SAVAGE, Fred 1976–

PERSONAL

Full name, Fredrick Aaron Savage; born July 9, 1976, in Chicago (some sources cite Highland Park), IL; son of Lewis M. (an industrial real estate broker and consultant) and Joanne F. (a consultant) Savage; brother of Ben Savage (an actor); married Jennifer Stone, August 7, 2004. Education: Stanford University, B.A., English, 1999.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—Jonathan Perry, Original Film, 2045 S. Barrington Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90025. Publicist—Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor and director. Appeared in commercials for Pac–Man vitamins and 75 other ads.

Awards, Honors: Young Artist Award, exceptional performance by a young actor, 1987, for The Boy Who Could Fly; Young Artist Award, best young actor in a motion picture, 1988, for The Princess Bride; Hollywood Women's Press Club, Discovery of the Year, 1989; Emmy Award nominations, outstanding lead actor in a comedy series, 1989, 1990, Q Awards, best actor in a quality comedy series, Viewers for Quality Television, 1989, 1990, Young Artist Award, best young actor, 1989, Young Artist Award nomination, best young actor starring in a television series, 1990, Golden Globe Award nomination, best actor in a musical or comedy series, 1990, 1991, People's Choice Awards, best young performer in television, 1990, 1991, all for The Wonder Years; Saturn Award, best performance by a younger actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, 1990, for Vice Versa; Young Artist Award nomination, best young actor starring in a motion picture, 1990, for The Wizard.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Alan Bishop, Morningstar/Eveningstar, 1986.

Kevin Arnold, The Wonder Years, ABC, 1988–1993.

Matt Peyser, Working, NBC, 1997–1999.

Voice of title role, Oswald, Nickelodeon, 2001.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Matthew Nickerson, Convicted: A Mother's Story, CBS, 1987.

David Reuben, Run Till You Fall, 1988.

Michael Mills, When You Remember Me (also known as The Amazing Legacy of Michael Patrick Smith), ABC, 1990.

Trevor Atwood, Christmas on Division Street, CBS, 1991.

Bobby Tennison, No One Would Tell, NBC, 1996.

Chase Auberg, Area 52, Sci–Fi Channel, 2001.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Jeff Mattingly, "What Are Friends For?," The Twilight Zone, CBS, 1986.

Luca's son, "Crime Pays," Crime Story, 1986.

"Animal Crack–Ups," Animal Crack–Ups, 1987.

Late Night with David Letterman, 1989.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, 1989, 1990.

Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1990.

(Uncredited) Himself, "The Trip: Part 1," Seinfeld, NBC, 1992.

Danny Martin, "Last Supper," The Outer Limits, 1995.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1997, 1998.

Stuart, "Everybody Loves Stuart," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1998.

Writer, "Legacy," State of Grace, Fox Family, 2002.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, 2002.

The View, ABC, 2002.

"Less Than Jake, Fred Savage, Jason Sehorn," Player$, 2003.

Michael Gardner, "Futility," Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (also known as Law & Order: S.V.U.), NBC, 2003.

Also appeared as voice of Prince Thomas, "Peace on Earth," Legend of Prince Valiant (animated); voices of Wego #1 and #2, "Go Team Go," Kim Possible (animated); as Uncle Davie, Wish Kids; in Storytime, PBS.

Television Appearances; Specials:

What Are Friends For?, CBS, 1986.

Garfield "Garf" Jerrniga, "Runaway Ralph," ABC Weekend Specials, ABC, 1987.

Comic Relief III, HBO, 1989.

America's All–Star Tribute to Oprah Winfrey, ABC, 1990.

Happy Birthday, Bugs: 50 Looney Years (also known as Hollywood Celebrates Bugs Bunny's 50th Birthday), CBS, 1990.25th Anniversary MDA Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon, syndicated, 1990.

Victory and Valor: A Special Olympics All–Star Celebration (also known as The International Special Olympics All–Star Gala), ABC, 1991.

Voices That Care, Fox, 1991.

Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992.

Voice, How Do You Spell God?, HBO, 1996.

Josh Cohen, A Guy Walks into a Bar, Showtime, 1999.

Saturday Night Live: 25th Anniversary Primetime Special, NBC, 1999.

Child Stars: Their Story, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

TVography: The Wonder Years—Comedy Coming of Age (documentary), Arts and Entertainment, 2002.

"Hollywood Home Game 1," World Poker Tour, Travel Channel, 2004.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1989.

The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989.

Host, The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990.

The 42nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1990.

The 6th Annual Awards of Sport, TBS, 1990.

The 43rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Presentation, Fox, 1991.

MTV's 1991 Video Music Awards, MTV, 1991.

The 18th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1992.

The 19th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1993.

2003 Much Music Video Music Awards, 2003.

Television Director; Episodic:

"The Other Executive," Working, NBC, 1999.

"Family Trees," Boy Meets World, ABC, 1999.

"Angela's Ashes," Boy Meets World, ABC, 2000.

"Secret World of Girls," Even Stevens, The Disney Channel, 2001.

"Truth or Dare," All about Us, NBC, 2001.

"Sierra Meets Her Match," All about Us, NBC, 2001.

"Raiders of the Lost Sausage," Even Stevens, The Disney Channel, 2002.

"A Fish Called Raven," That's So Raven (also known as Absolutely Psychic), The Disney Channel, 2003.

Also directed "The King & I," Oliver Beene; "Halloween," Phil of the Future; Drake and Josh, Nickelodeon.

Film Appearances:

Philip, Dinosaur, 1980.

Louis Michaelson, The Boy Who Could Fly, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

Grandson, The Princess Bride, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1987.

Charlie Seymour, Vice Versa, Columbia, 1988.

Brian Stevenson, Little Monsters, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1989.

Corey Woods, The Wizard, Universal, 1989.

Narrator, The Jungle Book: Mowgli's Story (animated), Walt Disney Home Video, 1998.

As You Wish: The Story of "The Princess Bride," Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 2004.

Number Three, Austin Powers in Goldmember (also known as Austin Powers: Goldmember), New Line Cinema, 2002.

A junkie named Marc, The Rules of Attraction (also known as Die Regeln des Spiels), Lions Gate Films, 2002.

Bullard, Welcome to Mooseport, Fox, 2004.

Kevin Goodson, The Last Run, Run It Raw, 2004.

Himself, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, New Line Cinema, 2004.

Stage Appearances:

The Last Night of Ballyhoo, El Portal Center for the Arts Circle Theater, North Hollywood, CA, 2001.

RECORDINGS

Music Videos:

Appeared in "Voices That Care."

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, October 17, 1997, pp. 32–34.

People Weekly, May 13, 1996, p. 16; November 17, 1997, p. 252; June 26, 2000, pp. 90–91.