Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick
Background information
Born	March 21, 1962 (age 57) New York City, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Occupation	Actor, voice actor, singer
Years active	1981-present
Family information
Spouse	Sarah Jessica Parker (1997-present)
Children	James, Marion, and Tabitha

Matthew Broderick is an American actor, voice actor, and singer. He is best known for his roles as David Lightman in the 1983 cold war film, WarGames, the titular character in the 1986 teen comedy film, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Leo Bloom in Mel Brooks' Tony Award-winning musical, The Producers, Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in the 1989 drama war film, Glory, Steven Kovacs in the 1996 dark comedy The Cable Guy, and Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos in the 1998 sci-fi film, Godzilla, and Ben Singer in the 2009 drama Wonderful World. He also voiced Adam Flayman in the 2007 DreamWorks animation film, Bee Movie and the titular character in the 2008 adaptation of The Tale of Desperaux.

For Disney, he voiced adult Simba in the 1994 animated film, The Lion King, and its sequels, The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1½. He also played the titular character and RoboGadget in the 1999 live-action film, Inspector Gadget. He even voiced Tack the Cobbler in the 1993 Miramax cut of The Thief and The Cobbler. Additionally, he portrayed Professor Harold Hill in the 2003 television film, The Music Man and Steven Schetz in the 2004 Touchstone Pictures film, The Last Shot.

Disney Roles

Adult Simba
(The Lion King films)

Inspector Gadget
(Inspector Gadget)

RoboGadget
(Inspector Gadget)

Professor Harold Hill
(The Music Man)

Gallery

Matthew Broderick behind the scenes of The Lion King.

Matthew Broderick and Anika Noni Rose speak onstage during the 65th annual Tony Awards in June 2013.

Matthew Broderick attending the 2015 Tribeca Film Fest

Matthew Broderick attending the 54th annual New York Film Fest in September 2016.

Matthew Broderick with his wife, Sarah Jessica Parker at premiere of Rules Don't Apply in October 2016.

Matthew Broderick visits The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in December 2016.

Trivia

• Broderick was also considered for the role of Chicken Little in the 2005 film Chicken Little, along with Michael J. Fox and David Spade. The role was eventually given to Zach Braff