Fred Savage

Fred Savage, American actor and director, most well-known for his role as Kevin Arnold on television series, The Wonder Years, which aired from 1988-1993. Born in Chicago, Illinois Savage later moved to California and attended Brentwood School, before graduating from Stanford University with his bachelor’s degree in English in 1999. Fred’s first television role was on the show Morningstar/Eveningstar where he played the role of young Alan Bishop in a heartfelt television show that saw children from a young children’s shelter sharing a residence with elders in a retirement facility. Later that same year, he landed his first film role in the 1986 film The Boy Who Could Fly, a role for which he won the Young Artist Award for Best Supporting Young Actor in a Motion Picture. He made small appearances in other television shows including ABC’s Weekend Special: Runaway Ralph, and Run Till You Fall before he earned the lead role on The Wonders Years. The show ran for six seasons, and earned Fred Savage multiple Primetime Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series, a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor - Television Series, Musical or Comedy; winning the Young Artist Award for Best Young Actor in a Television Series. After the success of The Wonder Years, Fred continued to make appearances in shows like Seinfeld, and Boy Meets World, the latter of which he guest-starred alongside his brother, Ben Savage, who played the well-renowned role of Cory Matthews in the series. Fred starred in other notable television series such as Working, an NBC sitcom that aired for two seasons, and ABC’s Crumbs. He earned his first directing credit on the sitcom Working, and continued to add Nickelodeon’s Boy Meets World, Ned’s Declassified, and Drake & Josh to his directing credits, along with episodes of the Disney Channel’s notable series: That’s So Raven, Hannah Montana, and Wizards of Waverly Place. He made his film directorial debut in 2007 for the film Daddy Day Camp. He has since directed countless episodes of television, including 2 Broke Girls, Friends with Better Lives, and Garfunkel and Oates for which he was also executive producer. He has recently added the role of Universal Life Church minister to his list of accomplishments.

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