Fred Savage Survives Emmys 'In Memoriam' Death

By Marc Schneider Posted Aug 30th 2010 10:35AM

Is Fred Savage dead? No, but literacy in America may be on life support. The latest death hoax to hit the Internet, Twitter, etc. involves the lovable star of 'The Wonder Years,' but the culprit here seems to be the actor's slight resemblance to another, actually dead, actor.

During the Emmys "In Memoriam" segment, during which photos of the famously deceased appear alongside a sad song, an image of a young Corey Haim appeared that -- to some viewers -- resembled an equally-spry Savage. Of course, the words "Corey Haim" were overlaid on the screen, but shortly after it aired, the phrase "Fred Savage Dead" began trending on Google.

Results for that search term deliver grim (and fake!) headlines claiming the actor perished in a drunk driving accident (some even say his brother, Ben, is dead as well!), but viewers picked up on the rumor on Twitter and it spread. Many intrepid Twitterers are simply retweeting the "Dead" headline and bogus news links, while others are discussing how they saw his picture during the Emmys.

Savage, who is 34 and now focuses on directing, has not commented on the silliness on his own Twitter page, but seeing as he was micro-blogging as recently as last night following the Emmys, we're certain Kevin Arnold is alive and well.

Haim died March 10 of natural causes from "community-acquired pneumonia" along with lung, heart and blood vessel problems, according to an autopsy report. While drugs were found in his system, they played no role in his death.

Tags: Corey Haim, emmys, fred savage

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Monday 30 August

By BTDT

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I've enjoyed Fred Savage's work. Wish he'd get another show.

By jess

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I thought Ben became the guy on Man vs Food..

By Jessica

Honestly, what's with all the death hoaxes. I know they've gone on for years but they're not funny. IMO, they're mean-spirited and sad.

By gobluespartyon

You most be thinking of Adam Richman from Man VS Food on Travel Channel Jess. I don't think Adam doesn't look like Fred at all.

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By Bonbon

He's directing "It's always sunny in Philadelphia" on FX.

By tamara

I though exaclty the same thing when I saw him in that Emmys segment. But I read it was Corey Haim. But they looked the same in the clip they showed.

By ihitemup000

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I miss Corey Haim.

By Cinda Hacker

I'm glad my husband and I weren't the only ones in America that thought the picture was Fred Savage. God Bless You, Fred.

By Theresa

I had to take a double-look, too! I thought it looked very much like Fred Savage, but I quickly figured it out. I just never realized they looked so much alike as child actors. It might have just been that particular picture.

By fran

they left out Bea Arthur

By Amy

Bea Arthur died over a year ago and was included in last year's montage. However, they DID leave out Mitch Miller.

By lwh

I got goosebumps listening to Jewel sing that beautiful song. I did not realize how many people have died over the past year. God Bless Them.

By sueb

Failing to pay attention to details, jumping to conclusions and inability to read seem to be the norm in the USA of late.

I knew that Fred wasn't dead I don't believe in hoax if it's started on internet unless it's reported on AOL, Yahoo, MSN etc front page thats when I will believe it. R.I.P. Corey Haim.

By eg1812

Omg. It said, "Corey," but so dumb-dumb thought Fred was dead?! lol

By Carny

Um, drugs most certainly played a role in his death, at a minimum destroying his immune system.

Wednesday 01 September

By sdg

The network overlaid Corey Haim for the west coast rerun.
Us east coasters didn't get the name, just a picture.

Friday 10 September

By Lilia

I believe, sincerely, that they put a wrong picture. All we supouse was Fred Savage although other name were overlaid on the screen

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