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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Melissa Errico to Colleen Fitzpatrick
Jon Favreau Biography (1966-)
Born October 19, 1966, in Queens, NY; son of Charles (a special education teacher) and Madeleine (an elementary school teacher) Favreau; married Joya Tillem, November 24, 2000; children: Max. Addresses: Agent: Endeavor, 9701Wilshire Blvd., 10th floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Sweet Mud Group, 280 S. Beverly Dr., Suite 207, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Publicist: I/D PR, 3859 Cardiff Ave., 2nd floor, Culver City, CA 90232.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Actor, producer, director, screenwriter
- Birth Details
- October 19, 1966
- Queens, New York, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Chicago taxi driver, Folks!, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
- (Uncredited) Extra, Hoffa, 1992
- D-Bob, Rudy, TriStar, 1993
- Gutter, PCU (also known as PCU Pit Party), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
- (As John Favreau) Elmer Rice, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (also known as Mrs. Parker and the Round Table), Fine Line, 1994
- Assistant, Batman Forever (also known as Forever), Warner Bros., 1995
- Zerkov, Notes from the Underground, Renegade Films, 1995
- Straker, Just Your Luck (also known as Whiskey Down), PolyGram Video, 1996
- Mike Peters, Swingers, Miramax, 1996
- Ezra Good, Dogtown, Stone Canyon Entertainment, 1997
- Gus Partenza, Deep Impact, Paramount, 1998
- Kyle Fisher, Very Bad Things, PolyGram, 1998
- Title role, Rocky Marciano, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1999
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To the Moon, Paramount, 1999
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Marshall of Revelation, 1999
- Adam Levy, Love & Sex, Behaviour Entertainment, 2000
- Daniel Bateman, The Replacements (also known as Scabs), Warner Bros., 2000
- Bobby Ricigliano, Made, Summit Entertainment, 2001
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Film Work
- Co-producer, Swingers, Miramax, 1996
- Producer and director, Made, Summit Entertainment, 2001
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Peter Becker, a recurring role, Friends, NBC, 1996
- Voice of Jealousy, Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's Hercules), ABC and syndicated, 1998
- Voice of Crumford Lorak, a recurring role, Buzz Lightyear of Star Command (animated), Disney Channel, 2000
- Host, Dinner for Five, IFC, 2001
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Movies
- Terry, Persons Unknown, HBO, 1996
- Title role, Rocky Marciano, Showtime, 1999
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Pilots
- Alan, Meant for Each Other, CBS, 1995
- Terry Bianculli, Desert Breeze, Fox, 1996
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Specials
- Paul Metsler, Grandpa's Funeral, Showtime, 1994
- "Hot New Trends," The 1998 VH1 Fashion Awards, VH1, 1998
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Episodic
- Clown, "The Fire," Seinfeld, NBC, 1994
- Dr. Tim Carney, "Death Be Proud," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994
- Dr. Tim Carney, "Genevieve and Fat Boy," Chicago Hope, CBS, 1994
- Leo, "Tomorrow I Die," Fallen Angels, Showtime, 1995
- Jon, "Hank's Sex Tape," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1995
- Douglas Lund, "Fame," Tracey Takes On..., HBO, 1996
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Late Show with David Letterman, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002
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The Late Late Show with Tom Snyder, 1996
- Douglas Lund, "Crime," Tracey Takes On..., HBO, 1997
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The Daily Show, Comedy Central, 1998
- Voice of Halden Callfielder, "The Return," Dilbert, UPN, 2000
- Himself, "D-Girl," The Sopranos, HBO, 2000
- Himself, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2000, 2001
- "One Punch" Mullargan, "Tarzan and One Punch Mullargan," The Legend ofTarzan, 2001
- Also appeared as the voice of Donny Sciberra and first bazaar salesman, Family Guy (animated); and as himself, Movie House.
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Television Work
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Series
- Executive producer, Dinner for Five, IFC, 2001
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Movies
- Director, Life on Parole, 2002
- Also directed Bad Cop, Good Cop, Fox.
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Pilots
- Producer and director, Hollywood Tales, Fox, 1997
- Executive producer and director, Smog, UPN, 1999
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Episodic
- Directed Undeclared, Fox.
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WRITINGS
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Screenplays
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Swingers, Miramax, 1996
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To the Moon, Paramount, 1999
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Marshall of Revelation, 1999
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Made, Summit Entertainment, 2001
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The First $20 Million Is Always the Hardest, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
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Television Pilots
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Hollywood Tales, Fox, 1997
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Smog, UPN, 1999
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Television Movies
- Wrote Bad Cop, Good Cop, Fox.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Entertainment Weekly, December 27, 1996
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Interview, June, 1998, pp. 106-08
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New York Times, October 13, 1996, p. 28
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People Weekly, November 25, 1996, pp. 115-16
Electronic
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Jon Favreau, http://www.gettingitmade.com/jon.html, December 18, 2002
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