Editing Doug Savant (section)

==Career==
Savant began his career appearing in teen comedy films ''[[Secret Admirer (film)|Secret Admirer]]'' and ''[[Teen Wolf]]'' in 1985, and the following year appeared in horror film ''[[Trick or Treat (1986 film)|Trick or Treat]]''. From 1986 to 1987, he had a recurring role as a younger version of Mac McKenzie (played by [[Kevin Dobson]]) in the [[CBS]] prime time soap opera ''[[Knots Landing]]''. He was paired with future ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'' co-star [[Nicollette Sheridan]], who played a younger version of the Anne Matheson character portrayed by [[Michelle Phillips]]. In 1988, he co-starred in erotic thriller film ''[[Masquerade (1988 film)|Masquerade]]'' alongside [[Rob Lowe]] and [[Kim Cattrall]].

From 1992 to 1997, Savant starred as [[Matt Fielding]] in the Fox prime time soap opera ''[[Melrose Place]]'', a role that was notable for being one of the first openly gay lead characters on a television series.<ref name=tbg>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/doug-savant/bio/148039|title=Doug Savant &#124; TV Guide|website=TVGuide.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.j-archive.com/showplayer.php?player_id=2779|title=J! Archive - Doug Savant|website=www.j-archive.com}}</ref> However, his role was censored greatly by the network - notably a kiss between Matt and guest star [[Ty Miller]] during the season two finale was edited out at the last minute by FOX. Savant left the series after five seasons and, a year later, his character was killed off-screen in a car crash. In 1998, he appeared in monster film ''[[Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla]]'' playing Sgt. O'Neal, and the following years had guest-starring roles on ''[[The Outer Limits (1995 TV series)|The Outer Limits]]'', ''[[Profiler (TV series)|Profiler]]'', ''[[Firefly (TV series)|Firefly]]'', ''[[JAG (TV series)|JAG]]'', ''[[Nip/Tuck]]'', ''[[NYPD Blue]]'', and ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''. In 2004, he had a four-episode arc on ''[[24 (TV series)|24]]''.<ref name=tbg/>

In 2004, Savant was cast as [[Tom Scavo]] in the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] comedy-drama series, ''[[Desperate Housewives]]''. In the first season (2004–05), Tom was originally credited as a recurring role throughout Season 1, but became credited as a series regular in Season 2. Married to [[Lynette Scavo]] ([[Felicity Huffman]]), he was out of town regularly on business. Viewer response to Savant and his character led the producers to contract him as a series regular from season two onwards, and Tom and Lynette were portrayed as the most stable couple on the series. The series ended in 2012, and the following years, Savant had guest-starring roles in a number of shows, including ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', ''[[9-1-1 (TV series)|9-1-1]]'' and ''[[NCIS (TV series)|NCIS]]''.