Dinner for Five (2001)
Dinner for Five invites viewers to a unique dining experience with host Jon Favreau and various celebrity guests from film, television, music, and comedy. The show captures candid conversations over meals, exploring both personal stories and industry insights without the constraints of scripted dialogue. Favreau aimed to present his guests as relatable individuals, free from sensationalism. Filmed in an intimate restaurant setting, the format features genuine interactions, with no cue cards or prior research guiding the discussions. Each episode is crafted from hours of footage, distilled into 25 minutes of engaging, unscripted banter.
Cast
Episodes
E1
Joey Lauren Adams, Peter Berg, Kevin James, Jeanne Tripplehorn
E2
Vince Vaughn, Garry Shandling, Cheri Oteri, Peter Falk
E3
Christian Slater, Illeana Douglas, Jeff Goldblum, Fred Willard
E4
Ron Livingston, Kevin Pollack, Sarah Silverman, Rod Steiger
E5
Andy Dick, Daryl Hannah, Marilyn Manson
E6
Sean Astin, Bonnie Hunt, Kevin James, Ray Romano
E7
Saffron Burrows, Faizon Love, Michael Rapaport, Sarah Silverman
E8
Jennifer Beals, Adam Goldberg, Seth Green, Dwight Yoakum
E9
David Cross, Famke Janssen, Denis Leary, Martha Plimpton
E10
Sean Combs, John Leguizamo, Juliette Lewis, Vincent Pastore
E1
Ben Affleck, Colin Farrell, Jennifer Garner, Kevin Smith
E2
Dom Deluise, Peter Falk, John Herzfeld, Richard Lewis
E3
Peter Bogdanovich, Larry Miller, Penelope Ann Miller, Liev Schreiber
E4
Ed Asner, Ed Begley, Jr., Carrie Fisher, Blair Underwood
E5
David Byrne, Dave Eggers, Janeane Garofalo, Joe Pantoliano
E6
Louis C.K., Illeana Douglas, Will Ferrell, Eddie Izzard
E7
Vince Vaughn, Cole Hauser, Rory Cochrane, Brian Cox
E8
John Landis, David Alan Grier, Leland Orser, Fran Drescher
E9
Beverly D'Angelo, Rosie Perez, Cathy Moriarty, Catherine Kellner
E10
James Caan, Will Ferrell, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel
E11
Sean Hayes, Katie Holmes, Patricia Clarkson, Oliver Platt
E12
Peter Berg, Judd Apatow, Famke Janssen, Paul Rudd
E13
Lili Taylor, Maggie Gyllenhaal, John Sayles, Vanessa Martinez
E1
Gina Gershon, Dennis Farina, Ron Livingston, Faizon Love
E2
Kevin James, Tony Shalhoub, Richard Lewis, Burt Reynolds
E3
Kevin Smith, George Carlin, Jason Biggs, Stephen Root
E4
Joe Mantegna, Bob Odenkirk, Michael McKean, Jeff Garlin
E5
Jeff Ross, Hector Elizando, Kevin Pollak, Laura Kightlinger
E6
Laura Dern, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Ernie Hudson
E7
Jennifer Esposito, Barry Pepper, Luis Guzman, Stephen Dorff
E8
Alec Baldwin, Peter Dinklage, Carrie Fisher, Tracey Ullman
E9
Dom DeLuise, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, Charles Nelson Reilly
E10
John Waters, Colin Quinn, Danny Aiello, Delroy Lindo
E11
Isaac Mizrahi, Alan Cumming, Faizon Love, Amy Irving
E12
David Cross, Molly Shannon, George Hickenlooper, Phillip Baker Hall
E13
Michael Madsen, Richard Donner, Ray Romano, Ron Eldard
E14
Neve Campbell, Henry Winkler, Dave Foley, Jeff Garlin
E15
Peter Berg, Billy Bob Thornton, Brian Grazer, H.G (Buzz) Bissinger
E16
Martin Scorsese
E1
David Milch, Tim Olyphant, Michael Rapaport, Jay Mohr
E2
Tracy Morgan, Jeffrey Tambor, Bonnie Hunt, Jason Bateman
E3
Rob Zombie, Bruce Campbell, Roger Corman, Faizon Love
E4
Michael De Luca, Luis Guzman, Michael Chiklis, Henry Rollins
E5
David Duchovny, Dax Shepard, Tim Blake Nelson, Stephen Root
E6
Bill Maher, Alanis Morissette, Rosanna Arquette, Bob Odenkirk
E7
Frank Darabont, Alan Cumming, Harry Shearer, Fred Willard
E8
Tony Hawk, Stacy Peralta, Seth MacFarlane, Jon Heder
E9
Kevin Smith, Jason Lee, Stan Lee, Mark Hamill, J.J. Abrams
E10
Adam Goldberg, Christina Ricci, Giovanni Ribisi, Steven Drozd
