Savage's costar Rider Strong was the one making hearts melt. The actor played bad boy Shawn Hunter.
Since his days of being Cory's right-hand man, Strong has graduated from Columbia with an English degree and broken out into filmmaking.
He wrote and directed the fim "Irish Twins" and then signed on to "Girl Meets World" (despite reports that he wasn't going to), reprising his role as Shawn Hunter and directing several episodes. He also lends his voice to Disney's animated series "Star vs. the Forces of Evil."