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!, and several television shows, including
The Twilight Zone and
Crime Story before gaining national attention as the grandson in the 1987 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 nominations for
Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy and two
Primetime Emmy nominations for
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. 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), and also starred in
Little Monsters and
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, which Savage starred in for its two-season run. 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. Savage has lent his voice to several animated projects, including
Family Guy,
Kim Possible,
Justice League Unlimited,
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 and 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. In 2015, Savage returned to acting with the Fox series
The Grinder. Producer Nick Stoller approached Savage about playing the role of Stewart on
The Grinder. In 2017, he joined the cast of the
Netflix series
Friends from College as Max Adler, a
gay literary agent.
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. Following
Working, Savage began observing production on the Disney Channel show
Even Stevens to further learn the craft of directing. In March 2018, a costume designer on
The Grinder accused Savage of assault and intimidation and filed a complaint in Los Angeles Superior Court alleging crimes including assault, battery, and
gender discrimination. Savage denied the allegations. Fox later stated that an investigation cleared the actor of any wrongdoing. On May 6, 2022, Savage was fired as executive producer and director of
The Wonder Years reboot after an investigation into alleged inappropriate conduct. While Savage stated that "some of the claims were untrue", he also stated that he was going to work on changing any perceived negative behavior. == Personal life ==