Wikipedia Biography / Profile Background
Introduction :
- Joya Tilem Favreau M.D, is an American doctor, based in Los Angeles. She is the wife of Jon Favreau, a famous actor, and film director.
- She is the niece of Leonard Tillem, an American attorney and radio broadcaster. Leonard was the host of a trendy show on KGO radio.
Personal Life :
- Joya grew up in California in the year 1970. She comes from a Jewish family & they belonged to Congregation Shir Shalom in Cotati.
- Tilem graduated in 1987 from Georgetown University School Of Medicine. She did her medical residency at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
- She specializes in Internal Medicine and is affiliated with Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.
Personal Life, Parents and Family Details :
- Tilem is married to Jon Favreau since November 24th, 2000. Jon was initially known in the independent film circuit but gained greater mainstream recognition later on in his career.
- He is famed for a recurring role in the 1990s hit sitcom ‘Friends.’ He also produced and directed hit movies ‘Ironman,’ ‘Ironman 2,’ as well as ‘Elf,’ the perennial Christmas favorite starring Will Ferrell.
- Joya and Jon have three children – Max Favreau, Madeline, and Brighton.
- Young Brighton has followed her father’s footsteps into show business. She made her acting debut in 2007 in the film Mil Mascaras vs. the Aztec Mummy (2007) as a baby. Her credits also includes Aztec Revenge (2015) and The Jungle Book (2016). In the latter, she did voice-over work together with Lupita Nyong’o.