Biography: Matthew Broderick was born on 3/21/1962 in New York City and made his acting debut in 83's "War Games" but got his big break in 86's "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Other notable works that Matthew has been a part of include Disney's "The Lion King, The Cable Guy, Godzilla, Election, and Inspector Gadget".
Filmography:
Marie and Bruce (2004)
Providence (2004)
The Stepford Wives (2004)
The Lion King 1 1/2 (2004)
Good Boy! (2003)
The Music Man (2003)
"Jazz" (2001)
You Can Count on Me (2000)
Walking to the Waterline (1999)
Inspector Gadget (1999)
Election (1999)
Lion King II: Simba's Pride, The (1998)
Godzilla (1998)
"Lewis & Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery" (1997)
Addicted to Love (1997)
Infinity (1996)
Cable Guy, The (1996)
Arabian Knight (1995)
Road to Wellville, The (1994)
Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell?: The Infamous Dorothy Parker (1994)
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Lion King, The (1994)
Life in the Theater, A (1993)
Night We Never Met, The (1993)
Out on a Limb (1992)
Freshman, The (1990)
Glory (1989)
Family Business (1989)
She's Having a Baby (1988)
Torch Song Trilogy (1988)
Biloxi Blues (1988)
Courtship (1987)
Project X (1987)
On Valentine's Day (1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
1918 (1985)
Master Harold and the Boys (1985)
Ladyhawke (1985)
Cinderella (1984)
WarGames (1983)
Max Dugan Returns (1983)
"Faerie Tale Theatre" (1982)
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Nominations and Awards
Emmy Awards
1994
• Nominated, Emmy
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or Special for A Life in the Theater (1993)
Golden Globes, USA
1987
• Nominated, Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture - Comedy/Musical for Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)
MTV Movie Awards
1997
• Nominated, MTV Movie Award
Best Fight for The Cable Guy (1996)
Award Shared With: Jim Carrey
• For the medieval time fight between Jim Carrey and Matthew Broderick.