1 |
| 2014 | About a Boy TV | Director · Directing | 6.4 |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.9 |
| 2012 | Revolution TV | Executive Producer · Production | 6.4 |
| 2012 | Revolution TV | Director · Directing | 6.4 |
| 2012 | Revolution TV | Co-Executive Producer · Production | 6.4 |
| 2012 | The Avengers Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 8.1 |
| 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 5.7 |
| 2011 | Cowboys & Aliens Movie | Director · Directing | 5.7 |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 Movie | Director · Directing | 6.9 |
| 2010 | Iron Man 2 Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.9 |
| 2009 | Couples Retreat Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 5.6 |
| 2008 | Iron Man Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 7.7 |
| 2008 | Iron Man Movie | Director · Directing | 7.7 |
| 2007 | In Case of Emergency TV | Director · Directing | 9.0 |
| 2005 | Zathura: A Space Adventure Movie | Director · Directing | 6.5 |
| 2005 | Green Street Hooligans Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 7.3 |
| 2005 | The Office TV | Director · Directing | 8.6 |
| 2003 | Elf Movie | Director · Directing | 6.7 |
| 2003 | Elf Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 6.7 |
| 2003 | The Big Empty Movie | Executive Producer · Production | 6.1 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! TV | Director · Directing | 5.3 |
| 2002 | The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 5.9 |
| 2001 | Undeclared TV | Director · Directing | 7.3 |
| 2001 | Made Movie | Producer · Production | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Made Movie | Writer · Writing | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Made Movie | Director · Directing | 5.8 |
| 2001 | Dinner for Five TV | Executive Producer · Production | 8.2 |
| 2001 | Dinner for Five TV | Creator · Creator | 8.2 |
| 1996 | Swingers Movie | Screenplay · Writing | 6.8 |
| 1996 | Swingers Movie | Co-Producer · Production | 6.8 |
Latest releases
- Disney Worldbuilders2026
- Disney+ Insider: The Mandalorian and Grogu - A New Mission Launches at Disneyland Resort2026
- The Happiest Story on Earth: 70 Years of Disneyland2025
- Deadpool & Wolverine2024 / TMDB 7.6
- Disney 100: Remember That2023 / TMDB 10.0
- Spider-Man: No Way Home2021 / TMDB 7.9
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Questions about Jon Favreau
What are Jon Favreau's most successful films?
Jon Favreau's most successful films include 'Iron Man', 'The Jungle Book', and 'Elf'. Each film received critical acclaim and performed exceptionally well at the box office.
Has Jon Favreau won any major awards?
Jon Favreau has received several awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for his work on 'Friends' and nominations for his directorial efforts in various films.
What was Jon Favreau's first film?
Jon Favreau's first film was 'Swingers', released in 1996, which he wrote and starred in. It helped launch his career as a filmmaker.
What is Jon Favreau's role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Jon Favreau plays Happy Hogan, a close friend and bodyguard to Tony Stark, appearing in multiple Marvel films since 'Iron Man' in 2008.
How did Jon Favreau start his career?
Jon Favreau began his career as a stand-up comedian before transitioning to acting and filmmaking, gaining recognition through independent films.
What is Jon Favreau's estimated net worth?
Jon Favreau's estimated net worth is around $100 million, primarily earned through his successful career in film and television.
What notable TV shows has Jon Favreau been involved in?
Jon Favreau has been involved in several notable TV shows, including 'Friends' as a writer and director, and 'The Mandalorian' as a creator and executive producer.
What genre does Jon Favreau typically work in?
Jon Favreau typically works in comedy and action genres, often blending elements of both in his films, showcasing his unique storytelling style.