Life and work
Jon Favreau is an American actor and filmmaker. Born: 19 October 1966. Citizenship recorded in the biographical source: United States.
Actor · Director · Writer/Creator · Producer · 1966–
Jon Favreau
Jon Favreau is an American actor and filmmaker. Born on 19 October 1966, this profile follows Jon Favreau through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Swingers (1996), Iron Man (2008), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Iron Man 3 (2013). The location trail reaches Formosa Cafe, The Dresden and Canter’s Deli. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
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Swingers · Formosa Cafe
Jon Favreau is credited as cast member, writer and producer on Swingers. The work’s existing location story leads to Formosa Cafe. The Formosa is one of the Los Angeles bar and restaurant locations associated with the film.
Iron Man · Point Dume
Jon Favreau is credited as cast member and director on Iron Man. The work’s existing location story leads to Point Dume. Tony Stark’s fictional mansion was digitally placed above Point Dume. No Stark house exists here; this pin marks the real coastal setting used for that screen geography.
Iron Man 2 · Randy’s Donuts
Jon Favreau is credited as cast member and director on Iron Man 2. The work’s existing location story leads to Randy’s Donuts. Randy’s Donuts is documented as a location associated with Iron Man 2 (2010). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Iron Man 3 · TCL Chinese Theatre
Jon Favreau is credited as cast member on Iron Man 3. The work’s existing location story leads to TCL Chinese Theatre. TCL Chinese Theatre is documented as a location associated with Iron Man 3 (2013). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
A life on the map.
Explore 8 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Musso & Frank Grill ↗︎
Filming location · the parking-lot argument
Musso & Frank’s parking lot doubles for the Dresden’s in the confrontation outside. The edit connects two separate Hollywood locations.
6667 Hollywood Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Point Dume ↗︎
The real setting behind the effects
Tony Stark’s fictional mansion was digitally placed above Point Dume. No Stark house exists here; this pin marks the real coastal setting used for that screen geography.
Point Dume State Beach and Preserve
Open street map ↗︎Randy’s Donuts ↗︎
A screen location
Randy’s Donuts is documented as a location associated with Iron Man 2 (2010). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
805 W Manchester Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎TCL Chinese Theatre ↗︎
A screen location
TCL Chinese Theatre is documented as a location associated with Iron Man 3 (2013). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
6925 Hollywood Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Canter’s Deli ↗︎
Filming location · on the way
Canter’s appears along the convoy’s route. It is a passing city reference rather than the diner used for the film’s main heart-to-heart conversations.
419 N Fairfax Avenue
Open street map ↗︎Formosa Cafe ↗︎
Swingers
The Formosa is one of the Los Angeles bar and restaurant locations associated with the film.
7156 Santa Monica Boulevard
Open street map ↗︎Walt Disney Concert Hall ↗︎
111 S Grand Avenue
Open street map ↗︎The Dresden ↗︎
Filming location · the lounge
The Dresden is the group’s destination and the setting for Mike’s encounter with the waitress. Its intimate lounge is central to the film’s social world.
1760 N Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles
Open street map ↗︎IN THE STORY1966-10-19
Born 19 October 1966
Explore a shared connection.
WORKS
Culture, connected.
Follow the work through its real places.
Swingers ↗︎
Doug Liman
Iron Man
Jon Favreau
Iron Man 2
Jon Favreau
Iron Man 3
Shane Black
KEEP EXPLORING
Cities and Worlds.
Los Angeles ↗︎
Follow a scene into the hills. A song onto the Strip. A story all the way to the ocean.
Swingers ↗︎
Los Feliz music and late-night Hollywood geography give a small comedy its sense of a whole city.
PEOPLE IN THE STORY
Creative connections.
Follow collaborators through their work and the real places tied to it.
Scarlett Johansson ↗︎
Scarlett Johansson is an American actress. Born on 22 November 1984, this profile follows Scarlett Johansson through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Man Who Wasn’t There (2001), Lost in Translation (2003), Iron Man 2 (2010) and Her (2013). The location trail reaches Musso & Frank Grill, Park Hyatt Tokyo and Shibuya Crossing, with existing stories in Tokyo. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Gwyneth Paltrow ↗︎
Gwyneth Paltrow is an American actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer. Born on 27 September 1972, this profile follows Gwyneth Paltrow through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Se7en (1995), The Talented Mr. Ripley — Rome (1999), Iron Man (2008) and Iron Man 2 (2010). The location trail reaches Alexandria Hotel, Piazza Navona and Pantheon, with existing stories in Rome. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Robert Downey Jr. ↗︎
Robert Downey Jr. is an American actor. Born on 4 April 1965, this profile follows Robert Downey Jr. through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Less Than Zero (1987), Chaplin (1992), Zodiac (2007) and Iron Man (2008). The location trail reaches The MacArthur · Park Plaza, Transamerica Pyramid and Union Square, with existing stories in San Francisco. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Stan Lee ↗︎
Stan Lee was an American comic book writer, editor, publisher, and producer. Born on 28 December 1922, this profile follows Stan Lee through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Iron Man 2 (2010) and Iron Man 3 (2013). The location trail reaches Randy’s Donuts and TCL Chinese Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Jeff Bridges ↗︎
Jeff Bridges is an American actor. Born on 4 December 1949, this profile follows Jeff Bridges through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Big Lebowski (1998), Seabiscuit (2003) and Iron Man (2008). The location trail reaches Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Palace Theatre and Johnie’s Coffee Shop. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.
Ben Kingsley ↗︎
Ben Kingsley is an English actor. Born on 31 December 1943, this profile follows Ben Kingsley through existing screen stories and their real settings. The connected credits include Iron Man 3 (2013). The location trail reaches TCL Chinese Theatre. Each stop belongs to a particular work and moment, keeping the creative credit beside the place that gives the story its geography. Explore the films and programmes below to move between performances, collaborators and settings, and use each location’s own story for the documented connection. These are work locations; a credit alone does not establish a personal visit to every mapped stop. The credit and location sources remain alongside each story for further reading.