Jon Favreau - Biography

Last Editor: Shanek				Jon Favreau Biography -   Name : Jon Favreau Date of birth : 19 October 1966 Place of birth : Queens, New York, USA Nickname : Favs Height : 6' 0½

Jon Favreau Trivia -

Jon is an alumnus of Chicago's ImprovOlympic improvisation troupe. Fellow members include the late Chris Farley, Ian Gomez, Pat Finn, Tim Meadows, Rachel Dratch, Mike Myers and Horatio Sanz. Graduate of the prestigious Bronx High School of Science (1984). Son with wife Joya, Max, born 25 July 2001. Daughter Madelaine born April 2003. Wrote script for Swingers (1996) on computer software given to him by his father. Met friend and on-screen partner Vince Vaughn when both secured supporting roles in 1993's Rudy (1993). He is of primarily French and Italian descent.

Jon Favreau Detailed Biography -

Actor / Writer / Director / Producer Jon Favreau is a true multi-hyphenate. After establishing himself as an actor and writer of considerable talent with the acclaimed hipster comedy Swingers, he has continued to challenge himself with a variety of eclectic projects. Most recently, Favreau directed the acclaimed holiday smash hit Elf, starring Will Ferrell for New Line Films. Favreau made his feature film directorial debut with Made, a script he wrote and starred in opposite Vince Vaughn and Sean Puffy Combs for Artisan Entertainment. Favreau was most recently seen in Columbia Pictures' Something's Gotta Give for director Nancy Meyers; and the Mark Steven Johnson film, Daredevil, with Ben Affleck, an adaptation of the Marvel Comics franchise for 20th Century Fox-Regency Enterprises. He also starred in a career-defining turn portraying legendary heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano in the MGM biopic Marciano. Favreau's other feature film credits include Love and Sex, opposite Famke Janssen; The Replacements, with Keanu Reeves; Very Bad Things, opposite Christian Slater and Cameron Diaz; and Deep Impact, with Robert Duvall, Morgan Freeman and Vanessa Redgrave. Favreau's television credits include a recurring role on the popular NBC situation comedy Friends and a special appearance on HBO's critically acclaimed The Sopranos, playing himself. Favreau can also add the title of showrunner to his multi-hyphenate list of credits, as the creator, producer and host of the critically acclaimed IFC series Dinner for Five, which is entering its third season this fall. Currently, Favreau is readying to direct Zathura, a children's adventure film starring Tim Robbins for Radar Pictures and Sony Entertainment.