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Jon Favreau is best known for directing Iron Man (2008), which launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and for creating the Disney+ series The Mandalorian (2019-2023). He also directed The Jungle Book (2016), The Lion King (2019), Elf (2003), and The Mandalorian and Grogu (2026).
Jon Favreau was born on the 19th of October 1966, in Flushing, Queens, New York. He graduated from The Bronx High School of Science in 1984 and attended Queens College before dropping out and moving to Chicago in the summer of 1988.
The Mandalorian earned Favreau Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series in both 2020 and 2021, along with two Hugo Awards for Dramatic Presentation in Short Form for the episodes "Chapter 8: Redemption" and "Chapter 16: The Rescue." He also won the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing in Dramatic Series in 2021.
Jon Favreau plays Happy Hogan, Tony Stark's driver and head of security, across multiple Marvel films. He first appeared in the role in Iron Man (2008) and reprised it in Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Endgame, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: No Way Home, and Deadpool and Wolverine.
Favreau named his company Golem Creations because he saw the golem of Jewish folklore as a metaphor for technology: a creation that could protect or destroy depending on whether its creator maintained control over it. He founded the company on the 30th of August 2018, shortly before The Mandalorian was announced.
Elf (2003), starring Will Ferrell, was Favreau's first significant financial success as a director. Iron Man (2008) marked his breakthrough as a major studio director and was later selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress.