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Also Known As Jonathan Kolia Favreau
Born October 19, 1966 (age 60) • New York City • New York
Notable Works “Cowboys & Aliens” • “Elf” • “Iron Man 2” • “Iron Man” • “Rudy” • “The Jungle Book” • “The Lion King” • “The Mandalorian and Grogu”
Married To Joya Tillem (2000–present)
Movies/Tv Shows (Acted In) "Entourage" (2015) • "Chicago Hope" (1994) • "Monk" (2006) • "The Jungle Book" (2016) • "John Carter" (2012) • "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (2018) • "The Big Empty" (2003) • "Rugrats" (2002) • "G-Force" (2009) • "Seinfeld" (1994) • "The Sopranos" (2000) • "The Wolf of Wall Street" (2013) • "The King of Queens" (2004) • "PCU" (1994) • "Dilbert" (2000) • "Iron Man" (2008) • "The Replacements" (2000) • "Notes from Underground" (1995) • "Batman Forever" (1995) • "Folks!" (1992) • "Robot Chicken" (2009) • "My Name Is Earl" (2006) • "Something's Gotta Give" (2003) • "Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle" (1994) • "Friends" (1997) • "Avengers: Endgame" (2019) • "Made" (2001) • "Family Guy" (2002) • "Open Season" (2006) • "Deep Impact" (1998) • "Very Bad Things" (1998) • "Four Christmases" (2008) • "Spider-Man: Far from Home" (2019) • "The Larry Sanders Show" (1995) • "Rudy" (1993) • "Identity Thief" (2013) • "Tracey Takes On..." (1996–1997) • "Hercules" (1999) • "Buzz Lightyear of Star Command" (2000) • "Chef" (2014) • "Elf" (2003) • "Dogtown" (1997) • "Persons Unknown" (1996) • "Fallen Angels" (1995) • "I Love You, Man" (2009) • "Love & Sex" (2000) • "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (2010–2013) • "The Break-Up" (2006) • "Spider-Man: Homecoming" (2017) • "Wimbledon" (2004) • "Iron Man 3" (2013) • "Swingers" (1996) • "Term Life" (2016) • "Rocket Power" (1999) • "Zookeeper" (2011) • "People Like Us" (2012) • "Couples Retreat" (2009) • "Daredevil" (2003) • "Iron Man 2" (2010)
Movies/Tv Shows (Directed) "Cowboys & Aliens" (2011) • "Iron Man 2" (2010) • "Iron Man" (2008) • "Elf" (2003) • "In Case of Emergency" (2007) • "The Chef Show" (2019) • "About a Boy" (2014) • "Made" (2001) • "The Lion King" (2019) • "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" (2011) • "Revolution" (2012) • "Chef" (2014) • "The Office" (2013) • "The Jungle Book" (2016) • "Zathura: A Space Adventure" (2005) • "Young Sheldon" (2017) • "Undeclared" (2002) • "The Orville" (2017)
Movies/Tv Shows (Writing/Creator) "The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest" (2002) • "Made" (2001) • "The Mandalorian" (2019) • "Couples Retreat" (2009) • "Chef" (2014) • "Chef" (2017) • "Swingers" (1996)

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