Fred Savage

“Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched,” a spokesman for Disney's ...

That lawsuit was also settled out of court. The lawsuit was eventually settled out of court. “Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of The Wonder Years.”

Former child star Fred Savage played protagonist Kevin Arnold in the original series of The Wonder Years in the 1980s and '90s, and is also known for films ...

"Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of The Wonder Years." Fred Savage has been dropped as director and executive producer of the remake of US comedy series The Wonder Years following complaints of misconduct. Former child star Fred Savage played protagonist Kevin Arnold in the original series of The Wonder Years in the 1980s and '90s, and is also known for films and TV shows including Boy Meets World, The Princess Bride and Vice Versa, and more recently The Grinder and Friends From College.

Fred Savage has been dropped as an executive producer and director of “The Wonder Years” amid allegations of inappropriate conduct, the show's production ...

A new version of the show, which features Don Cheadle as the narrator, premiered last fall. Savage, 45, was a child star when he appeared in the original series, which ran on ABC from 1988-93 and followed a suburban white family in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of 'The Wonder Years,'" a statement Saturday from 20th Television said.

Producer 20th Television said it had been made aware of allegations made against the actor and launched an investigation.

The Wonder Years is a reboot of the 1988 original series in which Savage starred as protagonist Kevin Arnold. “Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of The Wonder Years.” Fred Savage has been dropped as director and executive producer of US comedy series The Wonder Years following complaints of misconduct.

The firing is the result of an internal investigation by 20th Century Television.

And his original “Wonder Years” co-star Alley Mills recently said that the show was cancelled due to a sexual harassment lawsuit against Savage, although she called the claim “ridiculous.” He has helmed episodes of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” “Party Down,” “Black-ish,” “Modern Family,” and “The Conners,” among many others. “Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of ‘The Wonder Years.’”

Fred Savage has been dropped as an executive producer and director of the rebooted The Wonder Years amid allegations of inappropriate conduct, ...

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Savage served as both a director and an executive producer on the ABC series.

Fred Savage has been fired from his role as a director and executive producer on the Wonder Years reboot, Disney-owned TV studio 20th Television confirmed to press this weekend. Savage denied any wrongdoing in that incident, and an investigation by the studio ultimately found no problems with his behavior. Deadline notes that the studio has declined further comment, and that Savage has, so far, not responded to requests.

Actor and director Fred Savage has been terminated from "The Wonder Years" reboot on ABC, a spokesman from 20th Television has confirmed.

"Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of 'The Wonder Years'." 20th Television is a subsidiary of Disney Television Studios and produces the series, ABC said. "Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched," 20th Television said in a statement.

The former child star of the original television series was dropped as director of a reboot after allegations of “inappropriate conduct,” 20th Television ...

“It was so not true,” Ms. Mills said at the time, adding that the lawsuit had been a major factor in the show’s cancellation that year. Mr. Savage told The Hollywood Reporter in January that he had reservations about rebooting the show. “Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of ‘The Wonder Years.’” Deadline reported the news of his firing on Friday. The show aired until 1993. Fred Savage, the former child star of the television comedy “The Wonder Years,” has been fired as an executive producer and director of a reboot of the show after allegations of “inappropriate conduct,” the studio behind the new series said in a statement on Saturday.

“Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched. Upon its completion, the ...

Disney doing an investigation and making their decision based on their findings is a great way to conduct situations like this, and it's nice to know that they're looking out for those who work for the company. This is, sadly, not the first time that Savage has been accused of sexual misconduct on a set. “Recently, we were made aware of allegations of inappropriate conduct by Fred Savage, and as is policy, an investigation was launched.

Savage was dropped as executive producer and director of the rebooted series after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct, the show's ...

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The Wonder Years” former star Fred Savage has been fired as executive producer and director of the reboot series over allegations of inappropriate conduct.

Most recently, he was directing and producing the “The Wonder Years” reboot, which started airing on ABC last fall. Savage became known for his role in the original “The Wonder Years” series as Kevin Arnold, a teenage boy learning about life in the late 1960s and early 1970s in middle-class suburbia. “Upon its completion, the decision was made to terminate his employment as an executive producer and director of ‘The Wonder Years.’ ”