Known for movies
Making the Boys (2011)
as Himself - Writer, The Kid
UnHung Hero (2013)
as Himself
Do I Sound Gay? (2014)
as Himself
To Be Takei (2014)
as Himself
Short Info
| Date Of Birth | October 7, 1964 |
| Spouse | Terry Miller |
| Fact | Writes a syndicated sex advice column, "Savage Love," as well as columns for ABCNEWS.com, gay.com, and OUT magazine. |
Dan Savage is an American sex columnist, media pundit, and author. He writes the internationally syndicated relationship and sex advice column “Savage Love.” In 2010, Savage and his husband, Terry Miller, started the It Gets Better Project to help prevent suicide among LGBT youth. He has also been an outspoken critic of conversion therapy.
Savage was born in Chicago, Illinois, on October 7, 1964. His parents divorced when he was a child, and he was raised by his mother and stepfather. He has two older sisters. Savage attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where he studied journalism.
Savage began his career as a newspaper columnist in 1991 with the “Savage Love” column in The Stranger, a Seattle weekly newspaper. His column quickly gained popularity for its frank discussion of sex and Savage’s often humorous take on various sexual topics. In 1999, Savage launched the Savage Lovecast, a weekly podcast version of his column.
Savage has written several books on sex and relationships, including The Kid: What Happened When My Boyfriend and I Decided to Get Pregnant (1998), Skipping Towards Gomorrah: The Seven Deadly Sins and the Pursuit of Happiness in America (2002), and The Commitment: Love, Sex, Marriage, and My Family (2005). He has also edited several anthologies, including Best American Erotica (1994) and The New Better Off (2016).
Savage has been in a relationship with Terry Miller since 1991. The couple married in Canada in 2005 and have two adopted sons.
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Savage has an estimated net worth of $12 million. He earns a salary of $50,000 per year from his column and podcast. He has also made significant earnings from his books and anthologies.
General Info
| Full Name | Dan Savage |
| Date Of Birth | October 7, 1964 |
| Profession | Journalist, Television producer, Editor, Activist, Author, Commentator, Actor, Theatre Director |
| Education | University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign |
| Nationality | American |
Family
| Spouse | Terry Miller |
| Children | D.J. |
| Parents | William Savage, Judy Savage |
Accomplishments
| Awards | Lambda Literary Award for Humor |
| Nominations | GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Newspaper Columnist, Goodreads Choice Awards Best Nonfiction, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program |
| Movies | Crocodile Tears, Dan Savage's New Threat to Rick Santorum, I Saw U |
| TV Shows | Savage U |
Social profile links
Quotes
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | To leave the house as the incredibly swishy, fierce gay hairdresser takes a lot more courage than to leave the house as Jason Collins.I really like Jason Collins and respect him. But the world became safe for the gender-conforming basketball player to come out because the hairdressers couldn't hide. And I think that is masculine as all fucking hell. |
| 2 | I give a wicked blow-job. "I don't like it" isn't a good enough reason to use the force of the state to stop it. I don't like cunnilingus. I'm not going to use the force of the state to prevent that from happening. |
| 3 | [ on his and his partner's website dedicated to assist troubled lesbian, gay, bisexual and transcended youths] One day, when your daughter or son tells you that they were watching 'It Gets Better' videos under the covers in the middle of the night when you were failing your child so spectacularly, you will realize that we stepped in and stepped up and were the parent in that moment that you couldn't be, and you will thank us for loving your child. |
| 4 | [on the marriage equality victories for same-sex marriage, 2012] Rights are rights. They shouldn't be put up for a vote. And we shouldn't have to say 'thank you' when they're recognized. The sad fact is that we have had to fight for our rights. But here's the happy fact: we didn't have to fight this one alone. Thousands and thousands of straight people stood with us and fought for us. We had help. And that's what we should thank the straight-people for. Not for granting our rights - rights are rights - but for joining our fight. |
| 5 | Sex in porn bears about as much resemblance to real-life sex as action movies bear to real-life life. |
Facts
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Writes a syndicated sex advice column, "Savage Love," as well as columns for ABCNEWS.com, gay.com, and OUT magazine. |
Pictures
Movies
Producer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| It Got Better | 2014-2016 | TV Mini-Series documentary executive producer - 18 episodes | |
| The Real O'Neals | 2016 | TV Series executive producer - 12 episodes | |
| It Gets Better 2 | 2012 | TV Series executive producer | |
| It Gets Better | 2012 | TV Movie executive producer |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Savage's New Threat to Rick Santorum | 2011 | Short | |
| Twenty Gay Stereotypes Confirmed | 2004 | Short | #8 |
| Crocodile Tears | 1998 | Carl |
Writer
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Savage's New Threat to Rick Santorum | 2011 | Short | |
| This American Life Live! | 2009 | TV Movie written by |
Thanks
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mr. Angel | 2013 | Documentary special thanks | |
| 2011: Year in Review | 2011 | TV Movie thanks | |
| Cthulhu | 2007 | special thanks |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| This American Life Live! | 2009 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Facing a New Age | 2008 | Documentary short | Himself |
| D.L. Hughley Breaks the News | 2008 | TV Series | Himself |
| Electile Dysfunction: Inside the Business of American Campaigns | 2008 | Documentary | Himself |
| Bi the Way | 2008 | Documentary | Himself - Interviewee |
| Ain't Easy Being Green | 2007 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Al Franken Show | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Loving & Cheating | 2005 | TV Movie documentary | Himself - Advice Columnist |
| I Love the '80s | 2002 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| SexTV | 1998-1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Monogamish | 2014 | Documentary post-production | Himself |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | 2005-2016 | TV Series | Himself / Himself - Panelist / Himself - Guest |
| Finding Kim | 2016 | Documentary | Himself |
| The Late Show with Stephen Colbert | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Outs | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| Not Safe with Nikki Glaser | 2016 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | 2015-2016 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| CBS News Sunday Morning | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Relationship Expert |
| The Seventies | 2015 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Author and Activist |
| Tellement Gay! Homosexualité et pop culture | 2015 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Himself - Chroniqueur |
| StarTalk | 2015 | TV Series | Himself |
| Do I Sound Gay? | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| PoliticKING with Larry King | 2014 | TV Series | Himself - guest |
| Portlandia | 2014 | TV Series | Himself |
| Russian Broadway Shut Down | 2014 | Short | Himself (voice) |
| To Be Takei | 2014 | Documentary | Himself |
| Q&A | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Panelist |
| Sex Box | 2013 | TV Series | Himself - Panellist |
| The Hour | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| Now with Alex Wagner | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Colbert Report | 2006-2013 | TV Series | Himself - Guest / Himself / Himself - Sex-Advice Columnist |
| Outlook TV | 2013 | TV Series | Himself |
| How Sex Changed the World | 2013 | TV Series documentary | Himself - Syndicated Sex Advice Columnist |
| Mr. Angel | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| UnHung Hero | 2013 | Documentary | Himself |
| Big Morning Buzz Live | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| RuPaul's Drag Race | 2012 | TV Series | Himself - Guest Judge |
| Savage U | 2012 | TV Series | Himself |
| (A)sexual | 2011 | Documentary | Himself - Sex Columnist |
| Making the Boys | 2011 | Documentary | Himself - Writer, The Kid |
| Savage Love | 2010 | TV Movie | Himself - Host |
| Curb: The Discussion | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
| I Saw U | 2010 | Documentary short | Dan Savage |
| Undateable | 2010 | TV Mini-Series documentary | |
| The Adults in the Room | 2010 | Documentary | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Hour | 2010 | TV Series | Himself |
Awards
Nominated Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Wilde Wit of the Year | Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) | ||
| 2012 | Primetime Emmy | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Children's Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Program | It Gets Better (2012) |
Source: IMDb, Wikipedia
