Three-time DGA Award nominee got his start in front of the camera
Director Fred Savage, whose episodic TV comedy credits span It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Party Down and most recently Modern Family, has come aboard Über Content for U.S. spot representation. At press time, he was already busy shooting his first campaign for Über Content: Uni-Ball pens through new Chicago agency TRIS3CT.D
Savage is no stranger to commercialmaking. Last year he made his spot directorial debut with “Testers” for Ubisoft’s Red Steel 2 videogame. That job was produced via MRB Productions for Ubisoft’s in-house San Francisco agency (SHOOTonline, 4/8/10)
Savage spent his childhood in front of the camera as the lead in The Wonder Years and at twelve became the youngest person to receive an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series. During that period he also starred in the memorable films, The Princess Bride and The Wizard.
After graduating from Stanford in 1999, Savage made a successful transition to the other side of the lens, as evidenced by his three DGA Award nominations for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children’s Programs, the last coming for the pilot episode of Zeke and Luther (2009). He moved into episodic comedy with the aforementioned Party Down for Starz, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia for FX, and Modern Family on ABC.
Savage’s extensive directorial experience and natural gift for eliciting great comedic performances attracted Über Content. “Fred’s television work is truly some of the funniest out there. His ability to bring home fantastic performances is obvious from his body of work and after meeting him and hearing his excitement to jump into the advertising world, bringing him aboard Über was a no-brainer,” said Preston Lee, partner/executive producer of Über Content.
Savage joins an Über Content directorial roster that includes Amir Farhang, Jeffrey Fleisig, Elma Garcia, Luis Gerard, Chris Hooper, Jason Kohn, Eliot Rausch, Marc Schölermann, Steven Tsuchida, and Cole Webley.
Alec Baldwin Urges Judge To Stand By Dismissal Of Involuntary Manslaughter Case In “Rust” Shooting
Alec Baldwin urged a New Mexico judge on Friday to stand by her decision to skuttle his trial and dismiss an involuntary manslaughter charge against the actor in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the set of a Western movie.
State District Court Judge Mary Marlowe Sommer dismissed the case against Baldwin halfway through a trial in July based on the withholding of evidence by police and prosecutors from the defense in the 2021 shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on the set of the film "Rust."
The charge against Baldwin was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it can't be revived once any appeals of the decision are exhausted.
Special prosecutor Kari Morrissey recently asked the judge to reconsider, arguing that there were insufficient facts and that Baldwin's due process rights had not been violated.
Baldwin, the lead actor and co-producer on "Rust," was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a rehearsal when it went off, killing her and wounding director Joel Souza. Baldwin has said he pulled back the hammer — but not the trigger — and the revolver fired.
The case-ending evidence was ammunition that was brought into the sheriff's office in March by a man who said it could be related to Hutchins' killing. Prosecutors said they deemed the ammunition unrelated and unimportant, while Baldwin's lawyers alleged that they "buried" it and filed a successful motion to dismiss the case.
In her decision to dismiss the Baldwin case, Marlowe Sommer described "egregious discovery violations constituting misconduct" by law enforcement and prosecutors, as well as false testimony about physical evidence by a witness during the trial.
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