Matthew Broderick

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Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, and singer.

In Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), the voice of the adult Simba in Disney's The Lion King trilogy (1994–2004), and Leo Bloom in both the Broadway musical The Producers and its 2005 film version, among other roles.

WarGames (1983), Glory (1989), The Freshman (1990), The Cable Guy (1999), Inspector Gadget (1999), and You Can Count on Me (2001).

Broderick performed himself in Infinity (1996) and appeared in Good Boy! (2003), Bee Movie (2007), and The Tale of Despereaux (2008). Broderick has received two Tony Awards, one for Best Featured Actor in a Play for Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) and another for Best Actor in a Musical for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1995).

Broderick is the youngest winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2006. Matthew Broderick was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006 for his contributions to the film industry, as a motion picture actor residing on 6801 Hollywood Boulevard.

Broderick was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame eleven years ago.

Broderick appeared in the Netflix comedy series Daybreak (2019).

Early life

Broderick, the son of Patricia (née Biow), a playwright, actor, and painter, and James Broderick, an actor and World War II soldier, was born in Manhattan. His mother, Ashkenazi Jew, was a descendant of migrants from Germany and Poland. His father, who was of Irish and English descent, was a Catholic of Irish and English descent. Broderick attended grade school at City and Country School in Manhattan and high school at the private Walden School, which is also in Manhattan. At HB Studios, he undertook acting lessons.

Personal life

Sarah Jessica Parker and Broderick Bennett married on May 19, 1997 in an Episcopal service attended by his sister, Janet Broderick Kraft.

Parker and Broderick have a son and twin daughters who were born in survivacy.

Despite living in the West Village, Broderick and his family spent a considerable amount of time in Kilcar, a village in County Donegal, Ireland, where Broderick spent his summers as a child. They also have a house in The Hamptons.

Broderick is a political liberal.

In March 2010, Broderick was featured in the NBC program Who Do You Think You Are? Broderick said that being involved in the ancestry research program emotionally connected him with the role he played in Glory 22 years ago as he discovered that his paternal great-grandfather, Robert Martindale, was a Union soldier. In the aftermath of the Battle of Atlanta, a veteran of the Battle of Gettysburg, Martindale, who was a part of the 20th Connecticut Civil War, was killed and was later interred in an unidentified grave at the Marietta National Cemetery. Broderick's investigation revealed the grave with the help of historian Brad Quinlin, allowing him to rename his ancestor. Broderick learned that his paternal grandfather, James Joseph Broderick II, who had never seen him, was a highly decorated combat medic in World War I, having earned his distinctions during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.

Broderick, a retired BMW 316 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo on August 5, 1987. Anna Gallagher, 28, and Margaret Doherty, 63, were both killed instantly. During the filming of Ferris Bueller's Day Off, he was vacationing with Jennifer Grey, whom he had started dating in semi-secrecy; the two people were confirmed together. He had a fractured leg and ribs, a concussion, and a collapsed lung. Grey's injuries were characterized by severe whiplash that later required surgery to prevent paralysis.

Broderick told investigators he had no recall of the shooting and didn't know why he had been in the wrong direction: "I first remember being awake in the hospital, with a strange sensation in my leg." He was charged with causing death by reckless driving and up to five years in jail, but was cleared of the lesser charge of careless driving and fined £100 (US$175).

The decision, according to the victims' families, was "a travesty of justice." Martin Doherty, the victims' brother and son, later forgave Broderick after attempting to meet him in 2003. Doherty said that the meeting had still took place in February 2012, when Broderick was featured in a multi-million-dollar Honda commercial that aired during the Super Bowl, and that Broderick "wasn't the right choice of drivers, knowing his history."

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Career

Broderick's first big acting appearance came in the work of playwright Horton Foote's On Valentine's Day, he was cast opposite his father, who was a friend of Foote's. In the off-Broadway production of Fierstein's Torch Song Trilogy, Harvey Fierstein's gay adopted son, David, was followed by a sympathetic cast member; then, a good review by theater critic Mel Gussow brought him to Broadway's notice. In a 2004 60 Minutes II interview, Broderick talked about the consequences of the study: in a 2004 60 Minutes II interview, he discussed the consequences.

He continued with Eugene Morris Jerome in the Neil Simon Eugene Trilogy, which included the performances Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues. For his role in Brighton Beach Memoirs, he received the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

Michael McPhee's debut in 1983's Max Dugan Returns was also written by Neil Simon, but WarGames, his first big hit film in which he played the principal role of Seattle teen hacker David Lightman, was also written by him. In 1985, Broderick played Philippe Gaston in Ladyhawke.

In the 1986 film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Broderick reprised the role of the loving, clever slacker. Broderick, the illustrious high school student who, with his girlfriend and best friend, played hooky and explored Chicago. The film, which is primarily for teenage audiences, is one of Broderick's best-known roles (particularly with teen audiences). He appeared in Project X as an Air Force research assistant Jimmy Garrett in 1987. In the film version of Torch Song Trilogy, Broderick played Harvey Fierstein's lover, Alan.

He appeared in the 1989 film Glory alongside Cary Elwes, Morgan Freeman, and Denzel Washington, where he was praised for his portrayal of American Civil War officer Robert Gould Shaw, whom Broderick physically resembled.

Broderick was the voice of adult Simba in Disney's hit animated film The Lion King, and he also played Tack the Cobbler in Miramax's tense interpretation of The Thief and the Cobbler, which had originally intended as a nonchalant role. In Alexander Payne's 1999 film Election with Reese Witherspoon, he received accolades for two dark comedy performances: bachelor Steven Kovacs with Jim Cary in 1996 and a high school teacher in The Cable Guy with Jim Cary.

Broderick, a Broadway actor in the 1990s, received a Tony Award for his role in How to Succeed in Market Without Really Trying. Broderick appeared in the Mel Brooks 2001 stage version of The Producers, which was a critical and financial success. He portrayed Leopold "Leo" Bloom, an accountant who co-produces a musical destined to fail that turns out to be a hit. Broderick was nominated for another Tony Award, but he was disqualified for another. Nathan Lane, his co-star, was chosen for another Tony Award. The musical went on to win the most Tony Awards in history with 12 nominations. In the 2005 film version of the same name, Broderick and Lane reprised their roles.

Broderick appeared in a 2004 off-Broadway version of Larry Shue's award-winning Larry Shue as the snobby Charlie Baker. In The Odd Couple, he was reunited with his co-star in The Lion King and The Producers, Nathan Lane, who debuted on Broadway in October 2005. In The Philanthropist, he appeared on Broadway from April 10 to June 28, 2009. He returned to Broadway in spring 2012 to appear in the musical Nice Work If You Can Get It, directed and choreographed by Kathleen Marshall. He appeared in the 2015 Broadway revival of Sylvia, a play by A.R. Daniel J. Sullivan's Gurney was directed by him.

In May 2019, Broderick co-starring Elizabeth McGovern, made his West End debut in The Starry Messenger.

Broderick was cast in the main role of Michael Burr in Netflix's comedy-drama series Daybreak in 2018.

In 2022, Broderick appeared in a revival of Plaza Suite, where he appeared alongside his wife Sarah Parker.

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