The Jungle Book 2016 (UK) premiere
Wednesday April 13th, BFI IMAX 1 Charlie Chaplin Walk, Lambeth, London SE1 8XR, UK
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Initially an indie film favorite, actor Jon Favreau has progressed to strong mainstream visibility into the millennium and, after nearly two decades in the business, is still enjoying character stardom as well as earning notice as a writer/producer/director.
The amiable, husky-framed actor with the tight, crinkly hair was born in Queens, New York on October 19, 1966, the only child of Madeleine (Balkoff), an elementary school teacher, and Charles Favreau, a special education teacher. His father has French-Canadian, German, and Italian ancestry, and his mother was from a Russian Jewish family. He attended the Bronx High School of Science before furthering his studies at Queens College in 1984. Dropping out just credits away from receiving his degree, Jon moved to Chicago where he focused on comedy and performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including the ImprovOlympic and the Improv Institute. He also found a couple of bit parts in films.
While there, he earned another bit role in the film, Rudy (1993), and met fellow cast mate Vince Vaughn. Their enduring personal friendship would play an instrumental role in furthering both their professional careers within just a few years. Jon broke into TV with a role on the classic series, Seinfeld (1989) (as "Eric the Clown"). After filming rudimentary roles in the movies Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994), Notes from Underground (1995) and Batman Forever (1995), he decided to do some risk taking by writing himself and friend Vaughn into what would become their breakthrough film. Swingers (1996), which he also co-produced, centers on Jon as a luckless, struggling actor type who is emotionally shattered after losing his girlfriend, but is pushed back into the L.A. social scene via the help of cool, worldly, outgoing actor/buddy Vaughn. These two blueprint roles went on to define the character types of both actors on film.
In 1997, Jon appeared favorably on several episodes of the popular TV sitcom, Friends (1994), as "Pete Becker", the humdrum but extremely wealthy suitor for Courteney Cox's "Monica" character, and also appeared to fine advantage on the Tracey Takes On... (1996) comedy series. He later took on the biopic mini-movie, Rocky Marciano (1999), portraying the prizefighter himself in a highly challenging dramatic role and received excellent reviews. Other engagingly offbeat "everyman" films roles came Jon's way -- the ex-athlete in the working class film, Dogtown (1997); a soon-to-be groom whose bachelor party goes horribly awry in the comedy thriller Very Bad Things (1998); a newlywed opposite Famke Janssen in Love & Sex (2000); a wild and crazy linebacker in The Replacements (2000); as Ben Affleck's legal partner in Daredevil (2003); and another down-and-out actor in The Big Empty (2003). He wrote and directed himself and Vaughn as two fellow boxers who involve themselves in criminal activity in Made (2001). Both he and Vaughn produced. He also directed the highly popular Will Ferrell comedy Elf (2003), in which he had a small part.
Jon went on to re-team favorably with his friend, Vince Vaughn, who enjoyed a meteoric rise into the comedy star ranks, in such light-weight features as The Break-Up (2006), Four Christmases (2008) and Couples Retreat (2009), the last of which he co-wrote with Vaughn.
Jon has made even greater strides as a writer, producer and/or director in recent years with the exciting mega-box office action-packed Iron Man (2008), starring Robert Downey Jr., and its sequels, Iron Man 2 (2010) and Iron Man 3 (2013). Jon's character of "Happy Hogan" would be featured in a number of Marvel Comic adventures. Other offerings behind the scenes have included the adventure dramedy Chef (2014), in which he also starred in the title role; the revamped film version of The Avengers (2012) also starring Downey Jr., and it's sequels Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015), Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Avengers: Endgame (2019); and the animated Disney features The Jungle Book (2016) and The Lion King (2019) and the TV series The Chef Show (2019).
Favreau's marriage to Joya Tillem on November 24, 2000, produced son Max and two daughters, Madeleine and Brighton Rose. Joya is the niece of KGO (AM) lawyer and talk show host, Len Tillem. On the sly, the actor/writer/producer/director enjoys playing on the World Poker Tour.- Natalya Wright was born in 2000 in Essex, England, UK.
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Sara Gallagher is known for Lolita (1997).- Camera and Electrical Department
Donavan Gallagher is known for Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023), The Northman (2022) and The Aeronauts (2019).- Producer
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Brigham Taylor is known for The Jungle Book (2016), Tomorrowland (2015) and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006).- Anna Williamson was born on 23 July 1981. She is an actress, known for Toonattik (2005), Action Stations (2009) and Camp Orange Wrong Town (2011). She has been married to Alex Di Pasquale since 23 October 2015. They have two children.
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Marcus Butler was born on 18 December 1991 in Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, England, UK. He is a director and writer, known for Youtuber Horror Movie (2015), Marcus Butler (2010) and Just Marcus (2011).- Kat Shoob was born on 8 November 1983 in Rochford, Essex, England, UK. She is an actress, known for Playdate (2006), The Mint (2006) and Stage School (2016).
- Ashley James was born in 1987 in Northumberland, England, UK.
- Clara Amfo was born on 28 May 1984 in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, England, UK.
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Ben Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji on December 31, 1943 in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England. His father, Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, was a Kenyan-born medical doctor, of Gujarati Indian descent, and his mother, Anna Lyna Mary (Goodman), was an English actress. Ben began to act in stage plays during the 1960s. He soon became a successful stage actor, and also began to have roles in films and television. His birth name was Krishna Bhanji, but he changed his name to "Ben Kingsley" soon after gaining fame as a stage actor, fearing that a foreign name could hamper his acting career.
Kingsley first earned international fame for his performance in the drama movie Gandhi (1982). His performance as Mohandas K. Gandhi earned him international fame. He won many awards - including an Academy Award for Best Actor. He also won Golden Globe, BAFTA and London Film Critics' Circle Awards. After acting in Gandhi (1982), Ben was recognized as one of the finest British actors.
After his international fame for appearing in Gandhi (1982), Kingsley appeared in many other famous movies. His success as an actor continued. His performance as Itzhak Stern in the drama movie Schindler's List (1993) earned him a BAFTA nomination for best supporting actor. Schindler's List (1993) won seven Academy Awards, including Best Picture. During the late 1990s, Kingsley acted in many successful movies. He played Sweeney Todd in the television movie The Tale of Sweeney Todd (1997), for which he was nominated for the Screen Actors' Guild Award. His other notable role was as Otto Frank in the television movie Anne Frank: The Whole Story (2001), for which he won the Screen Actors' Guild Award.
In 2002, Kingsley was appointed Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the Queen's New Years Honours for his services to drama. In 2013, he received the BAFTA Los Angeles Britannia Award for Worldwide Contribution to Filmed Entertainment. That same year, he also received the Fellowship Award at the Asian Awards in London, England.- Actor
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Indian-American Neel Sethi was born on December 22, 2003, in New York City. He is a child actor who landed a break-out role as Mowgli in John Favreau's 2016 live-action version of the classic tale 'The Jungle Book'. He also starred in the short film 'Diwali' (2013).
He was selected for the role of Mowgli among thousands who auditioned across the globe. Also, he is the only real human character in The Jungle Book (2016), with everyone else providing voices for the beast characters.- Actress
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Kimberly Wyatt was born on 4 February 1982 in Warrensburg, Missouri, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for 13 Going on 30 (2004), Starsky & Hutch (2004) and Be Cool (2005). She has been married to Max Rogers since 22 February 2014. They have three children.- Jasmine Guinness was born in 1976 in Dublin, Ireland. She is an actress, known for Enchantement (2004), Britain's Next Top Model (2005) and The Podge and Rodge Show (2006). She has been married to Gawain Rainey since 1 July 2006. They have three children.
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Max Rogers is known for King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017), The Red Pillow (2015) and Things to Do Before You Die (2016). He has been married to Kimberly Wyatt since 22 February 2014. They have three children.- Actress
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Poppy Lee Friar is a British actress, from London, England. She is known for playing Missy Booth in the Netflix/Channel 4 drama series Ackley Bridge, Mayella in To Kill a Mockingbird (West End), Carol in My Name is Leon, Alys in Life and Death in the Warehouse, Lydia in In My Skin, Jayne Torvill in Torvill and Dean, Mary in My Cousin Rachel, Rosalie in Mr Selfridge and Eve in Eve.
Friar has received several accolades for her work including an RTS award for Ackley Bridge, BAFTA nomination for Eve and an AFI nomination for Dead Gorgeous.
Friar can currently be seen as Geri in Domino Day 2024.- Production Manager
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Carrie Fletcher is known for Round the Bend! (1988), The Lenny Henry Show (1987) and The Magic of Vincent (2000).- Actress
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Sarah Macdonald was born on 12 August 1990 in Massachusetts, USA. She is an actress, known for Death Stranding (2019), Hanako & Anne (2014) and The 5-Star Tour Guides (2015).- Crown Princess Marie-Chantal was born on 17 September 1968 in London, England, UK. She has been married to Crown Prince of Greece Pavlos since 1 July 1995. They have five children.