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Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an
American film and stage actor who is perhaps best known for his roles as the
title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and as the adult voice of Simba in
The Lion King. He is also acclaimed for his role as Leo Bloom in The Producers.
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Birth name Matthew Broderick
Born March 21, 1962 (age 44)
New York, New York, USA
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Spouse(s) Sarah Jessica Parker
1 Child
Notable roles Ferris Bueller in
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Voice of Simba in
The Lion King
Leopald Bloom in
The Producers
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Biography
Early
life
Broderick was born in New York City, the son of
actor James Wilke Broderick and Patricia Biow, a playwright. Broderick's mother
was Jewish and his father was Catholic.[1] Broderick attended the Walden School,
a private school in Manhattan with a strong drama program.
Career
Broderick's first major acting role came in a role
in an HB Studio workshop production of playwright Horton Foote's On Valentine's
Day, playing opposite his father James, who was a friend of Foote's. This was
followed by a lead role in the off-Broadway production of Harvey Fierstein's
Torch Song Trilogy; a good review by New York Times theater critic Mel Gussow
brought him to the attention of Broadway. Broderick commented on the effects of
that review in a 2004 60 Minutes II interview:
"Before I knew it, I was like this guy in a hot
play. And suddenly all these doors opened. And it’s only because Mel Gussow
happened to come by right before it closed and happened to like it. It’s just
amazing. All these things have to line up that are out of your control."
He followed that with the role of Eugene Morris
Jerome in two Neil Simon plays: Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues, both
plays are part of what is known as the "Eugene Trilogy" . In between those plays
he starred in WarGames, a summer hit in 1983. Broderick auditioned for the role
of Alex P. Keaton on the NBC sitcom Family Ties and was offered the role, but he
had to turn it down because of his movie schedule. Broderick then got the role
as the charming, clever slacker in Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Broderick, who in
real life was in his mid 20's, played a high school student who, with his
girlfriend and best friend, explores Chicago while avoiding the clutches of the
dean of students, who is eager to catch Bueller in the act. The movie remains an
80's comedy favorite today. In 1989's Glory Broderick received good notices for
his portrayal of — and uncanny resemblance to — the American Civil War hero
Robert Gould Shaw.
Broderick in the 1990's took two dark comedy roles.
The first was that of a bachelor who attracts the friendship of an insane, yet
lonely cable repairman (played by Jim Carrey) in The Cable Guy. The second was
that of a Midwest teacher determined to stop an overachieving student (played by
Reese Witherspoon) from becoming class president in Alexander Payne's Election.
Broderick returned to Broadway as a musical star in
the 1990s, most notably his Tony Award winning performance in How to Succeed in
Business Without Really Trying and his Tony Award nominated performance in the
Mel Brooks' stage version of The Producers in 2001. He also continues to make
feature films, including the 2005 adaptation of The Producers. Broderick played
the role of Leopold “Leo” Bloom, an accountant who co-produces a musical
designed to fail, but which turns out to be successful. In “The Producers”
Broderick sings several songs, both alone and with other characters.
Broderick reunited with his co-star from The Lion
King and The Producers, Nathan Lane, in The Odd Couple, which opened on Broadway
in October 2005. He has won two Tony Awards, one in 1983 for his featured role
in the play Brighton Beach Memoirs, and one in 1995 for his leading role in the
musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying. He was also nominated
for The Producers, but lost to co-star Nathan Lane.
Personal life
Home
life
Broderick met actress Jennifer Grey on the set of
Ferris Bueller's Day Off. On August 5, 1987, she was with him as he drove on a
rain-soaked road on the outskirts of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. Broderick
drove his rented BMW 316 head-on into another car carrying 63-year-old Margaret
Doherty and her 30-year-old daughter Anna Gallagher; both women were killed.
Broderick had to be cut out of the car; he suffered facial lacerations and a
broken thigh. Grey escaped with minor injuries. Broderick had no memory of the
event, whilst Grey was distracted at the moment of the accident in the process
of changing audio tapes and also remembered seeing nothing. The lack of
witnesses, skid marks or other evidence led Broderick to plead guilty in
absentia on February 15, 1988 to the lesser charge of careless driving. He was
fined £100.
Broderick met actress Sarah Jessica Parker via her
brother. The couple were married in May, 1997, in a civil ceremony in a historic
synagogue that is no longer used as a house of worship; both Parker and
Broderick consider themselves "culturally Jewish."[1] The ceremony was performed
by his sister, the Reverend Janet Broderick, who currently serves as the rector
of Grace Church Van Vorst in Jersey City, NJ. [2]
Parker and Broderick's first child, James Wilke
Broderick (born on October 28, 2002), was named after his father. They spend a
considerable amount of time at their holiday home in County Donegal, Ireland
where Broderick spent his summers as a child.
He is left-handed, a fact made evident during the
movie The Producers when he is drawing in his ledger. Broderick is an avid
baseball fan. His favorite team is the New York Mets.
Filmography
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
WarGames (1983)
1918 (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
On Valentine's Day (1986)
Courtship (1987)
Project X (1987)
She's Having a Baby (1988) (Cameo)
Biloxi Blues (1988)
Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
Family Business (1989)
Glory (1989)
The Freshman (1990)
Out on a Limb (1992)
The Night We Never Met (1993)
The Lion King (1994) (voice)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
The Road to Wellville (1994)
The Thief and the Cobbler (1995) (voice) (Miramax
version)
The Cable Guy (1996)
Infinity (1996) (also director and producer)
Addicted to Love (1997)
Godzilla (1998)
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998) (voice)
Walking to the Waterline (1998)
Election (1999)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
You Can Count on Me (2000)
Good Boy! (2003) (voice)
Marie and Bruce (2004)
The Stepford Wives (2004)
The Last Shot (2004)
The Producers (2005)
Strangers with Candy (2006)
Deck the Halls (2006)
Upcoming:
Margaret (film) (2006)
Bee Movie (2007) (voice)
Television work
Cinderella (1985)
Master Harold...and the Boys (1985)
A Life in the Theater (1993)
The Music Man (2003)
Stage appearances
Torch Song Trilogy (1981)
Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983)
Biloxi Blues (1985)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
(1995) (revival)
Night Must Fall (1999) (revival)
Taller Than a Dwarf (2000)
The Producers (2001-2002) (returned briefly in
2003)
Short Talks on the Universe (2002)
The Odd Couple (2005) (revival)
Footnotes
1. McGee, Celia. "Broderick's Set to Bloom In
'Producers'", New York Daily News, 2001-04-18. Retrieved on 2006-12-13.
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