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Dinner for Five

Overview

Dinner for Five is a television program in which actor/filmmaker Jon Favreau and a revolving guest list of celebrities eat, drink and talk about life on and off the set and swap stories about projects past and present. The program seats screen legends next to a variety of personalities from film, television, music and comedy, resulting in an unpredictable free-for-all. The program aired on the Independent Film Channel with Favreau the co-Executive Producer with Peter Billingsley. The show format is a spontaneous, open forum for people in the entertainment community. The idea, originally conceived by Favreau, originated from a time when he went out to dinner with colleagues on a film location and exchanged filming anecdotes. Favreau said, "I thought it would be interesting to show people that side of the business". He did not want to present them in a "sensationalized way [that] they're presented in the press, but as normal people". The format featured Favreau and four guests from the entertainment industry in a restaurant with no other diners. They ordered actual food from real menus and were served by authentic waiters. There were no cue cards or previous research on the participants that would have allowed him to orchestrate the conversation and the guests were allowed to talk about whatever they wanted. The show used five cameras with the operators using long lenses so that they could be at least ten feet away from the table and not intrude on the conversation or make the guests self-conscious. The conversations lasted until the film ran out. A 25-minutes episode would be edited from the two-hour dinner.
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Jon Favreau profile
Jon Favreau

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Cast

Jon Favreau profile
Jon Favreau

Total episodes: 50

Vince Vaughn profile
Vince Vaughn

Total episodes: 50

Kevin Smith profile
Kevin Smith

Total episodes: 3

Richard Lewis profile
Richard Lewis

Total episodes: 2

Mary Steenburgen profile
Mary Steenburgen

Total episodes: 2

Illeana Douglas profile
Illeana Douglas

Total episodes: 2

Jeanne Tripplehorn profile
Jeanne Tripplehorn

Total episodes: 1

Michael Rapaport profile
Michael Rapaport

Total episodes: 1

Bonnie Hunt profile
Bonnie Hunt

Total episodes: 1

Seth Green profile
Seth Green

Total episodes: 1

Fred Willard profile
Fred Willard

Total episodes: 1

Janeane Garofalo profile
Janeane Garofalo

Total episodes: 1

Jon Favreau profile
Jon Favreau

Total episodes: 50

Vince Vaughn profile
Vince Vaughn

Total episodes: 50

Kevin Smith profile
Kevin Smith

Total episodes: 3

Richard Lewis profile
Richard Lewis

Total episodes: 2

Mary Steenburgen profile
Mary Steenburgen

Total episodes: 2

Illeana Douglas profile
Illeana Douglas

Total episodes: 2

Jeanne Tripplehorn profile
Jeanne Tripplehorn

Total episodes: 1

Michael Rapaport profile
Michael Rapaport

Total episodes: 1

Bonnie Hunt profile
Bonnie Hunt

Total episodes: 1

Seth Green profile
Seth Green

Total episodes: 1

Fred Willard profile
Fred Willard

Total episodes: 1

Janeane Garofalo profile
Janeane Garofalo

Total episodes: 1

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Release Date

July 6, 2001

Last air Date

February 1, 2008

Status

Ended

Original Language

English

Networks

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Season 5

Aired on: 2008 | 1 Episodes

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