
Matthew Broderick
Highest Rated: 96% Manchester by the Sea (2016)
Lowest Rated: 6% Deck the Halls (2006)
Birthday: Mar 21, 1962
Birthplace: New York, New York, USA
A longtime star of both the stage and screen, Matthew Broderick remained most iconic for his title role as a charismatic high schooler in the classic comedy "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" (1986). Born in New York City in 1965 to playwright Patricia Broderick and actor James Broderick, Broderick began studying acting at HB Studio, appearing in plays alongside his father. Impressing the directors and writers of the theater community with his performances, Broderick was soon appearing off-Broadway with Harvey Fierstein in a 1982 production of "Torch Song Trilogy." He made his Broadway debut the following year in Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs," the same year he also made his film debut in "Max Dugan Returns" (1983) and "WarGames" (1983), capping off the year with a Tony award for Best Featured Actor in a Play. He returned to Broadway to star in Simon's "Biloxi Blues" (1985) before landing the role of Ferris Bueller, which instantly took him from moderate fame to movie-star status. Then in 1987, Broderick was vacationing in Northern Ireland when he accidentally veered into the wrong lane, hitting another car in a massive head-on collision. Both the driver and passenger in the other car were killed instantly, and Broderick suffered a concussion, a fractured leg, fractured ribs, and a collapsed lung. Broderick was unable to remember the crash or the circumstances surrounding it, and was fined $175 for careless driving. It would take the better part of the year for him to recover, but he made a strong creative return, starring in the film adaptation of "Biloxi Blues" (1988) and co-starring with Denzel Washington in the acclaimed Civil War drama "Glory" (1989). Being so strongly tied to the Ferris Bueller, a character iconic to the 1980s, at first made it challenging for Broderick to find his footing as an actor in the first half of the 1990s, and films like "Out on a Limb" (1992) and "The Night We Never Met" (1993) failed to make an impact. But by 1994, Broderick was hitting his stride once again, providing the voice of Simba in the monumental Disney hit "The Lion King" (1994). He returned to Broadway the next year to star in "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying' (1997) alongside fellow stage-to-screen actor Sarah Jessica Parker, whom he married two years later. Broderick won a Tony for Best Actor in a Musical for his performance, and he would continue to oscillate between Hollywood and the New York stage, memorably appearing in "The Cable Guy' (1996) and the black comedy "Election" (1999), as well as starring on Broadway in "Night Must Fall" and "Taller Than a Dwarf." In 2001, Broderick starred with Nathan Lane in a smash hit Broadway musical adaptation of the classic Mel Brooks comedy film "The Producers" (1967). The show was such a sensation that Broderick and Lane starred in a big screen adaptation in 2005. He would go on to appear in films like "Margaret" (2011) and "Manchester by the Sea" (2016) as well as plays such as "It's Only a Play" and "Sylvia," and even took on recurring TV roles on "The Conners" (ABC, 2018-) and "Better Things" (FX, 2016-).
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Filmography
Movies
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10% | 50% | Lazy Susan | Doug (Character) | - | 2020 |
34% | 44% | Wonder Park | Dad (Voice) | $45.2M | 2019 |
40% | 47% | Look Away | Murray (Character) | - | 2019 |
89% | 73% | To Dust | Albert (Character) | $179.6K | 2018 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Journey Home to the USS Arizona | Narrator | - | 2017 |
43% | 30% | A Christmas Story Live! | Unknown (Character) | - | 2017 |
55% | 34% | Rules Don't Apply | Levar Mathis (Character) | $3.6M | 2016 |
96% | 78% | Manchester by the Sea | Rodney (Character) | $47.7M | 2016 |
30% | 22% | Dirty Weekend | Les Moore (Character) | - | 2015 |
79% | 80% | The American Side | Borden Chase (Character) | - | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Skum Rocks! | Unknown (Character) | - | 2013 |
74% | 48% | Margaret | Andrew (Character) | $46.5K | 2011 |
68% | 48% | Tower Heist | Mr. Fitzhugh (Character) | $78M | 2011 |
42% | 33% | Wonderful World | Ben Singer (Character) | $8.6K | 2009 |
40% | 28% | Finding Amanda | Taylor Mendon (Character) | $56.4K | 2008 |
57% | 44% | The Tale of Despereaux | Despereaux (Voice) | - | 2008 |
35% | 37% | Diminished Capacity | Cooper (Character) | $21.3K | 2008 |
50% | 44% | Then She Found Me | Ben (Character) | $3.7M | 2007 |
50% | 53% | Bee Movie | Adam Flayman (Voice) | $126.6M | 2007 |
6% | 30% | Deck the Halls | Steve Finch (Character) | $35.1M | 2006 |
52% | 55% | Strangers With Candy | Dr. Roger Beekman (Character) | $2.1M | 2005 |
51% | 63% | The Producers | Leo Bloom (Character) | $19.4M | 2005 |
26% | 30% | The Stepford Wives | Walter Kresby (Character) | $59.5M | 2004 |
78% | 62% | The Lion King 1 1/2 | Simba (Voice) | - | 2004 |
62% | 32% | The Last Shot | Steven Schats (Character) | $463.7K | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 26% | Marie and Bruce | Bruce (Character) | - | 2004 |
No Score Yet | 60% | The Music Man | Professor Harold Hill (Character) | - | 2003 |
44% | 40% | Good Boy! | Hubble (Voice) | $37.6M | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 70% | Recording The Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks | Unknown (Character) | - | 2001 |
95% | 88% | You Can Count on Me | Brian (Character) | $9.2M | 2000 |
92% | 79% | Election | James T. 'Jim' McAllister (Character) | $14.9M | 1999 |
21% | 18% | Inspector Gadget |
Officer John Brown/ |
$97.4M | 1999 |
62% | 60% | The Lion King II: Simba's Pride | Simba (Voice) | - | 1998 |
15% | 28% | Godzilla | Dr. Niko Tatopoulos (Character) | $136.1M | 1998 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Walking to the Waterline | Michael Woods (Character) | - | 1998 |
55% | 50% | Addicted to Love | Sam (Character) | $34.7M | 1997 |
54% | 51% | The Cable Guy | Steven M. Kovacs (Character) | $60.2M | 1996 |
62% | 34% | Infinity |
Richard Feynman (Character), Director |
$145.7K | 1996 |
41% | 44% | The Road to Wellville | William Lightbody (Character) | $6.5M | 1994 |
93% | 93% | The Lion King | Adult Simba the Lion (Voice) | $422.8M | 1994 |
75% | 60% | Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle | Charles MacArthur (Character) | $2.1M | 1994 |
50% | 74% | The Thief and the Cobbler | Tack (Voice) | $635.4K | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | A Life in the Theatre | John (Character) | - | 1993 |
56% | 37% | The Night We Never Met | Sam Lester (Character) | $1.4M | 1993 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Welcome to Buzzsaw | Bill Campbell (Character) | - | 1992 |
No Score Yet | 47% | Out on a Limb | Bill Campbell (Character) | $1.6M | 1992 |
94% | 61% | The Freshman |
Clark Kellogg/ |
$20.7M | 1990 |
93% | 93% | Glory | Col. Robert Gould Shaw (Character) | $25.5M | 1989 |
38% | 28% | Family Business | Adam (Character) | $11.1M | 1989 |
74% | 91% | Torch Song Trilogy | Alan Simon (Character) | $4.9M | 1988 |
78% | 62% | Biloxi Blues | Wilson (Character) | $41.9M | 1988 |
75% | 55% | Project X | Jimmy Garrett (Character) | $16M | 1987 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | On Valentine's Day | Brother (Character) | - | 1986 |
81% | 92% | Ferris Bueller's Day Off | Ferris Bueller (Character) | $69M | 1986 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Master Harold and the Boys | Unknown (Character) | - | 1985 |
67% | 74% | Ladyhawke | Phillipe Gaston, the Mouse (Character) | - | 1985 |
No Score Yet | 29% | 1918 | Brother (Character) | - | 1984 |
93% | 76% | WarGames | David Lightman (Character) | - | 1983 |
71% | 68% | Max Dugan Returns | Michael McPhee (Character) | - | 1983 |
TV
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No Score Yet | No Score Yet | CBS News Sunday Morning | Guest | 2020 |
70% | 66% | Daybreak | Principal Michael Burr (Character) | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 87% | Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Graham Norton Show | Guest | 2019 |
100% | 77% | At Home With Amy Sedaris | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live with Kelly and Ryan | Guest | 2019 |
No Score Yet | 52% | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2019 2014 |
93% | 43% | The Conners | Peter (Guest Star) | 2018-2019 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Talk | Guest | 2018 2015 |
No Score Yet | 33% | The Late Late Show With James Corden | Guest | 2016-2017 |
No Score Yet | 35% | Late Night With Seth Meyers | Guest | 2017 2014-2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Theater Talk | Guest | 2017 |
No Score Yet | 38% | The Late Show With Stephen Colbert | Guest | 2016 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen | Guest | 2015-2016 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Today |
Unknown (Character), Guest |
2015-2016 2012 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Guest | 2016 |
100% | 93% | Adventure Time | Dream Warrior (Guest Voice) | 2016 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The View | Guest | 2014-2015 |
94% | 95% | Louie | Man (Guest Star) | 2015 2010 |
No Score Yet | 75% | Late Show With David Letterman | Guest | 2015 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Meredith Vieira Show | Guest | 2014 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live! With Kelly and Michael | Guest | 2014 |
85% | 87% | Modern Family | Dave (Guest Star) | 2012 |
78% | 93% | 30 Rock | Cooter Burger (Guest Star) | 2012 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Jimmy Fallon | Guest | 2009-2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | LIVE with Kelly | Host | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Good Morning America | Guest | 2012 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Joy Behar Show | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Conan | Guest | 2011 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Live With Regis and Kelly | Guest | 2011 2008-2009 |
33% | No Score Yet | The Marriage Ref | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Who Do You Think You Are? | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainers: With Byron Allen | Guest | 2008-2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | ES.TV | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Tonight Show With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2010 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Cyberchase | Unknown (Guest Voice) | 2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Entertainment Studios.com | Guest | 2007-2009 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Made in Hollywood | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Late Night With Conan O'Brien | Guest | 2008 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Daily Show With Jon Stewart | Guest | 2004 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Saturday Night Live | Host | 1998 1988 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Inside the Actors Studio | Guest | 1996 |
93% | 94% | Frasier | Mark (Guest Voice) | 1995 |
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