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Trivia
Birth name: Matthew Broderick
Date of birth: 21 March 1962 Place of birth:
New York, New York, USA Nickname:
Matt
Height: 5' 8" (1.73 m)
Spouse: Sarah Jessica Parker (19 May 1997 - present) 1 child.
Son of actor James
Broderick and Patricia
Broderick.
Was implicated in a deadly car crash during vacation in Ireland with
former girlfriend Jennifer Grey. Broderick himself had been hurt in the
crash.
Dated 'Lili Taylor' . [1994]
Dated Penelope Ann Miller who he worked with while doing the play and
film Biloxi Blues (1988). [1987]
Has had dinner with his mother at her house every Sunday night since
1981, even after he got married.
Denied a rumor, on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" (1993),
that he bought Cary Grant's bathtub, though he did sit in it. [15 May
2001]
Dated Daisy Foote, the daughter of writer Horton Foote, in 1986.
Has two older sisters: Martha, a therapist and Janet, a minister.
Loves to play ping-pong with his childhood best friend, Kenneth Lonergan.
Was the first choice to play Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom "Family
Ties" (1982), but he didn't want to be committed to a long
television run. (The role went to Michael J. Fox instead).
Sister Janet performed at Matthew and Sarah
Jessica Parker's wedding ceremony.
Son James Wilke Broderick born in Manhattan. [October 28, 2002]
For his return to The Producers in December 2003-April 2004, he is being
paid $100,000 a week.
Made his feature film debut in Max Dugan Returns (1983). The film was
also the film debut of Kiefer
Sutherland.
He is Polish on his mother's side and Irish on his father's side.
Was dating Jennifer Grey during the filming of Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986). She plays his sister in the movie.
Born on the same day as Rosie O'Donnell.
Has won two Tony Awards: in 1983, as Best Actor (Featured Role - Play)
for "Brighton Beach Memoirs"; and, in 1995, as Best Actor
(Musical) for a revival of "How to Succeed in Business without
Really Trying". He was also nominated as Best Actor (Musical) in
2001 for "The Producers, the new Mel Brooks musical".
Was introduced to wife Sarah
Jessica Parker through her brother, Timothy Britten Parker.
Matthew and his Broadway co-star, Nathan Lane, were awarded a joint star
on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 9th 2006.
Born on the same day as the current quarterback of the University of
Nevada Wolf Pack Jeff Rowe.
He and his wife Sarah
Jessica Parker had movies opening on the same day in the US: 16th
December 2005. His movie was The Producers (2005), hers was The Family
Stone (2005).
Studied with a famed 'Reiki master' in Brooklyn for many years. Reiki is
a Japanese alternative healing technique in which a master channels the
universe's 'Reiki' energy through touch, strengthening the patients own
supply.
Sang "I can only give you love" for Sarah
Jessica Parker at her 40th birthday.
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