Editing Fred Savage (section)

==Early life and education==
Savage was born in Chicago, to Joanne and Lewis Savage,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/lewis-savage-obituary?pid=174223621|title = Lewis Savage Obituary (2015) Chicago Tribune|website = [[Legacy.com]]| date=February 23, 2015 }}</ref> who was an industrial real estate broker and consultant.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lewis M. Savage |url=https://www.geni.com/people/Lewis-Savage/6000000028773092679 |access-date=June 29, 2022 |website=geni_family_tree |date=July 18, 1946 |language=en-US}}</ref> Savage grew up in [[Glencoe, Illinois]], before moving to Southern California. His younger brother is actor [[Ben Savage]] and his younger sister is actress/musician [[Kala Savage]]. His grandparents were Jewish immigrants from [[Poland]], [[Ukraine]], [[Germany]] and [[Latvia]].<ref name=latimes2001>{{cite web|author=Shirley, Don |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-dec-16-ca-shirley16-story.html |title=LA Times: Theater; Not Just Acting Like an Adult; Fred Savage contemplates his roots – as a performer and a Jew – for 'Last Night of Ballyhoo |publisher=Articles.latimes.com |date=December 16, 2001 |access-date=March 22, 2013}}</ref> He was raised in Reform Judaism.<ref name=latimes2001 />

Savage was educated at [[Brentwood School (Los Angeles)|Brentwood School]], a private co-educational day school in [[Brentwood, Los Angeles|Brentwood]], in the [[Westside (Los Angeles County)|Westside]] area of Los Angeles. He graduated from [[Stanford University]] in 1999, with a bachelor's degree in English and as a member of [[Sigma Alpha Epsilon]] fraternity.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Rubin|first=Sylvia|date=May 5, 1996|title=Fred Savage's Post-'Wonder Years' / He's all grown up, a Stanford student and a bad guy on TV|url=https://www.sfgate.com/entertainment/article/Fred-Savage-s-Post-Wonder-Years-He-s-all-2983854.php|access-date=November 6, 2020|website=SFGate|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last1=Goldman|first1=Leah|last2=Ward|first2=Marguerite|title=26 of the most famous and successful Stanford University students of all time|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/famous-stanford-students-2011-6|access-date=November 6, 2020|website=Business Insider}}</ref>