This American film actor also multitasks as a producer, composer and production manager. He rose to fame in the 1970s, praised for his range and sensitivity. His blonde rugged looks helped viewers connect even more easily to his powerful performances.Born John Youngs in Old Bethpage, New York, Savage attended the American Academy of Performing Arts. The Long Island boy debuted on Broadway in the chorus of "Fiddler On the Roof". He ended up playing one of the sons, after another actor fell sick. During this production, managers Stewart Cohen and Rudy Altobelli discovered Savage. Between 1972 and 1975, Savage did a number of films, a TV show and spent three years doing theater in Chicago; "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" and "Dance on a Country Grave".He subsequently moved to Los Angeles to star in "Eric" with Patricia Neal and Mark Hamill, and then was cast by director Ulu Grosbard to play "Bobby" in the original production of David Mamet's "American Buffalo".Savage first made a major