Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau (born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, voice actor, director, and filmmaker.
Jon portrayed Happy Hogan in Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, and Spider-Man: Homecoming, and he will reprise his role for Avengers: Infinity War and The Avengers 4. He also served as a director and executive producer for Iron Man and Iron Man 2. He served as an executive producer for The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, and The Avengers 4.
As the director of the 2016 Live Action Jungle Book, Jon Favreau aimed to amalgamate the spirit of Disney Animation's Jungle Book with the faithfulness and storytelling of Rudyard Kipling's original tale. Jon Favreau used his rendition of The Jungle Book as an opportunity to kick-start Neel Sethi's career into stardom. He is currently directing the upcoming live-action 2019 film The Lion King, a remake of the 1994 film.
Favreau also voiced Pre Vizula in Star Wars: The Clone Wars television series, and he will voice an alien being in Solo.
Filmography
Year | Film | Position |
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1999 | Hercules | Voice Actor: Jealousy |
2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command | Voice Actor: Crumford Lorax |
2009 | G-Force | Voice Actor:Hurley |
2010-2013 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | Voice Actor: Pre Vizsla |
2012 | John Carter | Role: Thark Bookie |
2012 | The Avengers | Executive Producer |
2013 | Iron Man 3 | Executive Producer/Role: Harold Hogan |
2016 | The Jungle Book | Director/Story Role: Pygmy Hog |
2017 | Spider-Man: Homecoming | Role: Harold Hogan |
2018 | Avengers: Infinity War | Executive Producer |
Solo | Role: TBA | |
2019 | The Avengers 4 | Executive Producer |
The Lion King | Director | |
TBA | Magic Kingdom | Director/Story |