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American actor (born 1962)

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Matthew Broderick is an American actor born in 1962 who has appeared in films and television throughout his career. He is known for his work in entertainment, though specific details about his most notable roles and achievements would require additional information to discuss fully.

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Born
1962
Works
6

Top works

  • Wonderful World
  • Wonderful World
  • The lion king 2
  • The lion king
  • Inspector Gadget

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1962-03-21

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Total plays
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Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor and singer. His roles include the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) for which he earned a Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy, the adult voice of Simba in Disney's The Lion King trilogy (1994–2004), David Lightman in the Cold War thriller WarGames (1983), and Leo Bloom in the Broadway production of The Producers. Broderick has won two Tony Awards <a href="https://www.last.fm/music

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  • My experience with first-time directors is that they’re all extremely prepared, because I guess they’re worried. They spend weeks preparing everything, and they have to get used to the fact that once you get there, everything goes wrong and you have to make everything up.

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Matthew Broderick
date of birth
1962-03-21
start of work period
1981-00-00
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Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. Known for his roles on stage and screen he has received two Tony Awards as well nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Broderick was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star in 2006 and the American Theater Hall of Fame in 2017.

Broderick took early roles in WarGames (1983) and Ladyhawke (1985) before playing the title role in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. He then acted in Project X (1987), Biloxi Blues (1988), Torch Song Trilogy (1988), Glory (1989), The Freshman (1990), The Cable Guy (1996), Election (1999), Inspector Gadget (1999), You Can Count on Me (2000), The Producers (2005), Deck the Halls (2006), and Tower Heist (2011). He also directed himself in Infinity (1996) and voiced Simba in The Lion King (1994) and a Bee in the Bee Movie (2007).

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