He wasn’t the first character to break the fourth wall and he is definitely not the last,
but Matthew Broderick as Ferris Bueller was a quintessential cool guy that millions of
teenagers across the world looked up to.
While his antics as a school flunking high school senior was sure to make him one of
the biggest movie stars in the world, he has been majorly missing from the limelight. So,
what happened to Matthew Broderick? Let’s find out.
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miss an update. Rise to Fame with Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
After his most famous role as Ferris Bueller, Broderick continued to lead movies like Project
X (1987), Biloxi Blues (1988), Family Business (1989), and Glory (1989). In the 90s, he appeared
in a few big movies like Godzilla, The Lion King I & II, and Inspector Gadget, however,
most of his other movies did not receive much financial success.
Broderick has also tried his luck in TV shows appearing in shows like Lou Grant, Master
Harold… and the Boys, and Faerie Tale Theatre before Ferris Bueller’s Day Off. Following
the success, he appeared in TV shows, A Life in the Theatre, The West, 30 Rock, and more.
But his roles on TV were minor and few and far between.
He appeared in 4 episodes of John Goodman’s The Conners in 2018 and recently in 2019,
he appeared in a Netflix series Daybreak as Michael Burr in all 10 episodes of the show.
Revival of Stage Career Matthew, however, is a veteran of stage and
has been acting in plays long before he started acting in movies and TV shows. He first appeared
in an off-broadway show, Torch Song Trilogy in 1981. In 1983, he won a Tony award for
Best Featured Actor in a Play for his role as Eugene Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs.
Broderick’s 1985 show Biloxi Blues was later adapted into a movie with him in the role.
He was absent from Broadway for almost a decade before making a comeback in 1995. His return
was marked with another Tony award for his role as J. Pierrepont Finch in the play How
to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.
He has been active on stage ever since and has appeared in plays like Night Must Fall,
The Producers, The Foreigner, and The Philanthropist. In 2013, he was nominated for a Grammy along
with the cast of Nice Work If You Can Get It for Best Musical Theater Album. His latest
work on stage includes the 2020 production of Neil Simon’s Plaza Suite.
Mishap in Northern Ireland Following his mainstream fame, Matthew Broderick
had to endure a dark time when he was on a vacation to Northern Ireland with then-girlfriend
Jennifer Grey. On August 5, 1987, he was driving a BMW 316 when he crossed to the other lane
and crashed head-on with a Volvo causing deaths of the driver, daughter, Anna Gallagher, 28,
and her mother, Margaret Doherty, 63.
Broderick was not found under the influence and had no memory of crossing into the incoming
traffic. He suffered a concussion, fractured ribs and leg, and a collapsed lung, while
Jennifer Grey suffered from whiplash and minor injuries.
He was initially charged with causing death by dangerous driving and was subject to face
up to five years in prison. However, he was only convicted of careless driving and paid
£100 in fines. Martin Doherty, son and brother of the victims called it “a travesty of
justice.”
Broderick broke up with Jennifer Grey shortly after the accident in 1988.
Enduring Relationship with Sarah Jessica Parker Matthew Broderick has an inspiring Hollywood
relationship with actress Sarah Jessica Parker. The two met while Broderick was directing
a play on Broadway and started dating in February 1992 and has been together ever since.
The two also appeared in the Broadway show How to Succeed in Business Without Really
Trying. They married on May 19, 1997, at Angel Orensanz Synagogue in Manhattan. Broderick’s
sister Jane officiated the ceremony which the guests thought was just a party. The two
are parents to three children. Their son, James Wilkie was born on October 28, 2002
and their twin daughters, Marion and Tabitha were born on June 22, 2009.
Matthew Broderick and his family currently live in West Village, New York City. He has
a net worth of $200 million.
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