Matthew Broderick

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    • Born March 21, 1962The New York Times: [http://movies2.nytimes.com/person/8627/Matthew-Broderick/biography Matthew Broderick Biography
    • Birthplace: New York CityThe New York Times: [http://movies2.nytimes.com/person/8627/Matthew-Broderick/biography Matthew Broderick Biography
    • Father was the actor James Broderick (Family)
    • Height: 5'8"
    • Married to Sarah Jessica Parker
    • Children: James Wilkie Broderick, expecting twin girls in the summer of 2009
    • Film debut: Max Dugan Returns
    • Left handed
    • Childhood best friend: Kenneth Lonergan
    • Shares a star on the Walk of Fame with Nathan Lane
    • Studied with a renowned Reiki Master for many years
    • 1983: Made film debut in Max Dugan Returns, and followed that appearance with his first major film role in WarGames later that year
    • Provided the voice of the lead mouse, Despaureax Trilling, in the 2008 animated feature The Tale of Despereaux .

  • Matthew Broderick is a Tony award-winning American film and stage actor who portrayed the iconic role of the clever high-school slacker in the John Hughes classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off.The New York Times: [http://movies2.nytimes.com/person/8627/Matthew-Broderick/biography Matthew Broderick Biography

    Broderick and his Emmy Award-winning actress wife, Sarah Jessica Parker announced on April 2009, that they are expecting twins via a surrogate. The twin girls will be arriving late in the summer of 2009 and will join the couple's six-year-old son, James Wilkie Broderick.People: Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick to Have Twins (April 28, 2009)

  • Broadway Career

    Broderick has continued to pursue his stage career in between his film roles. He received considerable praise for his portrayal of Leo Bloom in the Broadway production of The Producers, and has won 2 Tony Awards for his roles in Brighton Beach Memoirs and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.The New York Times: Matthew Broderick Biography In 2008, he signed on to star in the Broadway play The Philanthropist by Christopher Hampton. The production opens in the spring of 2009.Variety: [http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117993513.html?categoryid=15&cs=1 Broderick to star in Philanthropist (October 6, 2008)

  • Personal Life

    Broderick was once engaged to actress Jennifer Grey. The couple met while filming Ferris Bueller's Day Off in 1987. In 1997, he married Sarah Jessica Parker. They have one child together, James Wilkie.

  • Quotes

    • "I slip from workaholic to bum real easy."
    • "You have to fight the green monster with your mind, not your fists."
    • "Having a baby changes the way you view your in-laws. I love it when they come to visit now. They can hold the baby and I can go out."
    • "I never feel confident in anything."
    • "Please remember to curb your dogs when you are walking in this area."

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