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{{short description|American actor and filmmaker (born 1966)}}
{{About|the actor and filmmaker|the speechwriter and podcaster|Jon Favreau (speechwriter)}}
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| name               = Jon Favreau
| image              = Jon Favreau 2016.jpeg
| caption            = Favreau in 2016
| birth_name         = Jonathan Kolia Favreau
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1966|10|19}}
| birth_place        = [[New York City]], U.S.
| alma_mater         = [[Queens College, City University of New York|Queens College]]
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actor|filmmaker}} <!--Do ''not'' inflate this by changing/adding additional occupations-->
| works              = [[Jon Favreau filmography|Full list]]
| years_active       = 1988–present
| spouse             = {{Marriage|Joya Tillem|November 24, 2000}}
| children           = 3
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'''Jonathan Kolia Favreau''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|f|æ|v|r|oʊ}} {{respell|FAV|roh}}; born October 19, 1966)<ref name="EW.com">{{Cite magazine |title=George Lucas visits set of 'Star Wars' live-action series 'The Mandalorian' |url=https://ew.com/tv/2018/10/20/star-wars-the-mandalorian-george-lucas/ |access-date=2020-10-30 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as ''[[Rudy (film)|Rudy]]'' (1993), ''[[PCU (film)|PCU]]'' (1994), ''[[Swingers (1996 film)|Swingers]]'' (1996), ''[[Very Bad Things]]'' (1998), ''[[Deep Impact (film)|Deep Impact]]'' (1998), ''[[The Replacements (film)|The Replacements]]'' (2000), ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' (2003), ''[[The Break-Up]]'' (2006), ''[[Four Christmases]]'' (2008), ''[[Couples Retreat]]'' (2009), ''[[I Love You, Man]]'' (2009), ''[[People Like Us (2012 film)|People Like Us]]'' (2012), ''[[The Wolf of Wall Street (2013 film)|The Wolf of Wall Street]]'' (2013), and ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]'' (2014).

As a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. He directed, produced, and appeared as [[Happy Hogan (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Happy Hogan]] in the films ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' (2008) and ''[[Iron Man 2]]'' (2010). He also served as an executive producer or appeared as the character in the films ''[[The Avengers (2012 film)|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 (film)|Elf]]'' (2003), ''[[Zathura: A Space Adventure]]'' (2005), ''[[Cowboys & Aliens]]'' (2011), ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]'' (2014), ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (2016), ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'' (2019), and ''[[The Mandalorian and 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]]'' (2019–2023), 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 (TV series)|Ahsoka]]'', and ''[[Star Wars: Skeleton Crew|Skeleton Crew]]''. He produces films under his production company banner, [[Fairview Portals|Fairview Entertainment]], and also presented the variety series ''[[Dinner for Five]]'' and the cooking series ''[[The Chef Show]]''.

==Early life==
Jonathan Kolia Favreau was born in [[Flushing, Queens]], New York, on October 19, 1966,<ref name="EW.com"/> the only child of Madeleine, an elementary school teacher who died of [[leukemia]] in 1979, and Charles Favreau, a [[special education]] teacher.<ref>Jewel, Dan (November 25, 1996).[https://people.com/archive/swing-and-a-hit-vol-46-no-22/ "Swing and a Hit"]. ''[[People (magazine)|People]]''. vol. 46, #22.</ref> His mother was [[Ashkenazi Jewish]]<ref>Archived 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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> and his father is a Catholic of [[Italians|Italian]] and [[French-Canadian]] ancestry.<ref>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]]''.</ref><ref>Pfefferman, Naomi (December 26, 2003). [http://jewishjournal.com/culture/arts/8906/ "A Gift From Santa's Jewish Helpers"]. JewishJournal.com.</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 and Bat Mitzvah|bar mitzvah]] ceremony.<ref>[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.</ref>

Favreau graduated from [[The Bronx High School of Science]], a school for gifted students, in 1984<ref>{{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}}</ref> and attended [[Queens College, New York|Queens College]] from 1984 to 1987,<ref name= qc>{{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}}</ref> 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]].<ref>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.</ref> 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),<ref name= qc /> and moved to [[Chicago]] in the summer of 1988 to pursue a career in comedy.<ref>[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</ref> He performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including the [[ImprovOlympic]] and the [[Improv Institute]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Career==
=== 1992–2000: Early career ===
While in Chicago, Favreau landed his first film role alongside [[Sean Astin]] as tutor D-Bob in the [[sleeper hit]] ''[[Rudy (film)|Rudy]]'' (1993).<ref>{{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}}</ref> Favreau met [[Vince Vaughn]] – who played a small role in this film – during shooting. The next year, he appeared in the college film ''[[PCU (film)|PCU]]'' alongside [[Jeremy Piven]], and the 1994 episode of ''[[Seinfeld]]'' titled "[[The Fire (Seinfeld episode)|The Fire]]" as Eric the Clown.<ref>{{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 (United States)|ABC News]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=July 5, 2014}}</ref>

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

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

===2001–2015: Actor–director===
[[File: Jon Favreau-2008.jpg|thumb|upright|Favreau at an ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' photocall in [[Mexico City]] in 2008]]
In 2001, he made his film directorial debut with another self-penned screenplay, ''[[Made (2001 film)|Made]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ''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 [[Independent Film Channel|IFC]] from 2001 to 2005.

He was a guest-director for an episode of the college [[dramedy]] ''[[Undeclared (TV show)|Undeclared]]'' in 2001, and Favreau got some screen time as lawyer [[Foggy Nelson]] in the 2003 movie ''[[Daredevil (film)|Daredevil]]'' (2003) (considerably more in the [[director's cut]] version).<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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 (magazine)|Variety]] |access-date=May 4, 2020}}</ref> He also starred in ''[[The Big Empty (2003 film)|The Big Empty]]'' (2003), directed by [[Steve Anderson (director)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (film)|Elf]]'' (2003) starring [[Will Ferrell]], [[Zooey Deschanel]], [[James Caan (actor)|James Caan]], and [[Peter Dinklage (actor)|Peter Dinklage]]. Also in 2003, Favreau had a small part in ''[[Something's Gotta Give (film)|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.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|Variety]]|access-date=March 14, 2016|date=December 4, 2003}}</ref> In 2005, Favreau directed the [[Zathura (film)|film adaptation]] of the children's book ''[[Zathura]]''. It received positive reviews, but was not commercially successful.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Zathura (2005) – Financial Information |url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Zathura#tab=summary |website=[[The Numbers (website)|The Numbers]]}}</ref> 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: 30 Days & 30 Nights – Hollywood to the Heartland|Wild West Comedy Show]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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 (American TV series) season 4#Week 5: Lost in Space|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]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

On April 28, 2006, it was announced that Favreau was signed to direct the long-awaited ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]'' movie.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Released on May 2, 2008, the film was a huge critical<ref>{{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}}</ref> and commercial<ref>{{cite web|url=https://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=ironman.htm |title=''Iron Man'' (2008) |publisher=Box Office Mojo |access-date=August 16, 2010}}</ref> success, solidifying Favreau's reputation as a director.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|Slate]] |date=April 14, 2016 |access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref> 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 (1978 film)|Superman]]'' and [[Christopher Nolan]]'s ''[[The Dark Knight]]''. ''Iron Man'' was the first [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]]-produced movie under their alliance with [[Paramount Pictures|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 (comics)|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Favreau also directed and executive produced the film's sequel, ''[[Iron Man 2]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Favreau said in December 2010 that he would not direct ''[[Iron Man 3]]'' but remain an executive producer.<ref>{{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 (magazine)|New York]] |date=December 14, 2010 |access-date=February 6, 2021}}</ref>

[[File:Favreau.png|thumb|left|Favreau with Robert McCurdy, Cole Dabney, [[Jaime Pressly]] after press junket interview for ''[[I Love You, Man]]'' at [[SXSW]] 2009]]
Favreau was the third director attached to ''[[John Carter (film)|John Carter]]'', the film adaptation of [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]]' swashbuckling [[John Carter of Mars|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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He voices the character Pre Vizsla, the leader of the Mandalorian Death Watch, in the animated series, ''[[Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008 TV series)|Star Wars: The Clone Wars]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> In September 2009, he signed up to direct ''[[Cowboys & Aliens]]'' based on the [[Cowboys & Aliens (comics)|graphic novel of the same name]] created by [[Scott Mitchell Rosenberg]].<ref>{{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 (magazine)|Variety]] |date=September 1, 2009}}</ref> The [[science fiction film|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 (TV series)|Revolution]],'' and served as one of the show's executive producers, alongside [[J. J. Abrams]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In 2013, Favreau directed an episode (Season 9, Episode 16) of NBC's [[The Office (American TV series)|''The Office'']].<ref>{{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}}</ref> That same year he filmed a pilot for a TV series based on the novel ''[[About a Boy (novel)|About a Boy]]'', but set in San Francisco.<ref>{{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}}</ref> He also directed the ''[[Destiny (game)|Destiny]]'' trailer "The Law of the Jungle".

In 2014, Favreau wrote, co-produced, directed, and starred in ''[[Chef (2014 film)|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}}

===2016–present: Franchise work ===
Favreau directed and produced the live-action adaptation of ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]'', for [[Walt Disney Pictures]], which was released on April 15, 2016, to critical and commercial acclaim.<ref>{{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}}</ref> That same year, it was reported that Favreau would direct a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] adaptation of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]'',<ref name="LionKing">{{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}}</ref><ref>{{cite tweet|user=Jon_Favreau|author=Jon Favreau|number=781118520318828550|date=September 28, 2016|title=Excited for my next project 🦁👑}}</ref> marking his first time directing a musical.<ref name="LionKing"/> [[Donald Glover]] voiced Simba,<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Jon_Favreau|author=Jon Favreau|number=832747544450998274|date=February 18, 2017|title=I just can't wait to be king. #Simba}}</ref> and [[James Earl Jones]] reprised his role as Mufasa from the [[The Lion King|original film.]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>  Simultaneous with his directorial projects, he worked as a consultant on 24 episodes of ''[[The Orville]]'' from 2017 to 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0269463/|title=Jon Favreau|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=July 30, 2019}}</ref>

He returned as [[Happy Hogan (comics)|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]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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+]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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]],<ref name="FavreauPaltrowAvengers4">{{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}}</ref> was executive-produced by Favreau.<ref>{{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}}</ref> ''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]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (2022 TV series)|Prehistoric Planet]]'' alongside the [[BBC Studios Natural History Unit]] for [[Apple TV+]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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 (producer)|Kathleen Kennedy]] and [[Dave Filoni]].<ref>{{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]]}}</ref> The film is scheduled to be released in theatres on May 22, 2026.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>

In March 2025, it was reported that Favreau is developing a live-action animation hybrid series based on ''[[Oswald the Lucky Rabbit|Oswald The Lucky Rabbit]]'' for Disney+ as writer and producer.<ref>{{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]]}}</ref>

===Appearances===
Favreau has a chapter giving advice in [[Tim Ferriss]]' book ''[[Tools of Titans]]''.

==Unreleased projects==
In 1997, Favreau was working on a [[Miramax]] project ''The Marshal of Revelation'', an offbeat [[Western film|Western]] featuring "a [[Hasidic Jew]]ish gunslinger."<ref>{{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}}</ref>

A [[Motion capture|motion-captured]] animated film titled ''Neanderthals''<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 [[Magic Kingdom|of the same name.]]<ref>{{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}}</ref> In July 2012, Favreau reported that he was officially working on the film.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 film)|The Jungle Book]]'' (2016).<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In October 2012, Favreau was attached to direct the racing film ''Battle for Bonneville'' about the story of [[Art Arfons|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 (film)|Jersey Boys]]'' at the time, and wanted to follow it with ''Battle for Bonneville''.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref> In June 2015, Favreau stated that although he would not be working on the [[Star Wars|''Star Wars'' anthology]] films, he could work on future ''Star Wars'' movies at some point.<ref>{{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}}</ref> 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 (film)|Elf]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Despite this, during an interview in January 2016, Favreau stated that a sequel could possibly be made.<ref>{{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)}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In April 2016, it was reported that Favreau would return to direct [[The Jungle Book (2016 film)#Sequel|the sequel]] to his critically acclaimed live-action adaptation of ''[[The Jungle Book (1967 film)|The Jungle Book]]''.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> Early pre-production of the sequel had begun by June 12, 2018, with [[Justin Marks (writer)|Justin Marks]], who wrote the previous film, having written an early draft for the film.<ref name="JungleBook2Unusued">{{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=[[/Film|SlashFilm]] |access-date=January 11, 2019 |date=June 12, 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Favreau married Joya Tillem, a physician, on November 24, 2000.<ref>{{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}}</ref> The couple has a son, Max Favreau and two daughters.<ref>{{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}}</ref> Tillem is the niece of lawyer/talk show host [[Len Tillem]].<ref>''Len Tillem Program'' (On air discussion). [[KGO (AM)|KGO]] radio, San Francisco. December 29, 2008.</ref>

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."<ref>{{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}}</ref>

==Golem Creations==
Golem Creations Ltd. LLC is a television [[production company]] created by Jon Favreau on August 30, 2018.<ref name="CABR">{{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}}</ref><ref name="THR Interview"/>  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.<ref name="THR Interview">{{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}}</ref>  The company most recently produced ''[[The Mandalorian]]'', ''[[The Book of Boba Fett]]'', ''[[Ahsoka (TV series)|Ahsoka]]'', and ''[[Star Wars: Skeleton Crew]]'' television shows, in partnership with [[Lucasfilm]], and the [[Apple TV+]] documentary series ''[[Prehistoric Planet]]''.

==Filmography==
{{further|Jon Favreau filmography}}
[[File:Jon Favreau 2012.jpg|thumb|upright|Favreau at the 2012 [[San Diego Comic-Con]]]]

{| class="wikitable"
|+ Directed features
! Year
! Title
! Distributor
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Made (2001 film)|Made]]''
| [[Artisan Entertainment]]
|-
| 2003
| ''[[Elf (film)|Elf]]''
| [[New Line Cinema]]
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Zathura: A Space Adventure]]''
| [[Sony Pictures Releasing]]
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]''
|rowspan=2| [[Paramount Pictures]] / [[Marvel Studios]]
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Iron Man 2]]''
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Cowboys & Aliens]]''
| [[Universal Pictures]] / Paramount Pictures
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]''
| [[Open Road Films]]
|-
| 2016
| ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]''
| rowspan="3" | [[Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures]]
|-
| 2019
| ''[[The Lion King (2019 film)|The Lion King]]''
|-
| 2026
| ''[[The Mandalorian and Grogu]]''
|-
|}
{{Clear}}

==Awards and recognition==
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]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

On February 13, 2023, Favreau received the 2,746th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

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|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;"
! scope="col" | Award
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Work
! scope="col" | Result
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!scope="row"| [[Critics' Choice Movie Awards]]
|align="center"| [[20th Critics' Choice Awards|2015]]
| [[Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actor in a Comedy|Best Actor in a Comedy]]
| ''[[Chef (2014 film)|Chef]]''
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|author=<!--Not stated-->|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/critics-choice-awards-2015-winners-764183|title=Critics' Choice Awards: The Winners|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 15, 2015|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>
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!scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Directors Guild of America Awards]]
|align="center"| [[72nd Directors Guild of America Awards|2020]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Reality Programs|Outstanding Directing in Reality Programs]]
| ''[[The Chef Show]]''
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|author1=Lewis, Hilary|author2=Nordyke, Kimberly|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/dga-awards-2020-nominations-tv-documentary-commercial-nominees-1265675|title=DGA Awards: Sam Mendes, Taika Waititi Among All-Male Feature-Film Director Nominees|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 6, 2020|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align="center" rowspan="2"| [[73rd Directors Guild of America Awards|2021]]
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Drama Series|Outstanding Directing in Dramatic Series]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]''
| {{nom}}
|align="center" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|author=Hipes, Patrick|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/directors-guild-tv-nominations-2021-documentary-commercial-nominees-1234709240/|title=DGA Awards TV Noms Include 'Ted Lasso', 'The Mandalorian', 'Bridgerton' And 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' Helmers|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
| [[Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Reality Programs|Outstanding Directing in Reality Programs]]
| ''[[The Chef Show]]''
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
|align="center"| [[78th Golden Globe Awards|2021]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Drama|Best Television Series – Drama]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]''
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|author=Schneider, Michael|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/awards/golden-globes-best-tv-drama-prediction-2021-the-crown-1234912794/|title=Golden Globes Final Predictions: Best TV Series (Drama) – 'The Crown' Is The One to Beat|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 24, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Grammy Awards]]
|align="center"| [[62nd Annual Grammy Awards|2020]]
| [[Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media|Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media]]
| ''[[The Lion King (2019 soundtrack)|The Lion King]]''
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/jon-favreau/251745|title=Jon Favreau|website=grammy.com|publisher=[[The Recording Academy]]|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>
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!scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Hugo Award]]s
|align="center"| 2009
| [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Dramatic Presentation — Long Form]]
| ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]''
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2009-hugo-awards/|title=2009 Hugo Awards|publisher=[[World Science Fiction Society]]|access-date=August 31, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164818/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2009-hugo-awards/|archive-date=May 7, 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"| 2020
| [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Dramatic Presentation — Short Form]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' <small>(episode: "[[Chapter 8: Redemption]]")</small>
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2020-hugo-awards/|title=2020 Hugo Awards|date=April 7, 2020|publisher=[[World Science Fiction Society]]|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"| 2021
| [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation|Dramatic Presentation — Short Form]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' <small>(episode: "[[Chapter 16: The Rescue]]")</small>
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2021-hugo-awards/|title=2021 Hugo Awards|date=December 18, 2021|publisher=[[World Science Fiction Society]]|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
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!scope="row" rowspan="5"| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
|align="center"| [[57th Primetime Emmy Awards|2005]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Series|Outstanding Nonfiction Series]]
| ''[[Dinner for Five]]''
| {{nom}}
|align="center" rowspan="5"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jon-favreau|title=Jon Favreau|website=emmys.com|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 14, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"| [[72nd Primetime Emmy Awards|2020]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' <small>([[The Mandalorian season 1|season 1]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
|align="center" rowspan="3"| [[73rd Primetime Emmy Awards|2021]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series|Outstanding Drama Series]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' <small>([[The Mandalorian season 2|season 2]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' <small>(episode: "[[Chapter 9: The Marshal]]")</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series|Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' <small>(episode: "[[Chapter 16: The Rescue]]")</small>
| {{nom}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Producers Guild of America Award]]s
|align="center"| [[32nd Producers Guild of America Awards|2021]]
| [[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Episodic Drama|Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]'' <small>([[The Mandalorian season 2|season 2]])</small>
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|author=Pedersen, Erik|url=https://deadline.com/2021/03/pga-awards-nominations-2021-borat-ma-rainey-trial-of-the-chicago-7-nomadland-mank-minari-1234709098/|title=PGA Awards Nominations: 'Borat', 'Ma Rainey', 'Chicago 7', 'Nomadland', 'Mank' & 'Minari' Among Pics Vying For Marquee Prize|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 8, 2021|access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
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!scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Saturn Awards]]
|align="center"| [[35th Saturn Awards|2009]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| ''[[Iron Man (2008 film)|Iron Man]]''
| {{won}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|author=Moody, Annemarie|url=https://www.awn.com/news/dark-knight-receives-five-saturn-awards-wall-e-wins-animation|title=Dark Knight Receives Five Saturn Awards, WALL-E Wins for Animation|work=[[Animation World Network]]|date=June 29, 2009|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"| [[43rd Saturn Awards|2016]]
| [[Saturn Award for Best Director|Best Director]]
| ''[[The Jungle Book (2016 film)|The Jungle Book]]''
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|author=McNary, Dave|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/|title='Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead' Lead Saturn Awards Nominations|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=March 2, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2021}}</ref>
|-
|align="center"| [[45th Saturn Awards|2019]]
| The Visionary Award
|align="center" rowspan="2"| —
| {{won}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|author=Campione, Katie|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/marvels-kevin-feige-jon-favreau-honored-at-45th-saturn-awards-1239708|title=Marvel's Kevin Feige, Jon Favreau Honored at 45th Saturn Awards|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 14, 2019|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Visual Effects Society|Visual Effects Society Awards]]
|align="center"| [[16th Visual Effects Society Awards|2018]]
| Lifetime Achievement Award
| {{won}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{Cite web|author=Giardina, Carolyn|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind-screen/jon-favreau-receive-visual-effects-society-lifetime-achievement-honor-1027268|title=Jon Favreau to Receive Visual Effects Society Lifetime Achievement Honor|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 7, 2017|access-date=August 31, 2020}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Writers Guild of America Awards]]
|align="center"| [[73rd Writers Guild of America Awards|2021]]
| [[Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Dramatic Series|Best Drama Series]]
| ''[[The Mandalorian]]''
| {{nom}}
|align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|author=Hipes, Patrick|url=https://deadline.com/2021/02/wga-awards-tv-nominations-2021-list-new-media-news-radio-promotional-writing-1234686681/|title=WGA Awards TV Nominations: 'Better Call Saul', 'Ted Lasso' & 'The Great' Lead Way|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 3, 2021|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>
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==References==
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==External links==
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* Jon Favreau's Guest DJ Project on KCRW [http://www.kcrw.com/music/programs/gd/gd081001jon_favreau KCRW Guest DJ set]

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