Matthew Broderick
b. 1962 (age 64)
New York City, New York, USA
Actor
Director
Matthew Broderick is an American actor whose career has spanned both the silver screen and the stage. Broderick got his start off broadway but quickly wound up as the lead in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs. His first screen role was Max Dugan Returns, also penned by Neil Simon. His breakout role came the same year for his role as a young hacker in Wargames. Later he stared as the eponymous Ferris Bueller in 1985's Ferris Bueller's Day Off, a film which has achieved cult status and had made Broderick a household name. In 1985 while on Vacation in Ireland with his then fiancee Jennifer Grey, who played his sister in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Broderick was involved in a head on collision that killed two locals. Broderick was deemed at fault and faced five years in prison but his punishment was lessened to just a fine. In 1997 he married Sarah Jessica Parker and the pair have had 3 children together.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.3
The Gettysburg Address
2025 Actor
Reader
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The 14th Annual Governors Awards
2024 Self
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★ 6.3
No Hard Feelings
2023 Actor
Laird Becker
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★ 7.4
Painkiller
2023 Actor
Richard Sackler
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★ 6.8
The 76th Annual Tony Awards
2023 Self
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★ 6.6
Too Soon: Comedy After 9/11
2021 Self
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The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!): A Benefit for York Theatre
2021 Self
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★ 8.3
Reunited Apart
2020 Self
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★ 7.9
Rise Up New York: The Robin Hood Relief Benefit
2020 Self
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★ 8.7
Horton Foote: The Road to Home
2020 Self
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★ 6.7
Daybreak
2019 Actor
Michael Burr
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★ 6.0
To Dust
2019 Actor
Albert
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★ 5.1
Love Is Blind
2019 Actor
Murray Kraftt
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★ 5.9
Wonder Park
2018 Actor
Dad
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★ 7.7
Oh, Hello on Broadway
2017 Self
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★ 5.7
Rules Don't Apply
2016 Actor
Levar Mathis
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★ 8.2
TruInside
2016 Self
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A Roundabout Road to Broadway
2016 Self
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★ 5.0
Dirty Weekend
2015 Actor
Les Moore
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★ 8.2
Broadway Musicals: A Jewish Legacy
2013 Self
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TCM Spotlight: Screwball Comedies
2013 Self
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Untitled Tad Quill Project
2013 Actor
Jack Lewis
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★ 7.9
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
2012 Self
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★ 6.7
John Hughes: Life Moves Pretty Fast
2012 Self
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The 78th Annual Drama League Awards
2012 Self
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★ 6.2
Tower Heist
2011 Actor
Mr. Fitzhugh
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★ 7.7
Inside Story: Ferris Bueller's Day Off
2011 Self
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★ 6.2
Will Ferrell: Mark Twain Prize
2011 Self
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★ 6.3
Beach Lane
2010 Actor
Mike Brennan
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★ 6.0
Wonderful World
2009 Actor
Ben Singer
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★ 6.1
The Tale of Despereaux
2008 Actor
Despereaux
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★ 5.5
Finding Amanda
2008 Actor
Taylor Mendon
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★ 7.2
Valentino: The Last Emperor
2008 Self
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★ 5.6
Diminished Capacity
2008 Actor
Cooper
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★ 5.5
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education
2008 Self
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★ 6.1
Bee Movie
2007 Actor
Adam Flayman
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★ 5.9
Then She Found Me
2007 Actor
Ben
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★ 5.1
Deck the Halls
2006 Actor
Steve Finch
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★ 4.5
Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank?
2006 Self
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★ 7.4
Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser
2006 Self
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★ 7.1
The Mark Twain Prize: Neil Simon
2006 Self
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★ 6.4
The Producers
2005 Actor
Leo Bloom
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★ 6.7
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Jon Lovitz
2005 Actor
Paul McCartney
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10 Most Excellent Things: The Producers
2005 Self
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★ 5.4
The Stepford Wives
2004 Actor
Walter Kresby
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★ 5.7
The Last Shot
2004 Actor
Steven Schats
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★ 4.5
Marie and Bruce
2004 Actor
Bruce
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★ 5.1
Good Boy
2003 Actor
Hubble
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★ 6.2
The Music Man
2003 Actor
Professor Harold Hill
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★ 5.4
Regis and Kelly in Prime Time
2002 Self
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Short Talks on the Universe Benefit Performance
2002 Self
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Broadway Legends
2002 Self
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★ 6.8
The 55th Annual Tony Awards
2001 Self
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★ 6.7
The Movie Loft
2001 Self
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The Annual 46th Annual Drama Desk Awards
2001 Self
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★ 7.5
You Can Count on Me
2000 Actor
Brian
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★ 6.1
The 5th Annual GQ Men of the Year Awards
2000 Self
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★ 7.2
Election
1999 Actor
Jim McAllister
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★ 4.2
Inspector Gadget
1999 Actor
Robo Gadget
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★ 6.1
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1999 Self
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Margaret Sanger
1999 Actor
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1999 ESPY Awards
1999 Self
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★ 5.5
Godzilla
1998 Actor
Dr. Niko Tatopoulos
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The 1998 Annual ShoWest Awards
1998 Self
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The 9th Annual American Teacher Awards
1998 Self
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★ 6.1
Addicted to Love
1997 Actor
Sam
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★ 8.5
Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery
1997 Actor
John Ordway
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★ 6.1
The Cable Guy
1996 Actor
Steven
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★ 6.2
Infinity
1996 Actor
Director
Richard Feynman
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★ 9.0
Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
1995 Self
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The 1995 Annual Outer Critics Circle Awards
1995 Self
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★ 8.5
The Lion King
1994 Actor
Simba
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★ 5.9
The Road to Wellville
1994 Actor
William Lightbody
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★ 6.4
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
1994 Actor
Charles MacArthur
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★ 4.8
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker
1994 Actor
Commentator
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★ 7.1
The Thief and the Cobbler
1993 Actor
Tack the Cobbler (Miramax version)
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★ 6.0
The Night We Never Met
1993 Actor
Sam Lester
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★ 6.0
A Life in the Theatre
1993 Actor
John
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★ 6.9
The 47th Annual Tony Awards
1993 Self
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The 1993 Annual National Board of Review Awards
1993 Self
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The Annual Friars Club Present a Salute to Whoopi Goldberg
1993 Self
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★ 5.3
Out on a Limb
1992 Actor
Bill Campbell
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★ 6.5
The Freshman
1990 Actor
Clark Kellogg
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★ 7.4
The 44th Annual Tony Awards
1990 Self
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★ 7.8
Glory
1989 Actor
Col. Robert Gould Shaw
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★ 5.8
Family Business
1989 Actor
Adam
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★ 5.4
The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards
1989 Self
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★ 6.7
Biloxi Blues
1988 Actor
Eugene Jerome
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★ 7.8
Torch Song Trilogy
1988 Actor
Alan
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★ 7.2
The 42nd Annual Tony Awards
1988 Self
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★ 6.2
Project X
1987 Actor
Jimmy Garrett
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★ 7.8
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 Actor
Ferris Bueller
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★ 6.0
On Valentine's Day
1986 Actor
Brother
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★ 6.9
The 40th Annual Tony Awards
1986 Self
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★ 6.9
Ladyhawke
1985 Actor
Gaston
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★ 6.0
1918
1985 Actor
Brother
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★ 7.4
'Master Harold'... and the Boys
1985 Actor
Master Harold
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★ 7.1
WarGames
1983 Actor
David Lightman
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★ 6.7
Max Dugan Returns
1983 Actor
Michael McPhee
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★ 6.0
The 37th Annual Tony Awards
1983 Self