He dropped out of college for good (a few credits shy of completing his degree), and in the summer of 1988, moved to Chicago to pursue a career in comedy. He briefly worked for Bear Stearns on Wall Street before returning to Queens College for a semester in early 1988. His friend from college, Mitchell Pollack, said that Favreau went by the nickname "Johnny Hack" because of his abilities in the game Hacky Sack. įavreau graduated from The Bronx High School of Science, a school for gifted students, in 1984 and attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987, before dropping out. However, following his mother's death, both sides of his family worked to ensure he had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. Favreau dropped out of Hebrew school to pursue acting. His mother was Jewish (of Russian-Jewish descent), and his father is a Catholic of Italian and French-Canadian ancestry. 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. 2.3 2016–present: Continued MCU roles, Focus on Directing & Star Wars.
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He produces films under his production company banner, Fairview Entertainment, and also presents the television cooking series The Chef Show. He also serves as a director and executive producer for its spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett. Favreau is the creator of the Star Wars Disney+ original series The Mandalorian (2019–present) as well as one of its executive producers and directors. He also served as an executive producer for, and/or appeared as the character in, the films 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) and will reprise the role of Happy Hogan in Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021).Īs a director, he also worked on the films Elf (2003), Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005), Cowboys & Aliens (2011), Chef (2014), The Jungle Book (2016), and The Lion King (2019). He directed, produced, and appeared as Happy Hogan in the films Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). As an actor, Favreau has appeared in the films Rudy (1993), PCU (1994), Swingers (1996), Very Bad Things (1998), Deep Impact (1998), The Replacements (2000), Daredevil (2003), The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008), Couples Retreat (2009), I Love You, Man (2009), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), and Chef (2014).Īs a filmmaker, Favreau has been significantly involved with the Marvel Comics franchise. Jonathan Kolia Favreau ( / ˈ f æ v r oʊ/ born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, producer and comedian.
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