Jon Favreau

Jonathan Kolia Favreau was born in Flushing, Queens, New York, on October 19, 1966, the only child of Madeleine, an elementary school teacher who died of leukemia in 1979, and Charles Favreau, a special education teacher.Jewel, Dan (November 25, 1996).[https://people.com/archive/swing-and-a-hit-vol-46-no-22/ "Swing and a Hit"]. People. vol. 46, #22. His mother was Ashkenazi JewishArchived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/QGgiW6glZJ4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20121216181734/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGgiW6glZJ4&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGgiW6glZJ4|title=WTF – Jon Favreau talks heritage & pronunciation.|last=Marc Maron|date=December 14, 2012|via=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|last=Bloom|first=Nate|title=Jewish Stars |publisher=Cleveland Jewish News|date=November 28, 2008|url=https://www.clevelandjewishnews.com/archives/jewish-stars/article_08486291-7614-594a-a3fe-a672e06afb3f.html}}{{cite web|first=Vered|last=Weiss|url=http://jewishbusinessnews.com/2015/02/01/jon-favreau-serves-up-warm-feel-good-comedy-chef-on-netflix/|title=Jon Favreau Serves Up Warm, Feel Good Comedy, "Chef" On Netflix|work=Jewish Business News|date=February 1, 2015|access-date=May 8, 2018}} and his father is a Catholic of Italian and French-Canadian ancestry.Ryan, James (October 13, 1996). [https://www.nytimes.com/1996/10/13/movies/a-hollywood-scene-he-knows-too-well.html?pagewanted=all "A Hollywood Scene He Knows Too Well"]. The New York Times.Pfefferman, Naomi (December 26, 2003). [http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/8906/ "A Gift From Santa's Jewish Helpers"]. JewishJournal.com.{{cite news |title=Jon Favreau's 'Swingers' – It's a Guy Thing |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1996/10/20/PK57801.DTL&type=printable |newspaper=The San Francisco Chronicle |first=Peter |last=Stack |date=October 18, 1996}} Favreau dropped out of Hebrew school to pursue acting. However, following his mother's death, both sides of his family worked to ensure he had a bar mitzvah ceremony.[http://blogs.forward.com/the-arty-semite/140685/ "The Arty Semite"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111025025552/http://blogs.forward.com/the-arty-semite/140685/ |date=October 25, 2011 }}. Forward.com blog.

Favreau graduated from The Bronx High School of Science, a school for gifted students, in 1984{{cite web |title= Jon Favreau ('84) Succeeds Again With Cowboys & Aliens |first= Ben |last= Austin |work= The Bronx High School of Science Alumni Association & Endowment Fund |date= August 5, 2011 |url= http://alumni.bxscience.edu/news/70111/Jon-Favreau-84-Succeeds-Again-With-Cowboys--Aliens.htm |access-date= January 11, 2014 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170827085625/http://alumni.bxscience.edu/news/70111/Jon-Favreau-84-Succeeds-Again-With-Cowboys--Aliens.htm |archive-date= August 27, 2017 |url-status=dead}} and attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987,{{cite web |title= Lighting Up the Arts: Extraordinary Queens College Alumni Who Have Gone on to Successful Careers in the Arts |work= Q Magazine |publisher= Queens College |date= Fall 2006 |first= Bob |last= Suter |url= http://www.qc.cuny.edu/communications/qmag/Documents/QMagFall06.pdf |access-date= January 11, 2014 |archive-date= May 31, 2020 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20200531085534/https://www.qc.cuny.edu/communications/qmag/Documents/QMagFall06.pdf |url-status= dead}} before dropping out. His friend from college, Mitchell Pollack, has said that Favreau went by the nickname "Johnny Hack" because of his abilities in the game Hacky Sack.Bowles, Scott (May 7, 2010). [https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-05-07-favreau07_CV_N.htm "Favreau's a Comic-Book Hero"']. USA Today. pp. 1D-2D. He briefly worked for Bear Stearns on Wall Street before returning to Queens College for a semester in early 1988. He dropped out of college for good (a few credits shy of completing his degree), and moved to Chicago in the summer of 1988 to pursue a career in comedy.[http://www.biography.com/people/jon-favreau-21228673#synopsis "Jon Favreau"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926220057/http://www.biography.com/people/jon-favreau-21228673#synopsis |date=September 26, 2016}} Retrieved August 10, 2015 He performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including the ImprovOlympic and the Improv Institute.{{cite web|last1=Gillette|first1=Amelie|title=Jon Favreau|url=https://www.avclub.com/article/jon-favreau-13975|website=The A.V. Club|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=March 7, 2006}}

While in Chicago, Favreau landed his first film role alongside Sean Astin as tutor D-Bob in the sleeper hit Rudy (1993).{{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}} Favreau met Vince Vaughn – who played a small role in this film – during shooting. The next year, he appeared in the college film PCU alongside Jeremy Piven, and the 1994 episode of Seinfeld titled "The Fire" as Eric the Clown.{{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|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=July 5, 2014}}

Favreau then moved to Los Angeles, where he made his breakthrough in 1996 as an actor-screenwriter with the film Swingers, which was also Vaughn's breakthrough role as the character Trent Walker, a foil to Favreau's heartbroken Mike Peters.{{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|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=August 17, 2011}} 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.{{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|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=December 29, 2014}} Favreau made appearances in the sketch-comedy series, Tracey Takes On... in both 1996 and 1997.{{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}}

Favreau landed the role of Gus Partenza in Deep Impact (1998), and that same year rejoined Piven in Very Bad Things (1998).{{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}} In 1999, he starred in the television film Rocky Marciano, based on the life of world heavyweight champion, Rocky Marciano.{{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}} He later appeared in Love & Sex (2000), co-starring Famke Janssen.{{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}} Favreau appeared in 2000's The Replacements as maniacal linebacker Daniel Bateman, and that same year he played himself in The Sopranos episode "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.{{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}}{{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}}

File: Jon Favreau-2008.jpg photocall in Mexico City in 2008]]

In 2001, he made his film directorial debut with another self-penned screenplay, Made.{{cite web|last1=Giroux|first1=Jack|title=How Jon Favreau Made Chef His Own Flavor of Ice Cream|url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/features/interview-jon-favreau-chef.php|website=Film School Rejects|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=May 12, 2014|archive-date=March 15, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160315091838/http://filmschoolrejects.com/features/interview-jon-favreau-chef.php|url-status=dead}} Made once again teamed him up with his Swingers co-star Vince Vaughn. Favreau also starred in a TV series called Dinner for Five, which aired on the cable TV channel IFC from 2001 to 2005.

He was a guest-director for an episode of the college dramedy Undeclared in 2001, and Favreau got some screen time as lawyer Foggy Nelson in the 2003 movie Daredevil (2003) (considerably more in the director's cut version).{{cite web|last1=Ng|first1=Philiana|title='Undeclared' Creator Judd Apatow: It Was a Weird Moment for Comedy|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/undeclared-creator-judd-apatow-was-167092|website=The Hollywood Reporter|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=March 13, 2011}}{{cite web|first=Dave |last=McNary |date=February 22, 2002 |url=https://variety.com/2002/film/news/daredevil-has-partner-in-favreau-1117860914/ |title=Daredevil has partner in Favreau |work=Variety |access-date=May 4, 2020}} He also starred in The Big Empty (2003), directed by Steve Anderson. His character was John Person, an out of work actor given a strange mission to deliver a blue suitcase to a man named Cowboy in the desert.{{cite web|title=The Big Empty (2003)|url=https://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/296451/The-Big-Empty/overview|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719173110/http://www.nytimes.com/movies/movie/296451/The-Big-Empty/overview|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 19, 2014|department=Movies & TV Dept.|work=The New York Times|author=Mark Deming|date=2014|access-date=March 14, 2016}} Favreau is credited as a screenwriter for the 2002 film The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest.

He scored his first financial success as a director of the hit comedy Elf (2003) starring Will Ferrell, Zooey Deschanel, James Caan, and Peter Dinklage. Also in 2003, Favreau had a small part in Something's Gotta Give (a film starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson); Favreau played Leo, Harry Sanborn's (Nicholson) personal assistant, who visited Harry in the hospital.{{cite web|last1=Foundas|first1=Scott|title=Review: Something's Gotta Give|url=https://variety.com/2003/film/awards/something-s-gotta-give-2-1200537620/|website=Variety|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=December 4, 2003}} In 2005, Favreau directed the film adaptation of the children's book Zathura. It received positive reviews, but was not commercially successful.{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/movie/zathura-a-space-adventure |title=Zathura: A Space Adventure Reviews |work=Metacritic |publisher=CBS Interactive |access-date=September 9, 2020}}{{cite web |title=Zathura (2005) – Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Zathura#tab=summary |website=The Numbers}} Favreau continued to make regular appearances in film and television. He reunited with friend Vaughn in the romantic comedy The Break-Up and appeared in My Name Is Earl as a reprehensible fast food manager. Favreau also made a guest appearance in Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show.{{cite web |magazine=TV Guide|url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/vince-vaughns-wild-west-comedy-show-30-days-30-nights-hollywood-to-the-heartland/cast/292369/ |title=Vince Vaughn's Wild West Comedy Show: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood To The Heartland}}

Also in 2005, Favreau appeared as a guest judge and executive representative of Sony Corporation in week five of the NBC business-focused primetime reality TV show, The Apprentice. He was called upon to judge the efforts of the show's two teams of contestants, who were assigned the task of designing and building a float to publicize his 2005 Sony Pictures movie, Zathura: A Space Adventure.{{cite episode |date=January 1, 2000 |title=Lost in Space |series=The Apprentice |series-link=The Apprentice (American TV series) |season=4 |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0514036/ |via=IMDb}}

On April 28, 2006, it was announced that Favreau was signed to direct the long-awaited Iron Man movie.{{cite web|last=Kit |first=Borys |title=Marvel Studios outlines slew of superhero titles |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=April 28, 2006 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002424612 |access-date=April 29, 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060513153058/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr/film/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1002424612 |archive-date=May 13, 2006}} Released on May 2, 2008, the film was a huge critical{{cite web|last=Yamato |first=Jen |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/iron_man/news/1725305/iron_man_is_the_best_reviewed_movie_of_2008 |title=Iron Man Is the Best-Reviewed Movie of 2008! |publisher=Rotten Tomatoes |date=May 1, 2008 |access-date=August 16, 2010}} and commercial{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ironman.htm |title=Iron Man (2008) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 16, 2010}} success, solidifying Favreau's reputation as a director.{{cite news|url=http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/culturebox/2016/04/assessment_of_jon_favreau_s_directing_career_from_iron_man_to_chef_to_jungle.html|title=The Favreauteur Theory |last=Adams |first=Sam |website=Slate |date=April 14, 2016 |access-date=February 6, 2021}} In 2022, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". It is one of three superhero movies to achieve this honor alongside Richard Donner's Superman and Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight. Iron Man was the first Marvel-produced movie under their alliance with Paramount, and Favreau served as the director and an executive producer. During early scenes in Iron Man, Favreau appears as Tony Stark's driver, Happy Hogan. He wrote two issues of a planned mini-series for Marvel Knights titled Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas, that debuted in September 2008 before being canceled in November 2008.{{cite web|url=http://movies.about.com/od/ironman/a/ironmanjf072807_2.htm|title=Behind the Scenes of Iron Man with Director Jon Favreau|access-date=December 26, 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170424012454/http://movies.about.com/od/ironman/a/ironmanjf072807_2.htm|archive-date=April 24, 2017|url-status=dead}} Favreau also directed and executive produced the film's sequel, Iron Man 2.{{cite news|first=Nikki |last=Finke |date=July 9, 2008 |title=So What Was All The Fuss About? Marvel Locks in Jon Favreau For Iron Man 2 |url=https://deadline.com/2008/07/marvel-locks-in-jon-favreau-for-iron-man-2-6265/ |website=Deadline Hollywood |access-date=August 3, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120826032407/http://www.deadline.com/2008/07/marvel-locks-in-jon-favreau-for-iron-man-2/ |archive-date=August 26, 2012 |url-status=live}} Favreau said in December 2010 that he would not direct Iron Man 3 but remain an executive producer.{{cite web|url=https://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2010/12/jon_favreau_iron_man_3.html |title=Jon Favreau Won't Direct Iron Man 3 |last=Brodesser-Akner |first=Claude |at=Vulture (column) |work=New York |date=December 14, 2010 |access-date=February 6, 2021}}

File:Favreau.png after press junket interview for I Love You, Man at SXSW 2009]]

Favreau was the third director attached to John Carter, the film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' swashbuckling space hero. While he did not ultimately direct it, he did appear in a cameo in the film, as a bookie.

In 2008, he played Denver, a bully-type bigger brother to Vaughn in Four Christmases. Favreau co-starred in 2009's Couples Retreat, a comedy chronicling four couples who partake in therapy sessions at a tropical island resort, which he wrote. The film saw him co-star with Vaughn again, while Kristin Davis played his wife.{{cite web|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120703021127/http://www.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Kristen-Bell-Kristin-26563.aspx |url=http://www.tvguide.com/Movie-News/Kristen-Bell-Kristin-26563.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 July 2012 |title=Trio of Ladies Going on Couples Retreat |last=Eng |first=Joyce |work=TV Guide |date=October 15, 2008}} He voices the character Pre Vizsla, the leader of the Mandalorian Death Watch, in the animated series, Star Wars: The Clone Wars.{{cite news|url=http://whatculture.com/tv/10-actors-didnt-realise-star-wars-clone-wars?page=6|title=10 Actors You Didn't Realise Were in Star Wars: The Clone Wars|website=What Culture|author=Joseph|date=February 27, 2014}} In September 2009, he signed up to direct Cowboys & Aliens based on the graphic novel of the same name created by Scott Mitchell Rosenberg.{{cite journal |last=Fleming |first=Michael |url=https://variety.com/2009/film/markets-festivals/jon-favreau-roped-into-aliens-1118008003/ |title=Jon Favreau roped into Aliens |journal=Variety |date=September 1, 2009}} The science fiction Western film was released in 2011, starring Daniel Craig and Harrison Ford, and is considered to be a financial disappointment, taking $174.8 million in box office receipts on a $163 million budget and received mixed reviews, with critics generally praising its acting while criticizing other aspects.

In 2012, Favreau directed the pilot for the NBC show, Revolution, and served as one of the show's executive producers, alongside J. J. Abrams.{{cite news|url=https://collider.com/jon-favreau-revolution/|title=Jon Favreau to Direct NBC Pilot Revolution; J. J. Abrams, Eric Kripke, and Bryan Burk Producing|author=Bettinger, Brendan|website=Collider|date=February 8, 2012}} In 2013, Favreau directed an episode (Season 9, Episode 16) of NBC's The Office.{{Citation|last=Favreau|first=Jon|title=Moving On|date=2013-02-14|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2572740/|series=The Office|access-date=2021-12-31}} That same year he filmed a pilot for a TV series based on the novel About a Boy, but set in San Francisco.{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/NBC-Pilot-Filmed-in-San-Francisco--200527081.html |title=NBC Pilot Filmed in San Francisco |publisher=Nbcbayarea.com |date=March 28, 2013 |access-date=July 19, 2014}} He also directed the Destiny trailer "The Law of the Jungle".

In 2014, Favreau wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in Chef. Favreau played a chef who, after a public altercation with a food critic, quits his job at a popular Los Angeles restaurant to operate a food truck with his young son. It co-stars Sofía Vergara, John Leguizamo, Scarlett Johansson, Oliver Platt, Bobby Cannavale and Dustin Hoffman, along with Robert Downey Jr. in a cameo role. Favreau wrote the script after directing several big-budget films, wanting to go "back to basics" and to create a film about cooking. It was well received by critics, who praised the direction, music, writing, story, and performances grossing $45 million against a production budget of $11 million.{{citation needed|date=February 2021}}

Favreau directed and produced the live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book, for Walt Disney Pictures, which was released on April 15, 2016, to critical and commercial acclaim.{{cite news|title=Disney Sets Release Dates for Alice in Wonderland 2 and The Jungle Book|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=111720|access-date=March 16, 2014|newspaper=comingsoon.net|archive-date=March 31, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140331021514/http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=111720|url-status=dead}} That same year, it was reported that Favreau would direct a CGI adaptation of Disney's The Lion King,{{cite web|url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/disney-jon-favreau-the-lion-king/|title=Disney and Jon Favreau Joining Forces on "The Lion King" – The Walt Disney Company|date=September 28, 2016|publisher=The Walt Disney Company}}{{cite tweet|user=Jon_Favreau|author=Jon Favreau|number=781118520318828550|date=September 28, 2016|title=Excited for my next project 🦁👑}} marking his first time directing a musical. Donald Glover voiced Simba,{{cite tweet|user=Jon_Favreau|author=Jon Favreau|number=832747544450998274|date=February 18, 2017|title=I just can't wait to be king. #Simba}} and James Earl Jones reprised his role as Mufasa from the original film.{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1626449/the-lion-king-remake-has-found-its-simba|title=The Lion King Remake Has Found Its Simba – CINEMABLEND|date=February 18, 2017}} The film was released in July 2019. On July 29, The Lion King surpassed The Jungle Book to become Favreau's highest-grossing film as director, while also surpassing the original film.{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnet.com/news/the-lion-king-remake-has-already-beaten-the-original-lion-king-at-the-box-office/|title=The Lion King remake has already beaten the original Lion King at the box office|first=Daniel|last=Van Boom|date=July 29, 2019|access-date=July 30, 2019|website=cnet.com}} Simultaneous with his directorial projects, he worked as a consultant on 24 episodes of The Orville from 2017 to 2019.{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269463/|title=Jon Favreau|website=IMDb|access-date=July 30, 2019}}

He returned as Happy Hogan in the film Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), and co-executive produced Avengers: Infinity War (2018). Favreau filmed a scene for Avengers: Infinity War, but was cut, ending up on the Blu-Ray release. In 2017, Favreau directed the pilot episode of CBS' Young Sheldon.{{cite web|title="Young Sheldon" Pilot (TV Episode 2017)|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6719334/?ref_=ttep_ep1 |access-date=February 28, 2019|website=IMDb|date = September 25, 2017}} On March 8, 2018, Lucasfilm announced that Favreau would executive produce and write a live-action Star Wars television series, titled The Mandalorian, for Disney+.{{cite web|url=https://www.starwars.com/news/jon-favreau-to-executive-produce-write-live-action-star-wars-series|title=Jon Favreau to Executive Produce and Write Live-Action Star Wars Series - StarWars.com}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/08/arts/television/jon-favreau-live-action-star-wars-disney.html|title=Jon Favreau to Pen Live-Action 'Star Wars' Streaming Series|last=Barnes|first=Brooks|date=March 8, 2018|work=The New York Times|access-date=March 8, 2018|issn=0362-4331}} The series premiered on November 12, 2019, alongside the streaming service and was co-produced by Favreau's production company Golem Creations. Jon Favreau also lent his voice to the character of Paz Vizsla, who was portrayed by Tait Fletcher.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/mandalorian-paz-vizla-actor-tait-fletcher/|title=The Mandalorian: Who Plays Paz Vizla (Under The Armor)|website=Screen Rant |date=January 3, 2020}}

During that same year, Favreau appeared in Solo: A Star Wars Story voicing Rio Durant, "a very cool and important alien character" and member of Beckett's crew.{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/han-solo-movie-cast-jon-favreau/|title='Solo: A Star Wars Story': Jon Favreau to Voice an "Important Alien Character"|date=February 14, 2018|website=Collider.com}} In the 2019 film Avengers: Endgame, Favreau reprised his role as Happy Hogan in a cameo near the end of the film. The film, directed by the Russo brothers,{{cite web|url=http://www.cbr.com/avengers-4-pepper-potts-set-photo/|title=Avengers 4 Set Photos Capture Iron Man Character's Return|last=Damore|first=Meagan|publisher=Comic Book Resources|date=August 22, 2017|access-date=August 22, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170823120645/http://www.cbr.com/avengers-4-pepper-potts-set-photo/|archive-date=August 23, 2017|url-status=live}} was executive-produced by Favreau.{{cite web|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/movies/the-avengers/news/a790980/the-jungle-book-director-jon-favreau-is-going-back-to-marvel/|title=The Jungle Book's Jon Favreau IS going back to Marvel|website=Digital Spy|date=April 18, 2016}} Avengers: Endgame was released on April 26, 2019. In 2019, Favreau also appeared in the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, Spider-Man: Far From Home.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/spider-man-far-from-home-release-date/|title=Spider-Man: Far From Home Release Date Moves Up 3 Days|website=Screen Rant|last=Schaefer|first=Sandy|date=April 17, 2019|access-date=April 17, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190417193810/https://screenrant.com/spider-man-far-from-home-release-date/|archive-date=April 17, 2019|url-status=live}}

In May of the same year, it was also announced that Favreau would co-host and executive produce a cooking show for Netflix along with co-host Roy Choi, called The Chef Show. It premiered in June 2019.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/the-chef-show-netflix-chef-movie-jon-favreau-roy-choi-1202618056|title='The Chef Show' Reunites 'Chef' Film Friends Jon Favreau & Roy Choi On Netflix – Watch The Trailer|last1=Haring|first1=Bruce|date=May 19, 2019|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=May 19, 2019}} In December 2021 and July 2024, Favreau reprised his role as Happy Hogan in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Deadpool & Wolverine. In May 2022, Favreau produced the documentary series Prehistoric Planet alongside the BBC Studios Natural History Unit for Apple TV+.{{Cite web |last=White |first=Peter |date=May 8, 2019 |title='The Jungle Book' Director Jon Favreau Teams With BBC Studios' NHU To Produce Doc Series 'Prehistoric Planet' For Apple |url=https://deadline.com/2019/05/jon-favreau-prehistoric-planet-apple-1202609696/ |access-date=May 8, 2019 |website=Deadline}}

In January 2024, Lucasfilm announced that a feature film titled The Mandalorian and Grogu was in active development, with Favreau directing, writing, and co-producing alongside Kathleen Kennedy and Dave Filoni.{{Cite web |last1=Couch |first1=Aaron |last2=Kit |first2=Borys |date=January 9, 2024 |title='Star Wars': Mandalorian Movie A Go with Jon Favreau Directing |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-mandalorian-movie-a-go-with-jon-favreau-1235783010/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240109171751/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/star-wars-mandalorian-movie-a-go-with-jon-favreau-1235783010/ |archive-date=January 9, 2024 |access-date=January 9, 2024 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}} The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on May 22, 2026.{{Cite web|date=April 5, 2024|last=D'Alessandro|first=Anthony|url=https://deadline.com/2024/04/mandalorian-grogu-moana-live-action-toy-story-5-disney-2026-release-dates-1235876948/|title='Mandalorian & Grogu', 'Moana' Live Action & 'Toy Story 5' Stake Out 2026 Release Dates|access-date=August 12, 2024|website=Deadline Hollywood}}

In March 2025, it was reported that Favreau is developing a live-action animation hybrid series based on Oswald The Lucky Rabbit for Disney+ as writer and producer.{{cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 7, 2025|title=Oswald The Lucky Rabbit TV Series From Jon Favreau In Works At Disney+|url=https://deadline.com/2025/03/oswald-the-lucky-rabbit-tv-series-jon-favreau-disney-plus-1236313975/|access-date=March 7, 2025|website=Deadline Hollywood}}

Favreau has a chapter giving advice in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans.

In 1997, Favreau was working on a Miramax project The Marshal of Revelation, an offbeat Western featuring "a Hasidic Jewish gunslinger."{{cite magazine|author=Roman, Monica|url=https://variety.com/1997/scene/vpage/arthouse-haunted-house-buoy-miramax-1117434179/|title=Arthouse, haunted house buoy Miramax|magazine=Variety|date=January 8, 1997|access-date=January 24, 2025}}

A motion-captured animated film titled Neanderthals{{cite news |last=Adler |first=Shawn |url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/01/09/jon-favreau-gets-animated-for-neanderthals/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080110173320/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2008/01/09/jon-favreau-gets-animated-for-neanderthals/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 10, 2008 |title=Jon Favreau Gets Animated For 'Neanderthals' |publisher=MTV |date=January 9, 2008 |access-date=August 1, 2011}} was in development at Sony Pictures Animation in the mid-2000s that Favreau would have written and produced, but the project was cancelled sometime in 2008{{cite web |last=Serrano |first=Armand |url=http://armandserrano.blogspot.com/2010/04/prehistoric.html |title=Neanderthals |work=Armand Serrano Blog |date=April 19, 2010 |access-date=August 1, 2011}} after four years in development.

In November 2010, it was reported that Favreau would direct a film titled Magic Kingdom, based on The Walt Disney Company's theme park of the same name.{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2010/film/news/jon-favreau-enters-disney-s-magic-kingdom-1118027299/|title=Jon Favreau enters Disney's 'Magic Kingdom'|first=Marc|last=Graser|date=November 11, 2010}} In July 2012, Favreau reported that he was officially working on the film.{{cite web|url=http://www.craveonline.com/site/192815-pixar-is-helping-with-jon-favreaus-magic-kingdom|title=Pixar is Helping with Jon Favreau's 'Magic Kingdom' – CraveOnline|date=July 25, 2012}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/Jon-Favreau-Still-Making-Magic-Kingdom-Disney-Here-What-He-Says-122887.html|title=Is Jon Favreau Still Making Magic Kingdom At Disney? Here's What He Says – CINEMABLEND|date=April 5, 2016}} In 2014, he stated that he still had interest in the project, and that he could direct it after finishing filming The Jungle Book (2016).{{cite web|url=https://www.slashfilm.com/magic-kingdom-jon-favreau-update/|title=Jon Favreau Still Wants To Do 'Magic Kingdom'; Could Be After 'Jungle Book' – /Film|date=March 10, 2014}}

In October 2012, Favreau was attached to direct the racing film Battle for Bonneville about the story of Art and Walt Arfons, with Ryan Reynolds set to star as one of the leads. New Regency was in negotiations to acquire the package. The script was written by Dan Gilroy. Favreau also was additionally developing to direct Jersey Boys at the time, and wanted to follow it with Battle for Bonneville.{{cite web|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|url=https://deadline.com/2012/10/new-regency-revs-battle-for-bonneville-with-ryan-reynolds-and-jon-favreau-352519/|title=New Regency Revs 'Battle For Bonneville' With Ryan Reynolds And Jon Favreau|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 12, 2012|access-date=January 24, 2025}}

In November 2012, it was said that Favreau – along with David Fincher, Brad Bird, Matthew Vaughn and Ben Affleck – was being considered to direct Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the choice fell on J. J. Abrams.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/star-wars-7-david-fincher-jon-favreau/|title='Star Wars 7′: David Fincher, Jon Favreau Being Considered to Direct?|website=Screen Rant|date=November 30, 2012}} In June 2015, Favreau stated that although he would not be working on the Star Wars anthology films, he could work on future Star Wars movies at some point.{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/jon-favreau-not-directing-star-wars/|title=Jon Favreau Confirms He's Not Directing a 'Star Wars' Movie|website=Screen Rant|date=June 19, 2015}} Favreau later worked with the franchise on the live action series The Mandalorian.

In December 2013, Will Ferrell stated that he did not want to make a sequel to Elf.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/will-ferrell-will-absolutely-not-make-elf-2-20131220|title=Will Ferrell Says 'Bah Humbug' to 'Elf 2'|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=December 20, 2013|access-date=September 2, 2017|archive-date=December 8, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208174908/https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/news/will-ferrell-will-absolutely-not-make-elf-2-20131220|url-status=dead}} Despite this, during an interview in January 2016, Favreau stated that a sequel could possibly be made.{{cite web|url=http://orlando-parfitt.tumblr.com/post/142799073508/elf-2-could-happen-says-jon-favreau-exclusive|title=Elf 2 Could Happen Says Jon Favreau (Exclusive)}} The next month however, Ferrell reiterated that it was unlikely that the sequel would happen and that he still did not want to return to the role.{{cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2016/02/11/why-will-ferrell-wont-make-elf-2|title=Why Will Ferrell Won't Make Elf 2|first=Chris|last=Tilly|date=February 11, 2016}}

In April 2016, it was reported that Favreau would return to direct the sequel to his critically acclaimed live-action adaptation of The Jungle Book.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/disney-stakes-release-dates-jungle-887415|title=Disney Stakes Out Release Dates for 'Jungle Book 2,' 'Maleficent 2' and More|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=April 25, 2016}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/disney-claims-dates-for-several-new-movies-confirms-jungle-book-2-mary-poppins-sequel-1201760227/|title=Disney Claims Dates for Several New Movies; Confirms 'Jungle Book 2,' 'Mary Poppins' Sequel|first=Brent|last=Lang|date=April 25, 2016}} Early pre-production of the sequel had begun by June 12, 2018, with Justin Marks, who wrote the previous film, having written an early draft for the film.{{cite web |last=Topel |first=Fred |title='The Jungle Book 2' Will Resurrect Unused Disney Ideas, Explore More Rudyard Kipling Stories [TCA 2018] |url=https://www.slashfilm.com/the-jungle-book-2-details/ |website=SlashFilm |access-date=January 11, 2019 |date=June 12, 2018}}

Favreau married Joya Tillem, a physician, on November 24, 2000.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jon-favreau-wife-expecting-baby-no-3/?amp=true|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200509011009/https://people.com/celebrity/jon-favreau-wife-expecting-baby-no-3/?amp=true|archive-date=May 9, 2020|title=Jon Favreau, Wife Expecting Baby No. 3}} The couple has a son, Max Favreau and two daughters.{{Cite web|url=https://people.com/celebrity/jon-favreau-wife-welcome-a-daughter/?amp=true|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200508171403/https://people.com/celebrity/jon-favreau-wife-welcome-a-daughter/?amp=true|archive-date = May 8, 2020|title = Jon Favreau, Wife Welcome a Daughter}} Tillem is the niece of lawyer/talk show host Len Tillem.Len Tillem Program (On air discussion). KGO radio, San Francisco. December 29, 2008.

Favreau credits the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons with giving him "a really strong background in imagination, storytelling, understanding how to create tone and a sense of balance."{{cite news |url = https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-favreau5-2008may05,0,6653890,full.story |title = Jon Favreau is the action figure behind 'Iron Man' |access-date =May 17, 2008 |date = May 5, 2008 |last = Boucher |first = Geoff |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |url-status = dead |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080517002948/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-favreau5-2008may05,0,6653890,full.story |archive-date = May 17, 2008}}

Golem Creations Ltd. LLC is a television production company created by Jon Favreau on August 30, 2018.{{cite web |title=California Secretary of State |url=https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/Detail |website=businesssearch.sos.ca.gov |access-date=December 11, 2019 |archive-date=May 2, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210502103223/https://businesssearch.sos.ca.gov/CBS/Detail |url-status=dead}} In an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Favreau cited his fascination with the overlap of technology and storytelling and that he gave the company its name because a golem was like technology; it could be used to protect or destroy if control was lost of it.{{cite web |author1=Matthew Belloni |title=Jon Favreau Unveils 'Star Wars' Series 'The Mandalorian,' Marvel Plans and a New Venture |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jon-favreau-unveils-star-wars-series-mandalorian-marvel-plans-a-new-venture-1233239 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |access-date=December 11, 2019 |date=August 21, 2019}} The company most recently produced The Mandalorian, The Book of Boba Fett, Ahsoka, and Star Wars: Skeleton Crew television shows, in partnership with Lucasfilm, and the Apple TV+ documentary series Prehistoric Planet.

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In May 2019, it was announced that Favreau would be named a Disney Legend at the 2019 D23 Expo for his outstanding contributions to The Walt Disney Company.{{cite web |url=https://d23.com/2019-disney-legends/ |title=Meet the 2019 Disney Legends to Be Honored at D23 Expo |date=2019-05-16 |website=D23 |author=D23 Team}}{{cite web |url=https://attractionsmagazine.com/disney-legends-d23-expo-2019/ |title=Eleven new Disney Legends to be honored at D23 Expo 2019 |date=2019-05-16 |website=Attractions Magazine |first=Brittani |last=Tuttle}}

On February 13, 2023, Favreau received the 2,746th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.{{cite web |url=https://walkoffame.com/press_releases/22710/ |title=JON FAVREAU TO BE HONORED WITH HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAME STAR |date=2023-02-13 |website=Hollywood Walk of Fame |author=Hollywood Walk of Fame}}{{cite web |url=https://www.marvel.com/articles/culture-lifestyle/jon-favreau-star-hollywood-walk-of-fame |title='Iron Man' Director Jon Favreau Receives Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame |date=2023-02-14 |website=MARVEL |author=Marvel}}

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