Sunday, May 16, 2010

Tom Scavo (Doug Savant) Bio

Character Bio

There's no question who calls the shots in the Scavo household and it's definitely Lynette, not her husband, Tom. She's never had a problem letting him know she's better at the ad game than he ever was, and that he's far too soft with their kids -- Parker, Penny and troublesome twins Porter and Preston.
The awkward revelation of a love child from a previous relationship turned nightmarish when his daughter, Kayla, coolly plotted to frame Lynette as an abusive stepmother. Tom caught on to Kayla's scheme, however, and sent her packing.

Lynette went along with Tom's lifelong dream of opening a pizzeria, but their relationship hit another snag when she fell for their chef, Rick, and it looked like Tom had torched his rival's new restaurant.

After a near-death experience at the pizzeria, Tom grew disenchanted with the idea of making pizza for a living and suggested, to Lynette's horror, that they pull the kids out of the school and tour the country by RV. His mid-life crisis looked ready to dash all their hard-earned dreams, until he contented himself by buying a vintage sports car and channeling his inner rock god in the garage band Dave Williams put together. 
  
About Doug Savant
Doug Savant first gained national attention when he was cast in the role of Matt Fielding on the Fox series Melrose Place. It marked one of the first times an openly gay character was portrayed on network television. The series, which could only be described as a cultural phenomenon, became a television fixation, continually sparking water cooler conversations week after week. He's currently back for a second turn on another television cultural phenomenon, Desperate Housewives, in which he portrays former ad exec and current house husband Tom Scavo.

Prior to his primetime notoriety, Savant had roles on the big screen in films like Masquerade, opposite Rob Lowe, Hanoi Hilton and in Red Surf, opposite George Clooney. Following Melrose, he took on a supporting role in the Dean Devlin/Roland Emmerich mega-production of Godzilla, starring Matthew Broderick.

His television appearances include such hit shows as 24, According to Jim and CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.

Savant is married to actress Laura Leighton and they have four children.

Source: ABC, CTV

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