- Born
- Birth nameDouglas Peter Savant
- Height5′ 11″ (1.80 m)
- Doug Savant was born on June 21, 1964 in Burbank, California, USA. He is an actor, known for Desperate Housewives (2004), Godzilla (1998) and Trick or Treat (1986). He has been married to Laura Leighton since May 2, 1998. They have two children. He was previously married to Dawn Marie Dunkin.
- SpousesLaura Leighton(May 2, 1998 - present) (2 children)Dawn Marie Dunkin(1983 - 1997) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenJack Douglas SavantArianna Josephine SavantMadeline Marie SavantLucy Jane Leighton Savant
- ParentsDaniel Louis SavantMary Bernadette Porterfield
- RelativesDaniel Francis Savant(Sibling)Lisa Ann Savant (Adams)(Sibling)Donald Silvio Savant(Sibling)Dino Louis Savant(Sibling)
- Before being cast in Melrose Place (1992), he was a delivery driver for Dino's Pizza in Burbank, owned by his cousin.
- Left Melrose Place (1992) after six seasons because the network refused to allow the writers to explore his character Matt's love life, and left him with little to do on the show. In 1994, the network and producers cut Matt's kiss on the season finale in 1994 at the last minute after considerable ratings hype.
- Married to Laura Leighton, who played Sydney Andrews on Melrose Place (1992). The romance developed off-camera on the set of the popular TV soap opera.
- Although he appeared in almost every episode of Desperate Housewives (2004) during Season 1, he was still credited as a guest star. However, he has now been put on contract and will be credited as a series regular for Season 2.
- During my first year on Melrose Place (1992), there was a great deal of pressure from the network [Fox TV] for me to out myself as a straight man. The producers of Melrose Place (1992) kept telling me I had to say publicly that I was a breeder. They said too many people assumed I was gay. I know the truth of my life, so I didn't have to play the network game. For three years, I was the spokesperson for the AIDS rides [yearly cycle-thons] in California. I was flattered that people assumed I was gay. To me, that was an affirmation that I was doing my job.
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