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Douglas Peter Savant (born June 21, 1964) is an American actor, known for his roles as Matt Fielding in the Fox prime time soap opera Melrose Place (1992–97), Tom Scavo in ABC comedy-drama Desperate Housewives (2004–12), and as Sgt. O'Neal in Godzilla (1998).
- THE REAL MELROSE PLACE ISN’T LOCATED ON MELROSE PLACE. Exteriors of the Melrose Place apartment complex were filmed at El Pueblo Apartments, at 4616 Greenwood Place, in Los Angeles’s Los Feliz neighborhood.
- JOSIE BISSETT HATED PLAYING “NICE.” Josie Bissett played Jane Mancini, Melrose Place’s resident nice girl. But Bissett wanted to be as bad as everyone else.
- MANY OF THE CAST MEMBERS HOOKED UP WITH EACH OTHER IN REAL LIFE. During the first season, Courtney Thorne-Smith (Allison Parker) and Andrew Shue dated, and later on in the series she dated Grant Show.
- MATT FIELDING WAS ONE OF THE FIRST GAY CHARACTERS ON NETWORK TV, BUT HIS ROMANCE WAS CENSORED. YouTube. It was progressive for a show in the early ’90s to feature a gay character (it would take Ellen DeGeneres, starring as Ellen Morgan on Ellen, until 1997 to come out as gay), but Matt’s personal plotlines could go only so far.
Edit. Trivia. Before being cast in Melrose Place (1992), he was a delivery driver for Dino's Pizza in Burbank, owned by his cousin. Quotes. During my first year on Melrose Place (1992), there was a great deal of pressure from the network [Fox TV] for me to out myself as a straight man.
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- Heather Locklear (Amanda Woodward) Heather Locklear was the undisputed face of Melrose Place. She appeared in every season (recurring in the first) and was nominated for four consecutive Golden Globes for her performance as Amanda Woodward.
- Thomas Calabro (Michael Mancini) Thomas Calabro has the distinction of being the only actor to have been in the main cast of Melrose Place for the duration of its run.
- Josie Bissett (Jane Mancini) Josie Bissett played Jane Mancini throughout the series, though she was absent from season 6. She went on to have a recurring role on The Secret Life of the American Teenager from 2008 to 2013 and appeared in the TV movies A Mother's Instinct, Pregnant at 17, and The Wedding March (and its many sequels).
- Andrew Shue (Billy Campbell) Andrew Shue starred as Billy Campbell on Melrose Place until halfway through the seventh season. During his time on the show, he also played professional soccer.
Jul 8, 2022 · The Season 2 finale shows Matt Fielding (Doug Savant) going in for a kiss with Rob (Ty Miller) before cutting away to Billy’s shocked reaction. Melrose Place creator Darren Star told...
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Matthew Fielding, Jr. is a fictional character in the American television series Melrose Place, portrayed by Doug Savant. Matt was an openly gay man working as a social worker in Los Angeles.
Mar 10, 2023 · The original cast member left Melrose Place after six seasons when his character, Matt Fielding, died in a car crash. Unlike the actor's onscreen counterpart, Doug Savant has led a notable...
