Matthew Broderick was born on March 21, 1962 in New York City, USA. He is a Tony Award-winning American film and stage actor.

He began making a name for himself in hit Broadway plays such as Brighton Beach Memoirs and Biloxi Blues.

His movie debut came in 1983's Max Dugan Returns, but it was the 1986 teens-on-the-loose comedy Ferris Bueller's Day Off that made him a star.

He also starred in The Lion King (1994) and Election (1999), and winning another Tony award in 1995 for How To Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.

He made his film directing debut in 1996 with Infinity, and he married actress Sarah Jessica Parker in 1997. In 2001 he had another Broadway success as Leo Bloom in the Mel Brooks musical The Producers.

In 1997, Broderick married long-time girlfriend Sarah Jessica Parker. Their first son, James Wilke Broderick, was born in October 2002.

Filmography

• Wonderful World (2007)
• Diminished Capacity (2008)
• Finding Amanda (2008)
• Bee Movie (2007)
• Then She Found Me (2007)
• Margaret (2007)
• Deck the Halls (2006)
• The Producers (2005)
• Strangers with Candy (2005)
• The Last Shot (2004)
• The Stepford Wives (2004)
• The Lion King 1½ (2004)
• Marie and Bruce (2004)
• Good Boy! (2003)
• The Music Man (2003)
• You Can Count on Me (2000)
• Inspector Gadget (1999)
• Election (1999)
• The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998)
• Walking to the Waterline (1998)
• Godzilla (1998)
• Addicted to Love (1997)
• Infinity (1996)
• The Cable Guy (1996)
• "Frasier" (1 episode, 1995)
• The Road to Wellville (1994)
• Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
• The Lion King (1994)
• A Life in the Theater (1993)
• The Night We Never Met (1993)
• The Princess and the Cobbler (1993)
• Out on a Limb (1992)
• The Freshman (1990)
• Glory (1989)
• Family Business (1989)
• Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
• Biloxi Blues (1988)
• She's Having a Baby (1988)
• Project X (1987) Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
• On Valentine's Day (1986)
• "Faerie Tale Theatre" (1 episode, 1985)
• 1918 (1985)
• Ladyhawke (1985)
• 'Master Harold'... and the Boys (1985)
• WarGames (1983)
• Max Dugan Returns (1983)

Awards

• Drama Desk Award Outstanding Actor in a Musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" 1995
• Tony Actor in a Musical "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying" 1995
• Theatre World Award "Brighton Beach Memoirs" 1983
• Tony Featured Actor in a Play "Brighton Beach Memoirs" 1983
• Outer Critics Circle Award Debut Performance "Torch Song Trilogy" 1982