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Fred Savage
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- #001
At the age of twelve, Fred Savage became the youngest person ever nominated for an Emmy for best performance by an actor.
- #002
After more than five years without seeing each other, Fred Savage was reunited with his The Wonder Years (1988) co-star Jason Hervey, who played his older brother Wayne, when Savage guest-starred on the animated series Justice League Unlimited (2004) in the episode "Hawk and Dove" (2004). They played feuding brothers who were also superheroes. Originally Jason was to voice the older, more aggressive brother (Hank Hall/Hawk) and Fred the younger, meeker brother (Don Hall/Dove), just as they had on The Wonder Years (1988), but during the recording session they unexpectedly switched roles, so Fred voiced the older brother while Jason voiced the younger one.
- #003
Fred Savage graduated from Stanford University in 1999 with a degree in English.
- #004
Fred Savage first met his wife, Jennifer Savage, when they were neighbors in childhood. Coincidentally, he became famous for playing a character who has a childhood romance with his neighbor on The Wonder Years (1988).
- #005
Fred Savage is the older brother of actor Ben Savage and Kala Savage.
- #006
Fred Savage appeared alongside his brother Ben Savage and his sister Kala Savage in Little Monsters (1989).
- #007
In 1998, Fred Savage directed an episode of his brother Ben's show Boy Meets World (1993).
- #008
Fred Savage ranked 27th on VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars" list.
- #009
Fred and his wife, Jennifer Savage, became the parents of a son named Oliver Philip Savage, weighing 6 pounds 13 ounces, on August 5, 2006.
- #010
Fred Savage was the first person born after Saturday Night Live (1975) debuted with an episode on October 11, 1975. He was born on July 9, 1976, and hosted the Fred Savage/Technotronic (1990) episode.
- #011
Fred Savage's daughter, Lily Aerin Savage, was born on May 3, 2008.
- #012
Fred Savage graduated from Brentwood School in Los Angeles in 1994.
- #013
Fred Savage took a year off from Stanford University to appear on the series Working (1997).
- #014
Fred Savage is a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity.
- #015
In 1999, Fred Savage's show Working (1997) was canceled after its first season due to falling ratings.
- #016
In high school (Brentwood School), Fred Savage played Captain Hook in a production of "Peter Pan."
- #017
Fred Savage is the father, with Jennifer Savage, of daughter Lily Savage and sons August Savage and Oliver Savage.
- #018
Fred Savage proposed to his wife, Jennifer Savage, with a 5-carat sapphire ring from Neil Lane Jewellers.
- #019
In 2024, Fred Savage ran for Congress but received only 4% of the vote in that year's Democratic primaries.
- #020
Despite a popular misconception, Fred Savage has no relation to John Savage, known for "The Deer Hunter" and "Hair."
- #021
Fred Savage is Jared Flamm's brother-in-law.
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