Joya Tillem is the wife of the famous Hollywood actor, director, and producer Jon Favreau. Joya Tillem is an American doctor and Physician.
Her nationality is American and adds she belongs to the Christianity religion. Her ethnicity is British-Irish.
She became renowned and famous for her philanthropic activities and her cameo in My Name is Earl. She likes to do Yoga, Hiking, and Cardio.
Early life and Education
Joya Tillem was born on 14th May 1970 in California, USA, and raised in Sonoma currently, she is 51 years old as of 2021. Her mother, Susan Tillem, and father belong to the ‘Congregation Shir Shalom’ in Cotati.
They are of British-Irish ancestry. In her early days, she was a very bright student. After excellent academic scores in her schooldays, she joined Georgetown University School of Medicine in Washington, DC. Later, she graduated from the University with Honors in Internal Medicine.
Joya Tillem Net Worth and Career
Since she has not acted in any movies or series. Being a doctor by profession, Joya doesn’t seem too interested in Hollywood. She is specialized in Internal Medicine. Joya is a very successful doctor, and now she is associated with the ‘Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center ‘and ‘Cedars-Sinai Medical Center‘ in Los Angeles.
She has a very successful career, as she is a certified medical professional. According to many sources, Joya’s estimated net worth is $1 million, and her salary as a doctor is $207,000. She came into the spotlight when she married, Jon Favreau and was seen in many events with him.
Joya Tillem and Jon Favreau Relationship
Joya Tillem got married to the love of her life Jon Favreau, on November 24, 2000. They met on the set of the TV Series, ‘Friends‘ in 1995, started dating each other from there on, and have been inseparable ever since. Favreau met his wife when he was in his struggling phase. He had not made his mark in Hollywood.
He had only featured in minor roles in movies such as Rudy and Batman Forever. However, in 2003, his movie, Elf, became the highest gross collecting movie with $220.9 million. His career took a turn after working as a director and executive producer for Marvel, owned by Disney.
Jon is the child of two instructors, and early in life, he fostered an adoration for narrating. His creative mind and narrating abilities were created thanks to running “Prisons and Dragons” games with his companions. He was much of the time credited as a prison ace, liable for molding the general story.
He went to The Bronx High School of Science as he was scholastically gifted, and in the wake of registering, enlisted at Queens College where he read up for a long time prior to exiting, losing interest in finishing a degree only a couple of units short of graduating, and beginning to chip away at Wall Street.
Following a year he moved to Chicago, as he began to foster an interest in a vocation in parody. He started learning and working with different improvisational bunches nearby, which in the long run prompted his film debut, as he was projected in the film “Rudy” close by Sean Astin. The film recounts the tale of American Footballer Daniel Ruettiger and is viewed as probably the best game movie ever, turning into a sleeper hit during the 1990s. A short time later, he made a couple of visitor appearances in shows prior to moving to Los Angeles to seek additional open doors.
He worked in Iron Man and Iron Man 2, which were super hits. He directed and produced the Jungle Book (2016), one of Disney’s highest-grossing films. He was also the executive producer of the Avengers series.
Family and Children
Her mother, Susan Tillem, and father belong to the ‘Congregation Shir Shalom’ in Cotati. She does not have much revealed about her family. She got married to Jon Favreau on November 24, 2000. On 25th July 2001, they welcomed their first son Max Favreau. Later, she was blessed with two daughters, Madeleine Favreau in April 2003 and Brighton Rose on August 30, 2006.
All three of her children got acting skills from their father. They are some of the voice actors in the film, The Jungle Book, directed by Jon Favreau. Joya’s eldest child, Max, even performed the role of a young Peter Parker in Iron Man 2.
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— Jon Favreau (@Jon_Favreau) October 4, 2019
Balancing her Family Life and Career
Despite being a wife of a celebrity, Joya Tillem, prefers to stay away from the media. She enjoys her normal life behind the camera. She is also very supportive of her husband and is always seen on the red carpet, along with him. She is also very caring towards her children. She is perfectly balancing her family life and career.
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