Editing Fred Savage (section)

===Directing and producing===
In 1999, Savage began his directing career in which he helmed episodes of over a dozen television series. Savage's first directing credit was on the short-lived NBC sitcom ''Working'' which also starred Savage.<ref name="Rose, Never-Ending Wonder Years">{{cite magazine|last1=Rose|first1=Lacey|title=Fred Savage's Never-Ending Wonder Years as TV's Hot Comedy Director|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/fred-savage-wonder-years-modern-family-319553|access-date=October 5, 2015|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=May 3, 2012|ref=Rose, Never-Ending Wonder Years}}</ref> Following ''Working'', Savage began observing production on the Disney Channel show ''Even Stevens'' to further learn the craft of directing.<ref name="Rose, Never-Ending Wonder Years" /> Savage also learned by shadowing [[Amy Sherman-Palladino]], [[Todd Holland (producer)|Todd Holland]], and [[James Burrows]].

His credits include ''[[Zoey 101]]'', ''[[Drake & Josh]]'', ''[[Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide]]'' and ''[[Big Time Rush]]''  for [[Nickelodeon]], as well as ''[[That's So Raven]]'', ''[[Hannah Montana]]'', and ''[[Wizards of Waverly Place]]'' for [[Disney Channel]]. Additionally, Savage has directed for prime-time network sitcoms including [[Modern Family (TV series)|''Modern Family'']] and ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''.<ref name="Rose, Never-Ending Wonder Years" />

Besides directing several episodes, Savage co-produced the [[Disney Channel Original Series]] ''[[Phil of the Future]]''. In 2007, he was nominated for a [[Directors Guild of America|Directors Guild]] award for the ''Phil'' episode "Not-So-Great-Great Grandpa".

Savage has served as a producer for several episodes of ''[[It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia]]'', ''[[Friends with Benefits (TV series)|Friends with Benefits]]'', ''[[Party Down]]'', ''[[Phil of the Future]]'', ''[[The Crazy Ones]]'', and ''[[Happy Endings (TV series)|Happy Endings]]''.

In 2007, he made his feature film directorial debut with the children's comedy film ''[[Daddy Day Camp]]'', for which he was nominated for [[Golden Raspberry Award for Worst Director|Worst Director]] at the [[28th Golden Raspberry Awards]].<ref name="Rose, Never-Ending Wonder Years" />