JON FAVREAU (Director) 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 opposite Kirsten Dunst and Paul Bettany in Wimbledon, in Columbia Pictures’ Something’s Gotta Give for director Nancy Meyers and Mark Steven Johnson’s Daredevil with Ben Affleck. 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 will be seen in the upcoming romantic comedy The Break-Up with Vince Vaughan and Jennifer Aniston.
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 Emmynominated IFC series “Dinner for Five.”
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