Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick (lahir 21 Maret 1962) adalah aktor panggung dan layar Amerika. Broderick mulai berakting dalam produksi di luar Broadway pada awal 1980-an, segera setelah mendapatkan peran dalam Brighton Beach Memoirs karya Neil Simon, di mana ia memenangkan Tony Award. Peran layar pertamanya adalah di Max Dugan Returns (1983), juga ditulis oleh Neil Simon. Peran terobosannya muncul pada tahun yang sama untuk perannya sebagai peretas muda di PerangGames. Kemudian Broderick membintangi film hit Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), menjadikannya terkenal. Film terkenal berikutnya termasuk Glory (1989), The Lion King (1994), The Cable Guy (1996), Godzilla (1998), dan Election (1999). Broderick juga terus berakting di Broadway, termasuk beberapa musikal. Dia memenangkan Tony Award kedua pada tahun 1995 untuk penampilannya dalam Cara Sukses dalam Bisnis Tanpa Benar-benar Mencoba dan nominasi ketiga pada tahun 2001 untuk Para Produser. Pada tahun 1985 saat berlibur di Irlandia bersama pacarnya Jennifer Grey, Broderick terlibat dalam tabrakan yang menewaskan dua penduduk setempat. Dia dianggap bersalah dan menghadapi hukuman lima tahun penjara atas tuduhan menyebabkan kematian karena mengemudi berbahaya, tetapi dihukum dengan tuduhan yang lebih ringan dan denda £100. Broderick telah menikah dengan aktris Sarah Jessica Parker sejak 1997, dan pasangan tersebut memiliki tiga anak.

Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American stage and screen actor. Broderick began acting in off-Broadway productions in the early 1980s, soon after landing a role in Neil Simon's Brighton Beach Memoirs, for which he won a Tony Award. His first screen role was in Max Dugan Returns (1983), also penned by Neil Simon. His breakout role came the same year for his role as a young hacker in WarGames. Later Broderick starred in the hit film Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), making him a household name. Subsequent notable films include Glory (1989), The Lion King (1994), The Cable Guy (1996), Godzilla (1998), and Election (1999). Broderick also continued acting on Broadway, including several musicals. He won a second Tony Award in 1995 for his performance in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying and a third nomination in 2001 for The Producers. In 1985 while on vacation in Ireland with his then-girlfriend Jennifer Grey, Broderick was involved in a head on collision that killed two locals. He was deemed at fault and faced up to five years in prison on the charge of causing death by dangerous driving, but was convicted of a lesser charge and fined £100. Broderick has been married to actress Sarah Jessica Parker since 1997, and the couple have three children.