Matthew Broderick

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Known For
Acting
Born
March 21, 1962 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Popular Genres
Comedy Drama Family
Career Span
– Present

Matthew Broderick

7 wins
474 nominations
7 Oscars
85 credits

Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor whose career has spanned both the silver screen and the stage. Broderick got his start off broadway but quickly wound up as the lead in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs. His first screen role was Max Dugan Returns, also penned by Neil Simon. His breakout role came the same year for his role as a young hacker in Wargames. Later he stared as the eponymous Ferris Bueller in 1985's Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a film which has achieved cult status and had made Broderick a household name. In 1985 while on Vacation in Ireland with his then fiancee Jennifer Grey, who played his sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Broderick was involved in a head on collision that killed two locals. Broderick was deemed at fault and faced five years in prison but his punishment was lessened to just a fine. In 1997 he married Sarah Jessica Parker and the pair have had 3 children together.

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Personal Info

Born
Mar 21, 1962
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New York City, New York, USA
Known For
Acting
Career
– Present

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474
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7
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Manchester by the Sea
The Lion King
Trainwreck
No Hard Feelings
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Bee Movie
Godzilla
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WarGames
Glory

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