Birth name:Matthew Broderick Birth:21 March 1962 Died: Nationality: Hollywood Walk Star: Yes
Career / Biography
Matthew Broderick is an American film actor and is married to Sarah Jessica Parker. He came from a theatrical background in New York. He started his acting career on the Broadway stage where he was seen by Neil Simon and cast in his first film Max Dugan Returns. His film break put role was in WarGames where what he thinks is a video game turns out to be real and turned out to be a big hit. This was followed by the historical fantasy Ladyhawke. It was Ferris Bueller's Day Off that brought his commercial success and a influencial film of the 1980's. Biloxi Blues was based on Neil Simon's stage play and directed by Mike Nicholls. He appeared alongside Sean Connery and Dustin Hoffman in Sydney Lumett's Family Business and held his own against these great actors. Glory tells the story of an all coloured regiment during the American civil war. In the Freshman he appeared opposite Maron Brando. The Night We Never Met was a romantic comedy, followed by the drama The Road To Wellville and then the comedy The Cable Guy. He acted and directed Infinity based on the life of physicist Richard Feyman. Addicted To Love was a return to romantic comedy and then the big budget sci-fi monster film Godzilla. In You Can Count On Me he had a relatively small but effective role. He then spent time working on the Broadway stage. He then appeared in the remakes of The Stepford Wives and the Producers. Manchester By The Sea was a dramtic role in an award winning film. He continues to work on the stage and now also on television.
