Jon Favreau

Jonathan "Jon" Favreau (born October 19, 1966) is an American actor, director, screenwriter, voice artist, and comedian.

Jon was involved in director the first two Iron Man movies in which he also played Happy Hogan. He didn't direct the third installment, although did make a cameo as Happy.

As the director of the Live Action Jungle Book, Jon Favreau aimed to amalgamate the spirit of Disney Animation's Jungle Book with the faithfulness and storytelling of Rudyard Kipling's original tale. Jon Favreau used his rendition of The Jungle Book as an opportunity to kick-start Neel Sethi's career into stardom.