Potter, designer, and author Jonathan Adler launched his namesake brand after leaving his day job to pursue his first love: pottery. Jonathan Adler – Potter, Designer, Author Another cause important to Favreau has been Tony Hawk’s Stand Up for Skateparks Fundraiser for the past eight years he was a co-chair in 2013, and in 2014 he served as a member of the Benefit Committee.
Favreau also serves as third Vice President of the Directors Guild of America, and is a board member for the American Cinematheque, a non-profit, cultural organization dedicated to the public presentation of the moving picture in all its forms and the operation of both the Egyptian and Aero theaters in Los Angeles. Acting for television, his credits include Seinfeld, a recurring role on Friends and a special appearance on HBO’s critically acclaimed The Sopranos, in which he played himself.įavreau is proud to have helped keep production in Los Angeles, notably on the films Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Chef, Jungle Book, The Lion King, and on the pilot episodes of Young Sheldon and The Orville. In addition to his tremendous success on the big screen, Favreau has served as the creator, producer and host of the critically acclaimed and Emmy-nominated IFC series Dinner for Five, and has directed the pilots for the CBS Big Bang Theory spinoff Young Sheldon, the Seth McFarlane FOX sci-fi comedy The Orville.Īs an actor, Favreau’s feature film credits include Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Wolf of Wall Street, I Love You, Man, The Break-Up, Something’s Gotta Give, Wimbledon, Daredevil, Rocky Marciano, Love & Sex, The Replacements, Very Bad Things, Deep Impact, and Rudy. He made his feature film directorial debut with Artisan Entertainment’s Made, which he also wrote, and originally established himself as a writer of considerable talent with the acclaimed comedy Swingers.
He also directed the acclaimed holiday smash hit Elf, starring Will Ferrell for New Line Cinema, as well as Zathura, a children’s adventure film starring Tim Robbins, for Sony Entertainment.
and Gwyneth Paltrow for Paramount Pictures and Marvel Studios. Before taking on the Disney live action universe, Favreau was seen in the Open Road Films feature, Chef, which he also wrote and directed.īefore that, Favreau directed the Dreamworks/Universal feature, Cowboys & Aliens, starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde, and both blockbuster hits Iron Man and Iron Man 2 starring Robert Downey Jr. Multi-talented director, writer and actor, Jon Favreau continues to challenge himself with a variety of eclectic projects.įavreau is currently directing the Disney live action feature, The Lion King, hot off the heels of directing his wildly successful The Jungle Book.
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