Dinner for Five 23 years old
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.
Credits
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Seth Green He was 27 , now 50 years old | |
| Vince Vaughn He was 31 , now 54 years old | |
| Jon Favreau He was 34 , now 58 years old | |
| Ron Livingston He was 34 , now 57 years old | |
| Kevin Smith He was 30 , 31 years old when he died | |
| Charles Durning He was 78 , 89 years old when he died | |
| Ted Danson He was 53 , now 76 years old | |
| Jennifer Garner She was 29 , now 52 years old | |
| Bob Odenkirk He was 38 , now 62 years old | |
| Bonnie Hunt She was 39 , now 63 years old | |
| George Carlin He was 64 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Mary Steenburgen She was 48 , now 71 years old | |
| Héctor Elizondo He was 64 , now 88 years old | |
| Sean Hayes He was 31 , now 54 years old | |
| Richard Lewis He was 54 , 71 years old when he died | |
| Penelope Ann Miller She was 37 , now 60 years old | |
| David Cross He was 37 , 26 years old when he died | |
| Janeane Garofalo She was 36 , now 60 years old | |
| Illeana Douglas She was 35 , now 59 years old | |
| Michael Rapaport He was 31 , now 54 years old | |
| Fred Willard He was 61 , 80 years old when he died | |
| Larry Miller He was 47 , now 71 years old | |
| Jeanne Tripplehorn She was 38 , now 61 years old | |
| Dennis Farina He was 57 , 69 years old when he died |
Crew
| Name | Job title |
|---|---|
| Chris Donovan Production He was 15 , now 39 years old | Producer |
| Peter Billingsley Production He was 30 , now 53 years old | Producer |
| Alison Palmer Bourke Production | Executive Producer |
Dinner for Five (23 years)
Ended
- First Air Date: 2001-07-06
- Runtime: [30] minutes
- Number of Episodes: 50