Matthew Broderick

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Matthew Broderick
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March 21, 1962 in New York City, NY
Biography:Although "Matthew Broderick" has built a solid reputation as one of the stage and screen's more talented and steadily working individuals, he will forever be associated with the role that gave him permanent celluloid infamy, the blissfully irresponsible title hero of "John Hughes"'s 1986 "Ferris Bueller's Day Off". Thanks to his association with the character, as well as his own boyish looks, Broderick for a long time had trouble obtaining roles that allowed him to play characters of his own age. However, with the success of films like "Election" (1999) and a 1994 Tony Award for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying", audiences finally seemed ready to accept the fact that Broderick had indeed graduated from high school.

The son of late actor "James Broderick" and playwright/screenwriter "Patricia Broderick", Broderick was born in New York City on March 21, 1962. With the theatre a... Full Biography

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Matthew Broderick, center left, and Nathan Lane, center right, perform with the cast of "The...
Nathan Lane, left, and Matthew Broderick sing during the curtain call of a performance in the...
Sarah Jessica Parker attends the star-studded opening night of "The Philanthropist" starring Matthew...
Matthew Broderick and Sarah Jessica Parker attend the opening night of "Mary Stuart" at the...
Matthew Broderick, Sarah Jessica Parker and their son James leave London's Heathrow Airport bound...
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick attend the premiere of "Wonderful World" at the Eighth...
Sarah Jessica Parker and husband Matthew Broderick attend the New York premiere of "The Producers"...
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