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Jon Favreau Biography

Birth Name:Jonathan Kolia Favreau

Birth Place:New York City, New York, United States

Profession Actor, Producer, Director, Writer, Script department, Soundtrack, Music department

Fast Facts

Was awarded the Visual Effect Society's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017
Was nominated for the Most Promising Newcomer award for his role in 1996's "Swingers" at the Chicago Film Critics Association Awards
Studied at Queens College, but left school early to work at the investment bank Bear Stearns
Studied at ImprovOlympic and the Second City
Quote: "I've always wanted to call the shots because I would rather fail than not have a chance to figure it out on my own․ I'm a very lazy person by nature․ I have to be really engaged, and then I go straight from lazy to obsessive․"
Hangs art pertaining to the film he is currently working on in his office every morning and takes it down before he leaves in the fear that someone will snap an unauthorized photo while he isn't there and leak secrets about the film
Travelled cross-country on a motorcyle during the Summer of 1988

Awards

1997CFCA Award-Most Promising Actor: nominated
1997FFCC Award-Newcomer of the Year: winner
2005Audience Award-Best Film: winner
2005Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Nonfiction Series: nominated
2008Rondo Statuette-Best Film: nominated
2009Saturn Award-Best Director: winner
2009Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form: nominated
2010DFCS Award-Best Acting Ensemble: nominated
2011Variety Piazza Grande Award-: nominated
2014Gold Derby Film Award-Ensemble Cast: nominated
2014Seattle Film Critics Award-Best Ensemble Cast: nominated
2014Audience Award-Narrative: winner
2015Critics Choice Award-Best Actor in a Comedy Movie: nominated
2016Hollywood Blockbuster Award-: winner
2017Saturn Award-Best Director: nominated
2017Streaming Award-: nominated
2020CinEuphoria-Top Ten of the Year - Audience Award: winner
2020DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs: nominated
2020Dragon Award-Best Science Fiction or Fantasy Movie: nominated
2020Dragon Award-Best Science Fiction or Fantasy TV Series: winner
2020Grammy-Best Compilation Soundtrack For Visual Media: nominated
2020Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated
2020Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2020Bradbury Award-Outstanding Dramatic Presentation: nominated
2021Golden Frog-TV Series Competition: nominated
2021DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Dramatic Series: nominated
2021DGA Award-Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Reality Programs: nominated
2021Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation - Short Form: nominated
2021Reg Grundy Innovation-: winner
2021PGA Award-Outstanding Producer of Episodic Television, Drama: nominated
2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Drama Series: nominated
2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series: nominated
2021Primetime Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Drama Series: nominated
2021Nebula Award-Best Dramatic Presentation: nominated
2021WGA Award (TV)-Drama Series: nominated
2023Cinema Eye Honors Award-Outstanding Achievement in Anthology Series: nominated