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Johan SavageAmerican film actor, producer
Date of Birth: 25.08.1949
Country:  USA |
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Biography of John Savage
John Youngs, better known as John Savage, is an American film actor, producer, production manager, and composer. Born on Long Island, he studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.
Early Career
Savage began his stage career in the 1960s and performed in the long-running Broadway production of "Fiddler on the Roof" in 1971. He then embarked on a national tour, portraying the meek and stuttering Billy Bibbit in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest". However, his breakthrough film role came earlier in Robert Benton's directorial debut, "Bad Company", where he played a young man escaping the horrors of the Civil War by heading to the Wild West.
Rise to Fame
After joining a group of oppositional misfits that included Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, and Peter Boyle in "Steelyard Blues", Savage made his television debut in the ABC telefilm "All the Kind Strangers". He then portrayed a terminally ill cancer patient who maintains his zest for life until the end in the NBC film "Eric". In 1976, Savage landed his first major television role as a young reporter in the short-lived NBC series "Gibbsville".
Savage solidified his place in the public consciousness with his supporting role in the critically acclaimed film "The Deer Hunter" in which he played Steven, a man lured by his hometown friends and ultimately returning from the Vietnam War with shattered legs. Director Milos Forman then cast Savage as Claude Hooper Bukowski, a young man who unexpectedly embraces the hippie ideology before heading to Vietnam, in the film adaptation of the musical "Hair". Additionally, Savage starred in the 1979 film "The Onion Field" based on the true story of a police officer who cannot handle the pressure and flees the scene of his partner's murder.
Later Career
Savage continued to establish himself as a rising star in Hollywood with films like "Inside Moves: The Guys From Max's Bar", where his character survives a suicide attempt and learns to develop self-esteem for a normal life. After appearing in two films in 1981, "Cattle Annie and Little Britches" and "The Amateur", Savage relocated to South Africa and was largely out of sight from Hollywood despite his involvement in several international films and television projects, including CBS's "Nairobi Affair" in 1984.
Savage returned to mainstream cinema with a supporting role as an ambitious photographer and journalist paying a high price for a legendary photograph in Oliver Stone's quasi-documentary drama "Salvador". During the same period, he delivered an exceptional performance as the Beast in the film adaptation of "Beauty and the Beast" alongside Rebecca De Mornay. In 1989, Savage had the opportunity to work with Spike Lee for the first time in "Do the Right Thing", portraying a white cyclist living in a predominantly black neighborhood. Shortly after, Savage served as an assistant production manager in Lee's film "Malcolm X".
Throughout his career, Savage has consistently proven himself as a talented actor, producer, production manager, and composer, leaving a lasting impact on the film industry.
