Matthew Broderick

**Matthew Broderick** (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. He was born and raised in New York City. He is partly of Jewish descent (his mother was Jewish), and considers himself Jewish. He starred in many movies, including _Ferris Bueller's Day Off_, _Godzilla_ and _The Lion King_. Broderick married Sarah Jessica Parker in 1997.

### Film

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=2|1983|_Max Dugan Returns_|Michael McPhee||
|_WarGames_|David Lightman||||
|rowspan=2|1985|_1918_|Brother Vaughn||
|_Ladyhawke_|Philippe Gaston||||
|rowspan=2|1986|_Ferris Bueller's Day Off_|Ferris Bueller||
|_On Valentine's Day_|Brother Vaughn||||
|1987|_Project X_|Jimmy Garrett|||
|rowspan=3|1988|_Biloxi Blues_|Eugene Morris Jerome||
|_Torch Song Trilogy_|Alan Simon||||
|_She's Having a Baby_|Ferris Bueller|Cameo|||
|rowspan=2|1989|_Family Business_|Adam McMullen||
|_Glory_|Col. Robert Gould Shaw||||
|1990|_The Freshman_|Clark Kellogg|||
|1992|_Out on a Limb_|Bill Campbell|||
|1993|_The Night We Never Met_|Sam Lester|||
|rowspan=3|1994|_The Lion King_|Adult Simba (voice)||
|_Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle_|Charles MacArthur||||
|_The Road to Wellville_|William Lightbody||||
|1995|_Arabian Knight_|Tack the Cobbler/Narrator (voice)|||
|rowspan=2|1996|_The Cable Guy_|Steven M. Kovacs||
|_Infinity_|Richard Feynman|Also producer/director|||
|1997|_Addicted to Love_|Sam|||
|rowspan=3|1998|_Godzilla_|Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos||
|_The Lion King II: Simba's Pride_|Adult Simba (voice)|Direct to DVD|||
|_Walking to the Waterline_|Michael Woods||||
|1999|_Election_|Jim McAllister|||
|rowspan=2|2000|_You Can Count on Me_|Brian Everett||
|_Snow Day_|Narrator|Uncredited voice|||
|rowspan=2|2003|_The Music Man_|Harold Hill||
|_Good Boy!_|Hubble (voice)||||
|rowspan=4|2004|_The Lion King 1½_|Adult Simba (voice)|Direct to DVD|
|_Marie and Bruce_|Bruce||||
|_The Stepford Wives_|Walter Kresby||||
|_The Last Shot_|Steven Schats||||
|rowspan=2|2005|_The Producers_|Leo Bloom||
|_Strangers with Candy_|Roger Beekman||||
|2006|_Deck the Halls_|Steve Finch|||
|rowspan=2|2007|_Then She Found Me_|Ben Green||
|_Bee Movie_|Adam Flayman (voice)||||
|rowspan=3|2008|_Diminished Capacity_|Cooper Zerbs||
|_Finding Amanda_|Taylor Peters Mendon||||
|_The Tale of Despereaux_|Despereaux (voice)||||
|2010|_Wonderful World_|Ben Singer|||
|rowspan=3|2011|_Margaret_|John Van Tassel||
|_Tower Heist_|Mr. Fitzhugh||||
|_New Year's Eve_|Mr. Buellerton|Uncredited cameo|||
|2013|_Skum Rocks!_|Himself|Documentary||
|rowspan=2|2015|_Dirty Weekend_|Les Moore||
|_Trainwreck_|Himself|Cameo|||
|rowspan=3|2016|_Manchester by the Sea_|Jeffrey||
|_The American Side_|Borden Chase||||
|_Rules Don't Apply_|Levar Mathis||||
|2018|_To Dust_|Albert|||
|rowspan=2|2019|_Wonder Park_|Dad (voice)||
|_Love Is Blind_|Murray||||
|2020|_Lazy Susan_|Doug|||
|TBA|_The Gettysburg Address_|Narrator (voice)|Documentary; post production||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1981|_Lou Grant_|Mike|Episode: "Generations"||
|1984|_Master Harold...and the Boys_|Hally Ballard|Television film||
|1985|_Faerie Tale Theatre_|Prince Henry|Episode: "Cinderella"||
|1988, 98|_Saturday Night Live_|Himself (host)|2 episodes||
|1993|_A Life in the Theatre_|John|Television film||
|1995|_Frasier_|Mark|Voice; Episode: "She's the Boss"||
|1996|_The West_|William Swain|Voice; Episode: "Speck of the Future"||
|2003|_The Music Man_|Professor Harold Hill|Television film||
|2008-12|_30 Rock_|Cooter Burger|2 episodes||
|2009|_Cyberchase_|Max|Voice; Episode: "Father's Day"||
|2010, 15|_Louie_|Himself|2 episodes||
|2010|_Beach Lane_|Mike Brennan|Pilot||
|2012-16|_Adventure Time_|Dream Warrior Spirit of the Forest|Voice; Episodes: "Who Would Win" & "Flute Time"||
|2012|_Modern Family_|Dave|Episode: "Mistery Date"||
|2013|_Untitled Tad Quill project_|Jack Lewis|Pilot||
|2015|_The Jim Gaffigan Show_|Himself|Episode: "Wonderful"||
|rowspan=2|2017|_BoJack Horseman_|Joseph Sugarman|Voice; 2 episodes|
|_A Christmas Story Live!_|Narrator/Ralphie (adult)|Television special|||
|2018–19|_The Conners_|Peter|4 episodes||
|rowspan=5|2019|_At Home with Amy Sedaris_|Cliff|Episode: "Teenagers"|
|_Saturday Night Live_|Mike Pompeo|Episode: Phoebe Waller-Bridge/Taylor Swift|||
|_Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee_|Himself (guest)|Episode: "These People That Do This Stuff. They Stink"|||
|_Daybreak_|Michael Burr|10 episodes|||
|_Rick and Morty_|Talking Cat|Voice; Episode "Claw and Hoarder: Special Ricktim's Morty"|||
|2019|_Better Things_|Dr. David Miller|4 episodes||

### 1987 car crash

In 1987, while driving a rented BMW 316 in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland, Broderick crossed into the wrong lane and collided head-on with a Volvo. The driver, Anna Gallagher, 28, and her mother, Margaret Doherty, 63, were both killed instantly. He was vacationing with Jennifer Grey, whom he had begun dating in semi-secrecy during the filming of _Ferris Bueller's Day Off_; the crash publicly revealed their relationship. He suffered a fractured leg and ribs, a concussion, and a collapsed lung. Grey's injuries included severe whiplash, which later required surgery to avoid paralysis.

Broderick denied knowledge of the car crash. He was charged with causing death by dangerous driving and potentially faced five years in prison, yet received a lesser charge of careless driving.

**Political beliefs**

Broderick is a liberal.

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Matthew Broderick
- **image**: Matthew Broderick portrait 2009.jpg
- **birth place**: Manhattan, New York City, New York, New York, USA
- **occupation**: Actor
- **spouse**: Sarah Jessica Parker
- **children**: James Broderick
Marion Broderick
Tabitha Broderick