Matthew Broderick Net Worth

Matthew Broderick's Quotes

• In a 1988 Premiere magazine article, Matthew talked about his love scene with his Torch Song Trilogy (1988) co-star Brian Kerwin. He said, "It was fun being romantic, sexy with a man.".
• Before I knew it, I was like this guy in a hot play [Torch Song Trilogy]. And suddenly all these doors opened... It's just amazing. All these things have to line up that are out of your control.
• I acquired fame by playing the coolest kid who ever lived. Now, the only roles I can seem to get are bleak, insecure men. I do find almost every character I play quite interesting, though.
• [on his car crash] I don't remember the day. I don't remember even getting up in the morning. I don't remember making my bed. What I first remember is waking up in the hospital, with a very strange feeling going on in my leg.
• [2008] [5-year-old son James is] already curious. I can just see the little budding gene of a smoker in there. He'll see a cigarette butt and say, 'What is that? Why do people smoke?' I used to smoke cigarettes, and I still do, lately. I gave that up a long time ago, but every now and then I will fall off for a week. [Wife Sarah Jessica Parker is] worse than me on that.

Interesting Facts about Matthew Broderick

1. Son of actor James Broderick and Patricia Broderick.
2. Was involved in a deadly car crash on vacation in Ireland with former girlfriend Jennifer Grey in which he was hurt and two passengers in the other car were killed.
3. Even after he got married, he had dinner with his mother at her house every Sunday night, from 1981 until her death in 2003.
4. (May 15, 2001) On Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993), he denied a rumor that he bought Cary Grant's bathtub, though he did sit in it.
5. Has two older sisters: Martha Broderick, a therapist and Janet Broderick, a minister.
6. Loves to play ping-pong with his childhood best friend, Kenneth Lonergan.
7. Was the first choice to play Alex P. Keaton on the sitcom Family Ties (1982), but he did not want to be committed to a long television run.
8. His sister Janet, a minister, performed at his and Sarah Jessica Parker's wedding ceremony. The ceremony took place at a Lower East Side synagogue.
9. For his return to "The Producers" in December 2003-April 2004, he is being paid $100,000 a week.
10. Made his feature film debut in Max Dugan Returns (1983), which was also the debut of Kiefer Sutherland.
11. His father had Irish, with some English, ancestry. His mother's family was Jewish (from Germany and Poland).
12. 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.
13. Was introduced to wife Sarah Jessica Parker through her brother, Timothy Britten Parker.
14. He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, Californnia on January 9, 2006.
15. He and his wife Sarah Jessica Parker had movies opening on the same day in the United States: December 16, 2005. His movie was The Producers (2005), her movie was The Family Stone (2005).
16. 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.
17. Sang "I Can Only Give You Love" for wife Sarah Jessica Parker at her 40th birthday.
18. Broke his collarbone in a horse-riding accident in County Donegal, Ireland in August 2006. He ended up in Sligo Hospital, but was released a few hours later. His wife was with him at the hospital.
19. Studied drama at Herbert Berghof HB Studio in Greenwich Village, New York City.
20. Became a father for the first time at age 40 when his wife Sarah Jessica Parker gave birth to their son James Wilke Broderick on October 28, 2002.