Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962 in New York, New York) is an American film and stage actor who is perhaps most widely known for his role as the protagonist in Ferris Bueller's Day Off although the most successful film where he has a starring role is The Lion King.

Personal life

He was born in New York City, the son of the late Irish Catholic actor James Broderick and his Jewish wife, the late Patricia Biow. Broderick attended the Walden School, a private school in Manhattan with a strong drama program.

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New York City - Irish Catholic - James Broderick - Jewish - Manhattan

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Broderick met Jennifer Grey on the set of Ferris Bueller's Day Off. In August 1987, she was with him as he drove on a rain-slicked road on the outskirts of Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. Broderick, possibly on the wrong side of the road, drove his BMW 316 head-on into another car carrying 63-year-old Margaret Doherty and her 30-year-old daughter Anna Gallagher: both women were killed. Broderick had to be cut out of the car; he suffered facial lacerations and a broken thigh. Grey escaped with minor injuries. Broderick had no memory of the event and Grey was distracted at the moment of the accident changing audio tapes and saw nothing. The lack of witnesses, skid marks, or other evidence led Broderick to plead guilty in absentia on February 15, 1988 to the lesser charge of careless driving. He was fined £100.

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Jennifer Grey - Ferris Bueller's Day Off - Enniskillen - Northern Ireland - Laceration - Accident - February 15 - 1988 - Careless driving

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He met actress Sarah Jessica Parker in 1992 and has been married to her since 1997. The couple has one child, James Wilke Broderick (born October 28, 2002), named after Broderick's late actor father.

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Sarah Jessica Parker - October 28 - 2002

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