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What is Fred Savage’s Net Worth?
Fred Savage, the American actor and former child star, has a net worth of $30 million. He is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the American TV series “The Wonder Years” from 1988 to 1993.
However, Fred’s fortune has largely been made outside of acting, thanks to his successful career as a director and producer. He has directed numerous sitcoms, starting with the pilot, and has earned backend points on many shows that have sold for huge amounts in syndication.
Some of Fred’s directing credits include 20 episodes of “2 Broke Girls,” 14 episodes of “Modern Family,” and 19 episodes of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.”
Fred Savage’s Early Life and Education
Fred Aaron Savage was born in Chicago in 1976 and raised in Glencoe, Illinois, before moving to California with his family. He has a younger brother, actor Ben Savage, and a younger sister, actress and musician Kala. His father worked as an industrial real estate broker and consultant, and his family is Jewish.
Savage attended Brentwood School in Los Angeles County, a private day school. He later attended Stanford University, where he was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, and graduated in 1999 with a degree in English.
Early Career in Entertainment
Fred Savage began his entertainment career at a young age, making his debut on the television show “Morningstar/Eveningstar” at the age of nine. He went on to make guest appearances on various television shows, including “The Twilight Zone” and “Crime Story”, as well as appearing in films like “The Boy Who Could Fly” and “Dinosaurs! – A Fun-Filled Trip Back in Time!”.
However, it wasn’t until his role in the 1987 film “The Princess Bride” as the grandson that Savage began to gain national attention.
Fred Savage’s Career
Fred Savage is best known for his role as Kevin Arnold in the TV series “The Wonder Years” from 1988 to 1993. He received two Golden Globe and two Emmy nominations for his work on the show at the age of thirteen, making him the youngest actor to receive these honors at the time. He also worked on other projects during this period, including the film “Vice Versa” (1988) and the two-part ABC special “Runaway Ralph” (1988). After “The Wonder Years,” Savage appeared in the films “Little Monsters” (1989) and “The Wizard” (1989) before returning to high school at seventeen and later pursuing a college degree at Stanford.
Fred Savage’s Acting Career
After leaving show business to pursue his education, Fred Savage returned to acting with TV films “No One Would Tell” and “How Do You Spell God?” in 1996. He also starred in the NBC sitcom “Working” from 1997 to 1999 and worked as a guest and supporting actor on shows like “Boy Meets World” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”. Savage appeared in various films such as “The Rules of Attraction”, “Austin Powers in Goldmember”, and “Welcome to Mooseport”. He starred in the short-lived series “Crumbs” in 2006 and later appeared on the Fox series “The Grinder” and Netflix’s “Friends from College”.
Savage has also lent his voice as a voice actor to many different animated projects, including “Kim Possible”, “Oswald”, “Justice League Unlimited”, “Holidaze: The Christmas That Almost Didn’t Happen”, and “Family Guy”.
Fred Savage’s Career Outside of Acting
Fred Savage has pursued various opportunities as a director, producer, and television host. He hosted the television game show “Child Support” with Ricky Gervais in 2018 and his own show “What Just Happened??! With Fred Savage” in 2019.
Savage started directing episodes of television series in 1999 with his debut on his sitcom “Working”. He has since directed over a dozen different shows such as “Boy Meets World”, “Drake & Josh”, and “Ned’s Declassified” for Nickelodeon, and “That’s So Raven”, “Hannah Montana”, and “Wizards of Waverly Place” for Disney Channel. He has also directed prime-time sitcoms like “Modern Family” and “2 Broke Girls”.
Besides directing, he has also worked as a producer on shows such as “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia”, “Friends with Benefits”, “Phil of the Future”, and “The Crazy Ones”.
Marriage and Family
Fred Savage married Jennifer Lynn Stone, his childhood friend, in 2004. They have two children together.
Fred Savage’s Real Estate Portfolio
Fred Savage purchased a large house in Hancock Park for $3 million in the late 2000s. In 2019, he listed the home for sale for $5 million. He also previously owned a home above the Sunset Strip in Hollywood, which he sold in 2007 for $2.25 million. Additionally, Savage owns a two bedroom condo in West Hollywood that he bought in 2003 for $500,000.
In October 2019, Savage purchased an 8,200 square-foot mansion in LA’s Bel Air neighborhood for $9.5 million.
