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Matthew Broderick(I)

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A slight comic actor chiefly known for his boyish charm, Matthew Broderick was born on March 21, 1962 in New York City, to Patricia Broderick (née Biow), a playwright and painter, and James Broderick, an actor. His father had Irish and English ancestry, and his mother was from a Jewish family (from Germany and Poland).

Matthew initially took up acting at New York's upper-crust Walden School after being sidelined from his athletic pursuits (football and soccer) by a knee injury. His father got him his stage debut at age 17 in a workshop production of the play "On Valentine's Day". Matthew's career then accelerated with parts in two Neil Simon projects: the play "Brighton Beach Memoirs" (1982-83) and the feature film Max Dugan Returns (1983). Broderick reprised the role of Eugene in "Biloxi Blues" (1988), the second installment of the Simon trilogy, for both the Broadway production and the film adaptation (Biloxi Blues (1988)). For the third and final installment of the trilogy, he was replaced by Jonathan Silverman. In 1983, the same year as Max Dugan Returns (1983), Broderick had his first big-screen success in the light comedy WarGames (1983). Since then he has had his fair share of hits and misses, with some of his better films including Project X (1987) also starring Helen Hunt, whom he subsequently dated; Addicted to Love (1997); and Inspector Gadget (1999). Other films he has appeared in which may be known but not so much respected include Out on a Limb (1992) with his Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) co-star Jeffrey Jones; The Night We Never Met (1993); The Road to Wellville (1994); and The Cable Guy (1996) with Jim Carrey, which got him an MTV "Best Fight" award nomination; and the MTV film Election (1999) with Reese Witherspoon. In 1985 he was involved in a controversial car crash while driving in Ireland with his then fiancée Jennifer Grey. The crash killed a woman and her daughter. Broderick paid a small fine to the family of the victims. He broke his leg in the accident, which happened just as Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), his biggest hit, was coming out in the US. The box office success (but critical flop) and special effects blockbuster Godzilla (1998) gave Broderick his first action role (should any "Godzilla" sequels be planned, he is under contract for two more). He has occasionally returned to the stage in New York, either in revivals of old musical warhorses such as "How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying" or in revivals of old "show people"plays, such as "Night Must Fall". In 1996 Broderick attempted to wear three hats as co-producer/director/actor in Infinity (1996), working very closely with his mother, who also wrote the screenplay. It was not a critical or commercial success, and he has not directed or produced since. Since May 1997 he has been married to actress Sarah Jessica Parker. He was previously engaged to both Helen Hunt and dated Lili Taylor. In 1999 he donned a trenchcoat for the children's film Inspector Gadget (1999), alongside Rupert Everett as the evil villain Claw. In March 2001 Broderick returned to Broadway in the musical smash "The Producers" (based on the 1968 Mel Brooks film of the same name). He was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Actor in a Musical, which he lost to his co-star, Nathan Lane.
BornMarch 21, 1962
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Matthew Broderick and Harvey Fierstein in Matthew Broderick & Harvey Fierstein (2022)
Matthew Broderick in Saturday Night Live (1975)
Matthew Broderick and Austin Crute in Daybreak (2019)
Matthew Broderick in Daybreak (2019)
Matthew Broderick in Daybreak (2019)
Matthew Broderick in Daybreak (2019)
Matthew Broderick and Alyvia Alyn Lind in Daybreak (2019)
Matthew Broderick and Krysta Rodriguez in Daybreak (2019)
Matthew Broderick, Frederick Williams, and Austin Crute in Daybreak (2019)
Matthew Broderick and Sophie Simnett in Daybreak (2019)
Matthew Broderick in Daybreak (2019)
Matthew Broderick and Sophie Simnett in Daybreak (2019)

Known for

Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Nathan Lane in The Producers (2005)
The Producers
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  • Leo Bloom
  • 2005
WarGames (1983)
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  • David
  • 1983
Matthew Broderick in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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  • Ferris Bueller
  • 1986
Matthew Broderick and Reese Witherspoon in Election (1999)
Election
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  • Jim McAllister
  • 1999

Credits

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  • No Hard Feelings
    • In Production
  • Painkiller
    • Post-production
  • The Gettysburg Address
    • Post-production
  • The Pack Podcast (2020)
    The Pack Podcast
    • (voice)
  • Sean Hayes in Lazy Susan (2020)
    Lazy Susan
  • Justin Roiland in Rick and Morty (2013)
    Rick and Morty
    • (voice)
  • Colin Ford in Daybreak (2019)
    Daybreak
  • Saturday Night Live (1975)
    Saturday Night Live
    • (uncredited)
  • Ernie Sabella in Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies (2019)
    Timon and Pumbaa at the Movies
  • Pamela Adlon in Better Things (2016)
    Better Things
  • Love Is Blind (2019)
    Love Is Blind
  • Mila Kunis, Norbert Leo Butz, Ken Hudson Campbell, Ken Jeong, Kenan Thompson, John Oliver, and Brianna Denski in Wonder Park (2019)
    Wonder Park
    • (voice)
  • At Home with Amy Sedaris (2017)
    At Home with Amy Sedaris
  • John Goodman, Sara Gilbert, Jay R. Ferguson, Alicia Goranson, Laurie Metcalf, Emma Kenney, and Ames McNamara in The Conners (2018)
    The Conners
  • Matthew Broderick and Géza Röhrig in To Dust (2018)
    To Dust
  • Chris Diamantopoulos, Maya Rudolph, Andy Walken, and Tyler Wladis in A Christmas Story Live! (2017)
    A Christmas Story Live!
  • Will Arnett in BoJack Horseman (2014)
    BoJack Horseman
    • (voice)
  • Warren Beatty, Alden Ehrenreich, and Lily Collins in Rules Don't Apply (2016)
    Rules Don't Apply

Director

  • Patricia Arquette and Matthew Broderick in Infinity (1996)
    Infinity

Producer

  • Patricia Arquette and Matthew Broderick in Infinity (1996)
    Infinity

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'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' | Anniversary Mashup
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'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' | Anniversary Mashup
Shot for Shot: 'The Lion King' (2019) vs. 'The Lion King' (1994)
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Shot for Shot: 'The Lion King' (2019) vs. 'The Lion King' (1994)
Rules Don't Apply
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Rules Don't Apply
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The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
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The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
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The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition
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The Lion King 2: Simba's Pride: Special Edition

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    • March 21, 1962
    • New York City, New York, USA
    • Sarah Jessica ParkerMay 19, 1997 - present (3 children)
    • Patricia Broderick
    • Beth Broderick(Not Related)
  • Other works
    TV commercial for Biography Channel.
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    • 6 Interviews
    • 13 Articles
    • 7 Pictorials
    • 2 Magazine Cover Photos

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  • Trivia
    Even after he got married, he had dinner with his mother at her house every Sunday night, from 1981 until her death in 2003.
  • Quotes
    In a 1988 Premiere magazine article, Matthew talked about his love scene with his Torch Song Trilogy (1988) co-star Brian Kerwin. He said, "It was fun being romantic, sexy with a man.".
    • Boyish charm

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