Matthew Broderick
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Matthew Broderick

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Biography

Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American stage and screen actor. Broderick began acting in off-Broadway productions in the early 1980s, soon after landing a role in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, for which he won a Tony Award. His first screen role was in Max Dugan Returns (1983), also penned by Neil Simon. His breakout role came the same year for his role as a young hacker in WarGames. Later Broderick starred in the hit film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), making him a household name. Subsequent notable films include Glory (1989), The Lion King (1994), The Cable Guy (1996), Godzilla (1998), and Election (1999).

Broderick also continued acting on Broadway, including several musicals. He won a second Tony Award in 1995 for his performance in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and a third nomination in 2001 for The Producers.

In 1985 while on vacation in Ireland with his then-girlfriend Jennifer Grey, Broderick was involved in a head on collision that killed two locals. He was deemed at fault and faced up to five years in prison on the charge of causing death by dangerous driving, but was convicted of a lesser charge and fined £100. Broderick has been married to actress Sarah Jessica Parker since 1997, and the couple have three children.

Films Featuring Matthew Broderick

WarGames

19837.1

Godzilla

19985.7

Ladyhawke

19857.0

Infinity

19966.6

Addicted to Love

19976.2

The Freshman

19906.3

The Tale of Despereaux

20086.2

Family Business

19895.7

Max Dugan Returns

19836.6

Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11

20215.0

The Road to Wellville

19945.6

Bee Movie

20076.1

Good Boy!

20035.6

The Lion King 1½

20046.6

The Music Man

20035.6

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

19945.9

Torch Song Trilogy

19887.3

The Lion King

19948.3

Election

19996.9

The Lion King II: Simba's Pride

19986.9

The Last Shot

20045.7

Marie and Bruce

20044.4

Then She Found Me

20075.6

The Thief and the Cobbler

19937.1

Deck the Halls

20065.6

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

19867.6

Finding Amanda

20084.8

Glory

19897.5

The Stepford Wives

20045.7

The Cable Guy

19966.0

Wonderful World

20095.2

Strangers with Candy

20065.7

The Producers

20056.2

Diminished Capacity

20085.6

The Night We Never Met

19935.5

You Can Count on Me

20006.9

Margaret

20116.4

Project X

19876.3

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

20138.1

Biloxi Blues

19886.3

'Master Harold'... and the Boys

19856.6

Pride of The Lion King

201110.0

Tower Heist

20116.1

Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker

Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker

19946.5

On Valentine's Day

19865.7

John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast

2012

Out on a Limb

19925.3

Waking Sleeping Beauty

20097.2

Rules Don't Apply

20165.8

No Hard Feelings

20236.7

Inspector Gadget

19994.5

Hot Potato: The Story of The Wiggles

20238.1

Dirty Weekend

20154.9

The Gettysburg Address

2025

Denzel Washington: A Model American

20227.0

The American Side

20164.7

Love Is Blind

20194.8

Broadway: The Next Generation

Trainwreck

20155.8

A Life in the Theatre

19936.5

Mike Nichols: An American Master

20166.3

Wonder Park

20196.6

Manchester by the Sea

20167.6

1918

19856.4

Cinderella

19856.7

Skum Rocks!

20133.0

Valentino: The Last Emperor

20086.5

Oh, Hello on Broadway

20176.9

She's Having a Baby

19885.9

A Christmas Story Live!

20174.7

To Dust

20195.5

Shea Goodbye: 45 Years of Amazin' Mets

2008

Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off

20116.7

New Year's Eve

20115.9

Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks

20019.2

Lazy Susan

20204.5

Who Is Ferris Bueller?

2006

Against the Odds: The Mike Piazza Story

2016

The Making of the Lion King

199410.0

Walking to the Waterline

19986.3

The Making of Ferris Bueller's Day Off: Production Stories

2006

Vintage Ferris Bueller: The Lost Tapes

2006

Pretend I'm Not Here

Pretend I'm Not Here

The Best Is Yet To Come

The Best Is Yet To Come

Raoul's, a New York Story

202510.0

Tomorrow Is a Drag

Tomorrow Is a Drag

Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

Untitled Nathan Lane Documentary

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem

20237.2