Nickname:	Jon Favreau / John Favreau / Favs
Known for:	Swingers, Made, Daredevil
Birth name:	Jonathan Favreau
Birthday:	19 October 1966, Queens, New York, USA
Height:	6' 2" (1.88 m)

Actor/moviemaker JON FAVREAU had a few nervous moments while he was filming ROBERT DOWNEY JR. in IRON MAN - because the CHAPLIN star was actually ripping his classic car apart in garage scenes.In order to show film fans that Downey Jr’s Tony Stark character was capable of building the Iron Man suit, the director decided
STAR WARS creator GEORGE LUCAS keeps props from his blockbusters at a secret warehouse location on his Skywalker Ranch estate in Marin County, California.Few people have been admitted to the movie treasure trove, but actor/director Jon Favreau was given a rare guided tour while he was editing Iron Man in Lucas’ state-of-the-art film suites.The Swingers
IRON MAN director JON FAVREAU was forced to confront his fear of flying in order to promote the new superhero movie.The actor was so terrified of taking to the skies, he hadn’t stepped on a plane for two years - but was called upon to travel the globe with the stars of the comic book
IRON MAN has been given a comic book boost thanks to the hit movie blockbuster’s director JON FAVREAU.The Swingers star has written a four-issue Iron Man comic book series, Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas.The first of four Favreau Iron Man issues hit stores in America on Wednesday (07May08).The moviemaker’s action film became the biggest opener
GWYNETH PALTROW suspects actor-turned-director JON FAVREAU has a secret crush on her after casting himself as her future love interest in the first IRON MAN movie.Favreau has a cameo as Happy Hogan in the new comic book adaptation, and Paltrow is enough of a fan of the series to know her character, Pepper Potts, eventually
ROBERT DOWNEY JR’s IRON MAN will become a member of THE AVENGERS if moviemaker JON FAVREAU has his way.The Swingers star is hoping the acquisition of various superheroes’ stories by comic book giants Marvel will enable directors like him to bring classic characters together in future films.Favreau can’t wait to get started on an Iron
JON FAVREAU was stunned to discover he has a namesake working on BARACK OBAMA’s presidential campaign.The Swingers star spotted his name in a newspaper - only to discover there is another Jon Favreau, who is the Illinois Senator’s speech writer.He jokes, "It’s an usual name and it’s spelled the same way."I wrote him a card
JON FAVREAU prematurely announced the end of the Writer’s Guild Of America strike on a late night talk show on Thursday (07Feb08).Just hours before the end of the three-month industrial action was officially announced, Favreau brought cheers from the studio audience on The Late, Late Show With Craig Ferguson when he claimed, "Did you hear?
Country stars Tim McGraw and Dwight Yoakam have joined the cast of Jon Favreau's new festive comedy Four Christmases. McGraw will play a bullying brother to Favreau and his Swingers co-star Vince Vaughn, while Yoakam will play a pastor in the movie.


Actor/director JON FAVREAU sticks to his diet by watching DVDs containing footage of himself putting on weight.The Swingers star decided to start dieting in March (07), when he weighed in at 132 kilograms (290 pounds).And Favreau, who now weighs 93 kilograms (205 pounds), credits watching old episodes of culinary TV show Dinner For Five, which
Elf director Jon Favreau is celebrating his 40s by losing 85 pounds. The actor/director started to worry about his weight when he realized he was close to 300 pounds as he approached his 40th birthday last year.


As Jon Favreau inched closer to his 40th birthday, he was also pushing 300 lbs. Ready for a change, the star turned to his wife Joya, a doctor of internal medicine.

"I finally said to her one day, 'I think at my age ? I was pushing 40 at the time ? that this is not the weight my body wants to be.'...
Reformed wildman ROBERT DOWNEY JR’s drug and alcohol-abusing past helped him land the role of a crime fighter in new comic book adaptation IRON MAN.Director Jon Favreau wanted a star who has had to battle considerable personal demons for the role of Tony Stark - and Downey Jr’s past, which included a year in prison

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