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Matthew Broderick is an American actor, singer, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his roles as David Lightman in WarGames, the titular character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Leo Bloom in The Producers, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in Glory, Steven Kovacs in The Cable Guy, and Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos in Godzilla, and Ben Singer in Wonderful World. He also voiced Adam Flayman in Bee Movie and the titular character in the 2008 adaptation of The Tale of Desperaux.

For Disney, he voiced Simba in The Lion King, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, and The Lion King 1½. He also portrayed the titular character and RoboGadget in Inspector Gadget. He even voiced Tack the Cobbler in The Thief and The Cobbler. Additionally, he portrayed Professor Harold Hill in The Music Man and Steven Schetz in The Last Shot.

Disney Roles

Gallery

Trivia

Broderick was also considered for the role of Chicken Little in Chicken Little, along with Michael J. Fox and David Spade. The role was eventually given to Zach Braff.^[1]

References

↑ Hischak, Thomas S. (2011-09-15). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary (in en). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486946.

[Hischak-1] Hischak, Thomas S. (2011-09-15). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary (in en). McFarland. ISBN 9780786486946.

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-|born = [[March 21]], [[1962]] (age 56)<br>[[New York|New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[United States]]
+|born = [[March 21]], [[1962]] (age 58)<br>[[New York City]], [[New York]], [[United States]]
 |nationality = [[File:Flag of the United States.png|20px]] American
-|occupation(s) = Actor, singer
+|occupation(s) = Actor, singer, voice artist, comedian
 |years active = [[1981]]-present
 |spouse = [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] ([[1997]]-present)
+|children = James, Marion, and Tabitha
-|children = James, Marion, and Tabitha}}'''Matthew Broderick''' (born [[March 21]], [[1962]]) is an American actor and singer who is best known for his roles as David Lightman in the [[1983]] cold war film ''{{WikipediaLink|WarGames}}'', the titular character in the [[1986]] teen comedy film ''{{WikipediaLink|Ferris Bueller's Day Off}}'', Leo Bloom in [[Mel Brooks]]' {{WikipediaLink|Tony Award}}-winning musical ''{{WikipediaLink|The Producers}}'', alongside [[Nathan Lane]], {{WikipediaLink|Colonel Robert Gould Shaw}} in the [[1989]] drama war film ''{{WikipediaLink|Glory (1989 film)|Glory}}'', and [[w:c:godzilla:Niko Tatopoulos|Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos]] in the [[1998]] sci-fi film ''{{WikipediaLink|Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla}}''.
+}}'''Matthew Broderick''' is an American actor, singer, voice artist, and comedian, best known for his roles as David Lightman in ''{{WikipediaLink|WarGames}}'', the titular character in ''{{WikipediaLink|Ferris Bueller's Day Off}}'', Leo Bloom in ''{{WikipediaLink|The Producers}}'', {{WikipediaLink|Colonel Robert Gould Shaw}} in ''{{WikipediaLink|Glory (1989 film)|Glory}}'', Steven Kovacs in ''The Cable Guy'', and [[w:c:godzilla:Niko Tatopoulos|Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos]] in ''{{WikipediaLink|Godzilla (1998 film)|Godzilla}}'', and Ben Singer in ''Wonderful World''. He also voiced Adam Flayman in ''Bee Movie ''and the titular character in the 2008 adaptation of ''The Tale of Desperaux''.
-For [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], he voiced [[Simba]] in the [[1994]] Disney animated film ''[[The Lion King]]'', and its sequels, ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'' and ''[[The Lion King 1½]]''. He also played [[Inspector Gadget (character)|the titular&nbsp;character]] and [[RoboGadget]] in the [[1999]] live-action film ''[[Inspector Gadget (1999 film)|Inspector Gadget]]''. Additionally, he portrayed Professor Harold Hill in the [[2003]] television film ''[[The Music Man]]''.
+For [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]], he voiced [[Simba]] in ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]'', and ''[[The Lion King 1½]]''. He also portrayed [[Inspector Gadget (character)|the titular character]] and [[RoboGadget]] in ''[[Inspector Gadget (1999 film)|Inspector Gadget]]''. He even voiced Tack the Cobbler in ''The Thief and The Cobbler''. Additionally, he portrayed Professor Harold Hill in ''[[The Music Man]]'' and Steven Schetz in ''The Last Shot''.
 ==Disney Roles==
 <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" widths="150" spacing="small">
-Untitled-3.png|'''Adult [[Simba]]'''<br>(''[[The Lion King]]''; ''[[The Lion King II: Simba's Pride]]''; ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'')
+Untitled-3.png|'''[[Simba]]'''<br>(''[[The Lion King]]'' films)
 Inspector Gadget (MB).jpg|'''[[Inspector Gadget (character)|Inspector Gadget]]'''<br>(''[[Inspector Gadget (1999 film)|Inspector Gadget]]'')
 Robo-Gadget.jpg|'''[[RoboGadget]]'''<br>(''Inspector Gadget'')
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 ==Gallery==
 <gallery position="center" captionalign="center" spacing="small" widths="150">
-Matthew Broderick behind the scenes of TLK.jpg|Matthew Broderick behind the scenes of ''The Lion King''.
+Matthew Broderick behind the scenes of TLK.jpg|Broderick behind the scenes of ''[[The Lion King]]''
-Matthew Broderick & Anika Noni Rose Tony Awards.jpg|Matthew Broderick and [[Anika Noni Rose]] at the 2011 Tony Awards.
+Matthew Broderick & Anika Noni Rose Tony Awards.jpg|Broderick and [[Anika Noni Rose]] during the 65th annual Tony Awards in June 2011
+Matthew Broderick Tribeca15.jpg|Broderick attending the 2015 Tribeca Film Fest
+Matthew Broderick 54th NYFF.jpg|Broderick attending the 54th annual New York Film Fest in September 2016
+MB & SJP.jpg|Broderick with his wife [[Sarah Jessica Parker]] at the premiere of ''Rules Don't Apply'' in October 2016
+Matthew Broderick Late Show Stephen Colbert.jpg|Broderick visits ''The Late Show with Stephen Colbert'' in December 2016
+Matthew Broderick NYCC19.jpg|Broderick speaks at the 2019 New York Comic Con
 </gallery>
 ==Trivia==
-*Broderick was also considered for the role of [[Chicken Little (character)|Chicken Little]] in the [[2005]] film ''[[Chicken Little]]'', along with [[Michael J. Fox]] and [[David Spade]].<ref name="Hischak">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&pg=PA3&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary|last=Hischak|first=Thomas S.|date=2011-09-15|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786486946|language=en}}</ref>
+* Broderick was also considered for the role of [[Chicken Little (character)|Chicken Little]] in ''[[Chicken Little]]'', along with [[Michael J. Fox]] and [[David Spade]]. The role was eventually given to [[Zach Braff|Zach&nbsp;Braff]].<ref name="Hischak">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e1RTP8thtR0C&pg=PA3&source=gbs_toc_r&cad=4#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary|last=Hischak|first=Thomas S.|date=2011-09-15|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786486946|language=en}}</ref>
-*He was considered for the role of [[Obi-Wan Kenobi]] in ''{{WikipediaLink|Star Wars: The Phantom Menace}}''.
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