Jon Favreau

Jon Favreau: Biography in Details

Who is Jon Favreau?

Jon Favreau is an American actor and filmmaker. People know him as an actor for roles in films such as ‘Rudy’, ‘Swingers’, ‘Very Bad Things, ‘The Break-Up’, ‘Couples Retreat’, and ‘Chef’ among others.

Additionally, he portrays Happy Hogan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Jon Favreau: Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

Favreau was born in Flushing, New York City, New York on October 19, 1966, to parents Madeleine, an elementary school teacher who died of leukemia in 1979, and Charles Favreau, a special education teacher.

His father is an engineer. He always wanted to become an actor since his childhood years. He is of American nationality.

Furthermore, Jon Favreau belongs to Italian, French-Canadian, German, and Ashkenazi Jewish ethnic backgrounds.

Talking about his education, Jon Favreau attended Hebrew school and had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony. Later, he graduated from The Bronx High School of Science in 1984 and attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987 before dropping out.

Jon Favreau: Career, Salary, and Net Worth

Jon Favreau initially landed his first film role alongside Sean Astin as football tutor D-Bob in the ‘sleeper hit Rudy’ in 1993. The next year, he appeared in the college film PCU alongside Jeremy Piven, in the 1994 episode of Seinfeld titled ‘The Fire’.

In 1994, he also appeared in ‘Chicago Hope’, ‘Speechless’, and ‘Grandpa’s Funeral’. All in all, he has over 60 credits as an actor.

Some other movies and television series that Favreau has appeared in are ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming, ‘Term Life’, ‘Entourage’, ‘The Wolf of Wall Street, ‘Identity Thief’, ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars, ‘People Like Us, ‘John Carter, ‘Zookeeper’, ‘Couples Retreat’, ‘I Love You, Man’ and ‘Four Christmases’ among others.

Additionally, he also has over 20 credits as a producer and director. Furthermore, he also has 7 credits as a writer.

Favreau garnered the Primetime Emmy Award in 2005 for ‘Dinner for Five’. He won the Saturn Award in 2009.

Additionally, he has garnered the Streaming Award, Critics Choice Award, CFCA Award, and DFCS Award nominations. All in all, he has 5 wins and 10 nominations to his name.

Favreau has not revealed his current salary. However, he has an estimated net worth of around $60 million at present.

Jon Favreau: Rumors and Controversy/Scandal

Favreau became part of a controversy after he was photographed cupping the breast off and kissing the cardboard cutout of Hillary Clinton.

Additionally, his relationship with the Marvel Universe has also attracted numerous controversies along with his ways.

Furthermore, at present, there are no rumors concerning his life and career.

Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Body Size

Talking about his body measurement, Jon Favreau has a height of 6 feet 1 inch (1.85 m).

Additionally, he weighs around 89 kg. Furthermore, his hair color and eye color are dark brown.

Social Media

Jon Favreau is active on social media. He has more than 1.5M followers on Twitter.

In addition, he has more than 2.4 million followers on Instagram. Similarly, his Facebook page has more than 3.3 million followers.

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