Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. He starred in ''WarGames'' (1983) as a teen government hacker, and ''Ladyhawke'' (1985), a medieval fantasy alongside Rutger Hauer and Michelle Pfeiffer. He played the title role in the Golden Globe–nominated ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off'' (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's ''The Lion King'' (1994), and Leo Bloom in both the Broadway musical ''The Producers'' and its 2005 film adaptation. Other films he has starring credits in include ''Glory'' (1989), ''The Freshman'' (1990), ''The Cable Guy'' (1996), ''Godzilla'' (1998), ''Inspector Gadget'' (1999), ''You Can Count on Me'' (2000), ''The Last Shot'' (2004) and ''Tower Heist'' (2011). Broderick also directed himself in ''Infinity'' (1996) and provided voice work in ''Arabian Knight'' (1995), ''Good Boy!'' (2003), ''Bee Movie'' (2007), ''The Tale of Despereaux'' (2008) and ''Wonder Park'' (2019).

Broderick has won two Tony Awards, one for Best Featured Actor in a Play for ''Brighton Beach Memoirs'' (1983), and one for Best Actor in a Musical for ''How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying'' (1995). In 2001, he starred in Mel Brooks's musical comedy ''The Producers'' alongside Nathan Lane. He later reunited with Lane in the Broadway revival of Terrence McNally's showbiz comedy ''It's Only a Play'' (2014). In 2013, Broderick starred in the Broadway musical ''Nice Work If You Can Get It,'' which was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Musical Theater Album. , he remains the youngest winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play.

In 2006, for his contributions to the film industry, Broderick was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame with a motion pictures star at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. Eleven years later, he was inducted into the American Theater Hall of Fame. Provided by Wikipedia