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My Take
Ben Savage basically grew up in America's living rooms as Cory Matthews, and that's a unique kind of connection with an audience. Boy Meets World was the gentle, life-lessons-heavy sitcom that a whole generation came of age with, and his earnest, slightly anxious everyman energy was the heart of it. What I respect is that he came back for Girl Meets World as the adult Cory, now a teacher, closing the loop in a way that felt genuinely warm rather than cynical nostalgia. He's not a chameleon actor, but he is the definitive version of one beloved character, and that counts for a lot.
Overview
Ben Savage is an American actor born in Chicago, Illinois, and a graduate of Stanford University. He is best known for starring as Cory Matthews on the long-running ABC sitcom Boy Meets World throughout the 1990s, a role he reprised in the Disney Channel sequel series Girl Meets World. He is the younger brother of actor Fred Savage.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ben Savage
- Name (Japanese)
- ベン・サヴェージ
- Reading
- べん・さゔぇーじ
- Born
- September 13, 1980 (age 45)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Virgo / Monkey
- Origin
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- Actor / Television actor / Film actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Stanford University
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.