Editing Fred Savage (section)

===Acting===
Savage's first screen performance was in the television show ''Morningstar/Eveningstar'', at the age of nine. He then appeared onscreen in ''[[The Boy Who Could Fly]]'', ''[[Dinosaurs! (1987 film)|Dinosaurs!]]'', and several television shows, including ''[[The Twilight Zone]]'' and ''[[Crime Story (U.S. TV series)|Crime Story]]'' before gaining national attention as the grandson in the 1987 film ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' opposite [[Peter Falk]].

In 1988, Savage starred in his most well-known role as Kevin Arnold on the comedy-drama television series ''[[The Wonder Years]]'', which earned him two [[Golden Globe Awards|Golden Globe]] nominations for [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Winners & Nominees |url=https://goldenglobes.com/winners-nominees/ |access-date=2025-03-28 |website=Golden Globes |language=en-US}}</ref> and two [[Primetime Emmy Awards|Primetime Emmy]] nominations for [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series|Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Fred Savage Emmy Nominated |url=http://www.emmys.com/celebrities/fred-savage |access-date=March 22, 2013 |publisher=Emmys.com}}</ref> At the age of thirteen, he was the youngest actor ever to receive these honors. He remained on the show until it ended in 1993. During this period, he appeared in several films, most notably ''[[Vice Versa (1988 film)|Vice Versa]]'' (1988), and also starred in ''[[Little Monsters (1989 film)|Little Monsters]]'' and ''[[The Wizard (1989 film)|The Wizard]]''. After ''The Wonder Years'' ended, Savage returned to high school at age 17, and later attended Stanford. His first television role after high school was the NBC sitcom ''[[Working (TV series)|Working]]'', which Savage starred in for its two-season run.<ref>{{cite web|title=Life after 'Wonder Years' is 'Working' for Fred Savage|url=http://www.cnn.com/SHOWBIZ/9802/02/fred.savage.lat/|last1=Wollman Rusoff|first1=Jane|date=February 2, 1998|website=CNN}}</ref> Savage also had a series of guest and supporting roles in the late 1990s and the 2000s such as on the show ''[[Boy Meets World]]'', (which starred his younger brother [[Ben Savage]]), ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'',  ''[[The Legend of Prince Valiant]]'', and the film ''[[Austin Powers in Goldmember]]'' as The Mole.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fred Savage - IMDB |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000625/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 |website=IMDB |access-date=19 September 2023}}</ref>

Savage has lent his voice to several animated projects, including ''[[Family Guy]]'', ''[[Kim Possible]]'', ''[[Justice League Unlimited]]'', ''[[Oswald (TV series)|Oswald]]'', and ''Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn't Happen''. His two lead roles since ''The Wonder Years'' were on the short-lived sitcoms ''[[Working (TV series)|Working]]'' and ''[[Crumbs (TV series)|Crumbs]]''. He ranked at #27 on [[VH1]]'s ''100 Greatest Kid Stars''.

In July 2008, Savage guest-starred in the web series ''The Rascal'' on [[Crackle (company)|Crackle]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Ricard|title=International Espionage and Comedy with 'The Rascal'|publisher=Tilzy.TV|url=http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/08/12/international-espionage-and-comedy-with-the-rascal/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120702232309/http://news.tubefilter.tv/2008/08/12/international-espionage-and-comedy-with-the-rascal/|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 2, 2012|date=August 12, 2008|access-date=March 2, 2009}}</ref>

In 2015, Savage returned to acting with the Fox series ''[[The Grinder (TV series)|The Grinder]]''.<ref name=Snierson>{{cite magazine|last=Snierson|first=Dan|title=How Fred Savage went from actor to director to actor again with The Grinder|url=https://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/07/fred-savage-grinder/2|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]]|location=New York City|date=October 7, 2015|access-date=October 8, 2015|archive-date=October 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009234441/http://www.ew.com/article/2015/10/07/fred-savage-grinder/2|url-status=dead}}</ref> Producer Nick Stoller approached Savage about playing the role of Stewart on ''The Grinder''.<ref name=Snierson /> Savage was uninterested at first, but agreed to meet with the producers of the series because his children attended school with Stoller's children.<ref name=Snierson /> Savage eventually agreed to take on the role.<ref name=Snierson /> ''The Grinder'' was canceled by Fox on May 16, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title='Grinder', 'Grandfathered', 'Bordertown' & 'Cooper Barrett' Canceled By Fox After One Season|url=https://deadline.com/2016/05/the-grinder-grandfathered-canceled-bordertown-cooper-barretts-guide-fox-one-season-1201752235/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=May 12, 2016|access-date=May 13, 2016}}</ref>

In 2017, he joined the cast of the [[Netflix]] series ''[[Friends from College]]'' as Max Adler, a [[gay]] literary agent.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|first=Nellie|last=Andreeva|title=Keegan-Michael Key, Cobie Smulders & Fred Savage Lead Cast of Nick Stoller Netflix Series 'Friends from College'|url=https://deadline.com/2016/08/keegan-michael-key-cobie-smulders-annie-parisse-fred-savage-cast-friends-from-college-nick-stoller-netflix-comedy-series-1201806715/|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 22, 2016|access-date=September 26, 2017}}</ref>