Matthew Broderick played Ferris Bueller in the 1986 comedy film &#39;Ferris Bueller&#39;s Day Off&#39; and earned a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.  He would later go on to star in movies such as &#39;Glory&#39; in 1989 and voiced the adult version of Simba the lion in the 1994 Disney film &#39;The Lion King.&#39; He reprised his role in the sequels, &#39;The Lion King: Simba&#39;s Pride,&#39; in 1998 and &#39;The Lion King 1 1&#47;2&#39; in 2004. In 1996, Broderick appeared alongside Jim Carrey in the thriller &#39;The Cable Guy&#39; and starred in the 1998 remake of &#39;Godzilla.&#39; Broderick played a teacher in the 1999 comedy drama &#39;Election&#39; alongside Reese Witherspoon and also starred as the quirky hero in the film adaptation of &#39;Inspector Gadget&#39; that year as well. Broderick is a veteran stage actor and appeared in a revival of Mel Brooks&#39;s hit Nazi-themed comedic Broadway musical &#39;The Producers&#39; in 2001. He reprised his role in a film adaptation in 2005. In the past five years, Broderick has appeared on shows such as &#39;30 Rock,&#39; &#39;Louie&#39; and &#39;Modern Family.&#39; Broderick married actress Sarah Jessica Parker in 1997. They have a son, James, who was born in 2002. They also have two twin daughters, Marion and Tabitha, who were born on June 23, 2009 via a surrogate mother.  &#40;Pictured: Matthew Broderick appears in a scene from the 1986 movie &#39;Ferris Bueller&#39;s Day Off.&#39; &#47; Matthew Broderick appears at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival.&#41; <span class=meta>(Paramount Pictures &#47; flickr.com&#47;photos&#47;shankbone&#47;)</span>
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