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Ben Savage

ベン・サヴェージ / べん・さゔぇーじ

American actor

September 13, 1980 (age 45) ・ Chicago, Illinois, United States

  • Born in Illinois
  • Actor
  • Television actor
  • Film actor

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
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University
Stanford University

3. Relationships

Spouse
Private
Children
Private
Parents
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Siblings
Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

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7. About this entry

Tags

  • Born in Illinois
  • Actor
  • Television actor
  • Film actor
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.