- 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 Savant
- 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. - Doug and his ex-wife Dawn had been together since he was 19, and share
two daughters.
- 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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