Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau
Birth name	Jonathan K. Favreau
Born	October 19, 1966 (1966-10-19) (age 40) Flushing, New York, USA
Spouse(s)	Joya Tillem
Official site	http://www.myspace.com/jonfavreau
Notable roles	D-Bob in Rudy (1993), Mike Peters in Swingers (1996), Kyle Fisher in Very Bad Things (1998), Daniel Bateman in The Replacements(2000), Johnny O in The Break-Up (2006)

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Biography

Early life

Favreau was born in Flushing, New York to Charles Favreau, a special education teacher, and Madeleine, a schoolteacher who died of leukemia in 1978.^[1] His father was an Italian American Catholic and his mother was Jewish.^[2] He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1984 and attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987, before dropping out. He briefly worked for Bear Stearns on Wall Street before returning to Queens College for a semester in early 1988. He dropped out of college for good (a few credits shy of completing his degree), and in the summer of 1988, he moved to Chicago to pursue a career in comedy. He performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including the ImprovOlympic and the Improv Institute. Flushing is a section of the borough of Queens in New York City, New York. ... Leukemia or leukaemia (see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow and is characterized by an abnormal proliferation (production by multiplication) of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... An Italian-American is an American of Italian descent either born in America or someone who has immigrated. ... For other uses, see Jew (disambiguation). ... The Bronx High School of Science, commonly called Bronx Science, or just Science, is a specialized New York City public high school located in the Bedford Park section of the Bronx, with no tuition charges and admission by exam. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Queens College is one of the senior colleges of the City University of New York. ... 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. ... Elaborate marble facade of NYSE as seen from the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location in the Chicago metro area and Illinois Coordinates: Country United States State Illinois County Cook & DuPage Incorporated March 4, 1837 Government  - Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Area  - City  234. ... The ImprovOlympic (now known as IO or IO Chicago) is a theater in the Lakeview neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois dedicated to improvisational comedy. ... The Improv Institute was an influential bastion of Chicago improvisational comedy from 1984 until 1994. ...

Career

While in Chicago, Favreau landed his first film role alongside Sean Astin as the pudgy tutor D-Bob in the classic sleeper hit Rudy (1993). Favreau met Vince Vaughn—who also played a small role in this film—during shooting. The next year, he appeared in the college film PCU alongside Jeremy Piven, and also stepped into the world of television to play a guest role in several episodes of the sitcom Friends as Monica Geller's boyfriend Pete Becker. He also appeared in the 1994 episode of Seinfeld titled "The Fire" as Eric the Clown. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he made his breakthrough in 1996 as an actor-screenwriter with the film Swingers, which was Vaughn's breakthrough role as the glib and extremely confident Trent Walker, a perfect foil to Favreau's heartbroken Mike Peters. Sean Astin (born Sean Patrick Duke[1] on February 25, 1971) is an American film actor, director, and Oscar-nominated producer, most famous for his film roles as Mikey in The Goonies, the title character of Rudy, Samwise Gamgee in the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and Drew Barrymores... Rudy is a 1993 film directed by David Anspaugh. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. ... It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... PCU is a 1994 comedy film. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, the lead section of this article may need to be expanded. ... Monica E. Geller (born April 22, 1969) is a fictional character on the popular US television sitcom Friends (1994-2004), played by Courteney Cox Arquette. ... The following is a list of significant others (boyfriends, girlfriends, fiancés, spouses, etc. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... This article is about the sitcom. ... Nickname: Location within Los Angeles County in the state of California Coordinates: State California County Los Angeles County Incorporated April 4, 1850 Government  - Type Mayor-Council  - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa  - City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo  - Governing body City Council Area  - City  498. ... 1996 (MCMXCVI) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Swingers is a film released in 1996 about the lives of single, unemployed actors living in Los Angeles, California. ...

He rejoined Piven in 1998 as part of Very Bad Things (1998), and later appeared in Love & Sex (2000), co-starring Famke Janssen. Favreau got some screen time as lawyer Foggy Nelson in the 2003 blockbuster Daredevil (2003) (considerably more in the lauded Director's Cut version). Earlier, Favreau appeared in 2000's The Replacements as maniacal linebacker Daniel Bateman. He was a guest-director for an episode of the college dramedy Undeclared in 2001. Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Very Bad Things is a 1998 black comedy film, directed by Peter Berg. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ... Love & Sex is a 2000 film written and directed by Valerie Breiman. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Famke Beumer Janssen (born November 5, 1965) is a Dutch actress and former fashion model. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... Franklin Foggy Nelson is a comic book character in the Marvel Comics universe, part of the supporting cast of Daredevil (Matt Murdock); Foggy is Matts best friend. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Promotional poster for Daredevil Daredevil is a 2003 movie directed by Mark Steven Johnson, who also wrote the screenplay. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A directors cut is a specially edited version of a film, and less often TV series, music video or video games, that is supposed to represent the directors own approved edit. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image:The Replacemen. ... Dramedy, a portmanteau of drama and comedy, is a genre of movies and television in which the lines between these very different genres were blurred. ... Undeclared was a U.S. television series that aired on FOX during the 2001–2002 TV season. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2000, he played himself in a Sopranos episode as a Hollywood director who feigns interest in developing mob associate Christopher Moltisanti's execrable screenplay in order to collect material for his own screenplay. In 2001, he made his (film) directorial debut with another self-penned screenplay, Made. Made once again teamed him up with his Swingers co-star Vince Vaughn but was generally perceived as lacking the spark that made Swingers such a big hit. In the fall of 2003, he scored his first financial success as a director of the hit comedy Elf starring Will Ferrell. Also in 2003, Favreau had a small part in "Something's Gotta Give" (a film starring Diane Keaton and Jack Nicholson); Favreau played Leo, a friend of Harry Sanborn (Nicholson) who visited Harry in the hospital. Among Favreau's latest projects, he has directed the film adaptation of Zathura (2005). Never to turn his back on acting, Favreau still makes regular appearances in film and television. He recently reunited with friend Vince Vaughn in the much-hyped hit romantic comedy The Break-Up and appeared in My Name Is Earl as a reprehensible fast food manager. 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the TV series. ... D-Girl is the 20th episode of the HBO original series, The Sopranos. ... Christopher Moltisanti, played by Michael Imperioli, is a fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. ... Made film poster Made is a 2001 movie written and directed by Jon Favreau. ... Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Elf is a 2003 Christmas-themed comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and released in the US on November 7, 2003. ... John William Will Ferrell (born July 16, 1967[1]) is an Emmy and Golden Globe nominated Irish-American comedian, impressionist and actor who first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has since gone on to a successful film career. ... Somethings Gotta Give is the title of: Somethings Gotta Give, a 2005 album done by Sarah Moule. ... Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5, 1946) is an Oscar-winning American film actress, director and producer. ... John Joseph Nicholson (born April 22, 1937), better known as Jack Nicholson or The Jack is an iconic, three-time Academy Award and seven time Golden Globe winning American method actor known for his often dark-themed portrayals of neurotic characters. ... Zathura is a film directed by Jon Favreau, released in November 2005, based on an illustrated book by Chris Van Allsburg. ... Zathura is an illustrated book by Chris Van Allsburg as well as a film based on the book. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Vincent Anthony Vaughn (born March 28, 1970) is an American film actor. ... The Break-Up is a Universal Pictures film that was released on June 2, 2006. ... My Name Is Earl is an Emmy Award-winning American sitcom created by Greg Garcia. ...

Favreau also has a TV series called Dinner for Five which airs on the cable TV channel IFC. On April 28, 2006, it was announced that Favreau was signed to direct the long awaited Iron Man movie.^[3] Favreau is the third director attached to John Carter of Mars, the film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs' swashbuckling space hero. Robert Rodriguez and Kerry Conran were previously attached within the last two years. Mark Protosevich and Ehren Kruger have both written drafts. The Marshal in Revelation has been in development since Swingers was released. It's a western about a Hasidic gunslinger. At one time both Favreau and Vince Vaughn were to co-direct. Neanderthals is a CG animated film that Favreau will write and produce. Johnny Zero will cover the birth of the hot rod movement following World War II. Favreau will write and direct. Iron Man is the first Marvel-produced movie under their alliance with Paramount, and Favreau is listed as the director and an executive producer. A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Actor/Director Jon Favreau hosts an evening with four Hollywood friends (four different people or combinations of people each episode), who casually discuss the craft of acting and the business of celebrity over dinner. ... Cable television or Community Antenna Television (CATV) (and often shortened to cable) is a system of providing television, FM radio programming and other services to consumers via radio waves transmitted directly to people’s televisions through fixed coaxial cables as opposed to the over-the-air method used in... IFC logo The Independent Film Channel (IFC), launched in September, 1994, is a premium digital cable channel dedicated to presenting independent films, unedited and commercial-free. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Iron Man is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Iron Man. ... John Carter of Mars is a 2006 film adaptation of Edgar Rice Burroughs first successful novel, titled A Princess of Mars. ... Edgar Rice Burroughs Edgar Rice Burroughs (September 1, 1875 – March 19, 1950) was an American author, best known for his creation of the jungle hero Tarzan, although he also produced works in many genres. ... In 1911, Edgar Rice Burroughs, now best known as the creator of the character Tarzan, began his writing career with A Princess of Mars, a rousing tale of pulp adventure on the planet Barsoom or Mars. ... Robert Anthony Rodriguez (born June 20, 1968) is an American writer and film director who is known for making profitable, crowd-pleasing independent and studio films with fairly low budgets and fast schedules by Hollywood standards. ... Kerry Conran is an American filmmaker. ... Ehren Kruger is a screenwriter and film producer, born 5 October 1972 and was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Screenplay for The Ring. ... Swingers is a film released in 1996 about the lives of single, unemployed actors living in Los Angeles, California. ... i like western films The Western is an American genre in literature and film. ... Hasidic Judaism (also Chasidic, etc. ... Computer graphics is a sub-field of computer science and is concerned with digitally synthesizing and manipulating visual content. ... Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. ... T-Bucket hot rod Hot rods are older, often historical, cars. ... Iron Man is a 2008 superhero film based on the fictional Marvel Comics character Iron Man. ... Marvel Comics is an American comic book line published by Marvel Publishing, Inc. ... Paramount Pictures Corporation is an American motion picture production and distribution company, based in Hollywood, California. ...

Personal life

Favreau married Joya Tillem in November 24, 2000. The couple has three children, a son, Max, born July 25, 2001, and two daughters, Madelaine, born April 2003 and Brighton Rose, born August 2006. November 24 is the 328th day (329th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2000 (MM) was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December - → A timeline of events in the news for April 2003. ... August 2006 is the eighth month of that year, and has yet to occur. ...

Favreau also plays on the World Poker Tour in the Hollywood Home games for the Cancer Care charity. The World Poker Tour (WPT) is a series of poker tournaments featuring most of the worlds professional players. ...

Confusion with Senator Barack Obama's speechwriter

There has been some confusion over whether or not the Swinger's star had made a career move, after an article in the Washington Post mentioned that star Senator Barack Obama's (D - Ill.) speechwriter as one Jon Favreau (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/17/AR2007031701306.html). They are not, in fact, the same person. The presidential hopeful's speechwriter is indeed named Jon Favreau (even spelled the same), and hails from North Reading, Massachusetts. He was also the valedictorian of the class of 2003 at the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, MA. Nicknamed "the Velvet Hammer" and "The Devils Workshop" he cowrote and recorded the children's classic "Just the Tip" with Macy Gray. Known for his capable performance of Santa Claus in the award nomniated 1990 Batcheler Elementary School performance of "Christmas on the Frontier". He has never tasted cinnamon.

Favreau, "MORE BOO-BOO FIXERS!!" 2003.

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References

For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... April 29 is the 119th day of the year (120th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

• Q Magazine (The magazine for Queens College alumni and friends) Fall 2006
• Jon Favreau at the Internet Movie Database
• Jon Favreau interview