Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau (born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for appearing in films including Rudy and Swingers, as well as directing such films as Elf and Iron Man.
Favreau was born in Flushing, New York, the son of Madeleine, an elementary school teacher who died of leukemia in 1979, and Charles Favreau, a special education teacher. Favreau's mother was Jewish and his father was Cat...
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Jonathan Kolia "Jon" Favreau (born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, screenwriter and film director. He is best known for appearing in films including Rudy and Swingers, as well as directing such films as Elf and Iron Man.
Favreau was born in Flushing, New York, the son of Madeleine, an elementary school teacher who died of leukemia in 1979, and Charles Favreau, a special education teacher. Favreau's mother was Jewish and his father was Catholic and of Italian and distant French-Canadian ancestry. 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, moved to Chicago to pursue a career in comedy. He performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including the ImprovOlympic and the...
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