- At the age of twelve, he became the youngest person ever to be
nominated for an Emmy as best leading performer. - In lieu of wedding gifts, they requested that donations be made to
Children's Hospital Cancer Center of Los Angeles, in memory of their
childhood friend. - Graduated from Stanford University in 1999 with a degree in English.
- Older brother of actor Ben Savage and Kala Savage.
- After having not seen each other in over five years, Fred was reunited
with his fellow The Wonder Years (1988) cast member Jason Hervey, who played his older
brother Wayne when they did a guest spot on the animated series Justice League Unlimited (2004)
in the episode Hawk and Dove (2004). They played, of all things, bickering
brothers who were also superheroes. It was originally intended that
Jason would voice the older, more aggressive brother (Hank Hall/Hawk)
while Fred voiced the younger, more docile brother (Don Hall/Dove) as
they had done on The Wonder Years (1988), but during the voice-recording session, they
switched roles unexpectedly, so Fred voiced the older brother while
Jason voiced the younger brother. - He first met his wife, Jennifer Savage, when they were neighbors as
children. Coincidently, he became famous for playing a character, on
The Wonder Years (1988), who has a childhood romance with his neighbor. - Directed an episode of Boy Meets World (1993), which is his brother Ben's show, in
1998. - He was the first person born after Saturday Night Live (1975) debuted on October 11, 1975 to host an episode. He was born on July 9, 1976 and hosted Fred Savage/Technotronic (1990).
- Graduated from Brentwood School in LA in 1994
- Ranked #27 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"
- Fred and his wife, Jennifer Savage, became the parents of a boy on August 5,
2006, Oliver Philip Savage, who weighed in at 6 pounds, 13 ounces. - Daughter, Lily Aerin Savage, born 3 May 2008.
- Member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
- His scene as a confused bellboy in Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) was deleted.
- Took a year off from Stanford University to appear in the TV show
Working (1997). - In 1999, his show Working (1997) was canceled because its ratings plummeted
after its first season. - He appeared in the music video and sang in the choir on the song
"Voices That Care." - Wedding took place at L'Orangerie restaurant in Los Angeles,
California. - Played "Captain Hook" in his high school (Brentwood School) production of "Peter Pan.".
- Brother-in-law of Jared Flamm.
- No relation to John Savage (of "Deer Hunter" and "Hair" fame), despite a popular misconception.
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