Jon Favreau Net Worth, Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story What is the estimated net worth of Jon Favreau? Jon Favreau is an Ameri...
Jon Favreau Net Worth, Biography Age, Family, wiki, And Life Story
What is the estimated net worth of Jon Favreau?
Jon Favreau is an American actor, director, author, voice actor, and producer with a net worth of $200 million. Most people know Jon Favreau as the director of the "Iron Man" movies, "Elf" 2003, and "The Lion King" from 2019. He also wrote and starred in the movies "Swingers" (1996), "Made" (2001), "Couples Retreat" (2009), and "Chef" (2014). He had a recurring part on "Friends" as Pete Becker, Monica Geller's millionaire boyfriend.
Category:
Richest Celebrities › Actors
Net Worth:
$200 Million
Date of Birth:
Oct 19, 1966 (56 years old)
Place of Birth:
Flushing
Gender:
Male
Height:
6 ft (1.83 m)
Profession:
Actor, Film Producer, Comedian, Television Director, Film director, Voice Actor, Screenwriter, Television producer
Nationality:
United States of America
Jon is also known for his character work in movies like "Open Season" (2006), "G-Force" (2009), "Solo: A Star Wars Story" (2018), and "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" (2010–2013). He also made the "Star Wars" TV show "The Mandalorian," which started airing on Disney+ in 2019. Jon runs two production companies: Golem Creations and Fairview Entertainment.
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Early Years
Jon Favreau was born Jonathan Kolia Favreau in Flushing, Queens, New York, on October 19, 1966. Madeleine, his mother, taught first grade until she died of leukemia in 1979. Charles, his father, was a special education teacher. Jon went to The Bronx High School of Science, a school for smart kids, and finished in 1984. He went to Queens College to get ready to be an engineer, but he dropped out in 1987 and started working at Bear Stearns. Favreau was a part of the Center for Human Relations and the College Union Program Board while he was at Queens College. He was also the head of the Freshmen Weekend group. In 1988, Jon went back to college for a short time, but he dropped out again. That summer, he moved to Chicago and started doing comedy with groups like the Comedy Institute and ImprovOlympic.
Career
In 1992, Favreau was cast in the biographical football drama "Rudy," which was filmed in Illinois and Indiana. Vince Vaughn also had a part in the movie, and he would go on to become Jon's friend and frequent collaborator. In 1994, Favreau was on "PCU" and played Eric the Clown on an episode of "Seinfeld." He moved to Los Angeles, and in 1996, his script "Swingers" was turned into a movie starring Jon and Vince. The movie was a hit with both critics and viewers, and it won Best New Filmmaker at the MTV Movie Awards for its director, Doug Liman. The next year, Favreau was in six episodes of "Friends," and in 1998, he played in the science fiction movie "Deep Impact" and the black comedy "Very Bad Things." In the 1999 TV movie "Rocky Marciano," he played the main character. In 2000, he was in the football comedy "The Replacements" and played himself in an episode of "The Sopranos." In 2001, he worked with Vince Vaughn again on the movie "Made," which Jon wrote, directed, and produced. Vince also worked on the movie as a producer. Also in 2001, Favreau directed an episode of Judd Apatow's Fox show "Undeclared" and started hosting "Dinner for Five," which ran until 2005 on the Independent Film Channel.
Favreau was in three movies in 2003: "Daredevil," "The Big Empty," and "Something's Gotta Give." "Elf," starring Will Ferrell and Zooey Deschanel, made $220 million around the world and became a Christmas hit very quickly. In 2005, Jon directed the movie "Zathura: A Space Adventure." The movie got good reviews, but it only made $64.3 million, which was less than its budget of $65 million. In 2006, he worked with Vaughn again on "The Break-Up," played Reilly the beaver in "Open Season," and had guest roles on "My Name Is Earl" and "Monk." Then, in 2008, Favreau directed his first Marvel movie, "Iron Man," which made $585.3 million around the world. In 2010, he directed "Iron Man 2," which did even better, making $623.9 million around the world. Jon didn't return to direct "Iron Man 3" in 2013, but he did produce all three movies in the series and played Tony Stark's driver, Happy Hogan. He also made the Marvel movies "Avengers: Age of Ultron" (2015), "Avengers: Infinity War" (2018), and "Avengers: Endgame" (2019).
Favreau and Vince Vaughn worked together again in "Four Christmases" (2008) and "Couples Retreat" (2009), which Jon, Vince, and Dana Fox wrote. "Cowboys & Aliens," which he directed and produced in 2011, made $174.8 million internationally, which was just $11.8 million more than it cost to make. "Chef," which Favreau directed, wrote, acted in, and produced in 2014, got good reviews and won an award at the Tribeca Film Festival and an AARP Movies for Grownups Award. In 2016, he was the director of "The Jungle Book," which made a huge $966.6 million at the box office. "The Jungle Book" was Jon's highest-grossing movie until "The Lion King," which came out in 2019. It made an incredible $1.657 billion, making it the highest-grossing animated movie, musical movie, remake, and Disney movie of all time. Also in 2019, Favreau started co-hosting "The Chef Show" on Netflix with Roy Choi, and "The Mandalorian" started streaming on Disney+. In addition to creating the series, Jon is the show's writer, director, and executive producer.
Personal Life
Jon married Joya Tillem on November 24, 2000. In July 2001, their son Max was born, and in April 2003, Madeleine and in August 2006, Brighton. Favreau likes to play poker. In 2004, he played on "Celebrity Poker Showdown" with Andy Richter, Maura Tierney, Tom Everett Scott, and James Blake for charity.
Prizes and Awards
Favreau has won several awards for his work, including the 1997 Florida Film Critics Circle Award for "Swingers," the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival Audience Award for "Chef," the 2016 Hollywood Film Award for "The Jungle Book," and the 2020 CinEuphoria Award for "The Lion King." In 2019, he was given the Visionary Award by the Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films. This was 10 years after he won the Best Director award for "Iron Man." In 2018, Jon won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Visual Effects Society Awards, and in 2019, he was named a Disney Legend.
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