Playing on behalf of St. Vincent Meals on Wheels
Doug Savant has just begun his sixth season of ABC's television phenomenon DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES, in which he portrays "Tom Scavo" opposite his on-screen wife Felicity Huffman.
Savant is no stranger to "appointment television," having gained his first major success on MELROSE PLACE as "Matt Fielding," one of television's first openly-gay characters. Like HOUSEWIVES, the iconic 1990s series became a national fixation and sparked water cooler conversations week after week.
On the big screen, Savant has starred in films such as MASQUERADE, opposite Rob Lowe, HANOI HILTON and RED SURF, opposite George Clooney. Following MELROSE, he took on a supporting role in the Dean Devlin/Roland Emmerich mega-production GODZILLA, starring Matthew Broderick.
His other television appearances include such hit shows as 24, ACCORDING TO JIM and CSI: CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION. He also recently starred in the highly-rated Lifetime movie WHAT COLOR IS LOVE.
Savant is married to actress Laura Leighton and they have four children.