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Jonathan Kolia Favreau (/ ˈ f æ v r oʊ / FAV-roh; born October 19, 1966) [1] is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Favreau has appeared in films such as 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), People ...
Favreau was born at Winchester Hospital and raised in nearby North Reading, Massachusetts, [2] [11] the son of Lillian (née DeMarkis), a schoolteacher, and Mark Favreau. His father is of French Canadian descent and his mother is of Greek descent. [12]
Favreau at the 2012 San Diego Comic-Con The following list is the complete filmography of the American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter Jon Favreau . Acting credits
Made is a 2001 American crime comedy film written, directed and co-produced by Jon Favreau. It stars Favreau, Vince Vaughn, Peter Falk, and Sean Combs. It was both Favreau's feature directorial debut and Combs's acting debut.
The site's critical consensus reads: "Funny, heartfelt, and effortlessly cool, Swingers made stars out of Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau, and established Doug Liman as a director to watch." [ 20 ] On Metacritic , the film has a weighted average score of 71 out of 100, based on 25 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Couples Retreat is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Peter Billingsley marking his directorial debut, and written by Jon Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Dana Fox. Vaughn and Favreau star with Jason Bateman, Faizon Love, Kristin Davis, Malin Åkerman, Kristen Bell, and Jean Reno.
While Downey, Jr. was making Iron Man 2, he told director Jon Favreau about Cowboys & Aliens. Favreau investigated the project, [12] and in September 2009, he joined as director. [13] Downey, Jr. left the project in January 2010, to star in Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, [14] and later in the month, Daniel Craig was hired to replace him. [15]
Crooked Media is an American progressive [3] [4] political media company. It was founded in 2017 by Jon Favreau, Jon Lovett, and Tommy Vietor, all former top Barack Obama staffers and co-hosts of the Keepin' It 1600 podcast.