Jon Favreau

Biography

Jonathan Edward Favreau (born June 2, 1981) is an American political commentator, podcaster, and the former director of Speechwriting for President Barack Obama. Favreau attended the College of the Holy Cross, where he took part in and/or directed numerous community and civic programs. He also accumulated numerous scholastic honors before graduating as valedictorian. After graduation, he went to work for the John Kerry presidential campaign in 2004, working to collect talk radio news for the campaign and was promoted to the role of Deputy Speechwriter. Favreau first met Barack Obama, then a state Senator from Illinois, while working on the Kerry campaign. In 2005, Obama's communications director Robert Gibbs recommended Favreau to Obama as a speechwriter.[8] Favreau was hired as Obama's speechwriter shortly after Obama's election to the United States Senate. Obama and Favreau grew close, and Obama referred to him as his "mind reader." He went on the campaign trail with Obama during his successful presidential election campaign. In 2009, he was named to the White House staff as Director of Speechwriting. In January 2017, he co-founded liberal media company Crooked Media with fellow former Obama staffers Tommy Vietor and Jon Lovett, and began co-hosting the political podcast Pod Save America with Vietor, Lovett and Dan Pfeiffer.

Known For

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Real Time with Bill Maher

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union

All Movies (3)

Dress Rehearsal2020 · as Himself
The Obama Years: The Power of Words2017 · as Self - Speechwriter for President Obama
The 44th President: In His Own Words2017 · as Self

All TV Shows (9)

Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union2021 · as Self
Pod Save America2018 · as Self - Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest