In 1999 he starred in Rocky Marciano, based on the life of the only undefeated world heavyweight champion in the world. He rejoined Piven in 1998 as part of Very Bad Things (1998). In 1997 he appeared on the popular TV sitcom Friends portraying Pete Becker, whom Monica dates for several episodes, and who competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. He then moved to Los Angeles, where he made his breakthrough in 1996 as an actor-screenwriter with the film Swingers, which was Vaughn's breakthrough role as the glib and extremely confident Trent Walker, a perfect foil to Favreau's heartbroken Mike Peters. The next year, he appeared in the college film PCU alongside Jeremy Piven, and also stepped into the world of television in the 1994 episode of Seinfeld titled "The Fire" as Eric the Clown. Favreau met Vince Vaughn-who also played a small role in this film-during shooting. While in Chicago, Favreau landed his first film role alongside Sean Astin as the pudgy tutor D-Bob in the classic sleeper hit Rudy (1993). He performed at several Chicago improvisational theaters, including the ImprovOlympic and the Improv Institute. He dropped out of college for good (a few credits shy of completing his degree), and in the summer of 1988, moved to Chicago to pursue a career in comedy. He briefly worked for Bear Stearns on Wall Street before returning to Queens College for a semester in early 1988. He graduated from the Bronx High School of Science in 1984 and attended Queens College from 1984 to 1987, before dropping out. His father was an Italian American Catholic and his mother was Jewish. Favreau was born in Flushing, New York, the son of Madeleine, a schoolteacher who died of leukemia in 1978, and Charles Favreau, a special education teacher.
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