Filmography Matthew Broderick

Broderick was born in New York City, the son of Patricia (née Biow), a playwright, actress and painter whose work was posthumously shown at the Tibor de Nagy gallery in New York, and James Broderick, an actor.[1][2] Broderick's mother was Jewish, and his father a Catholic of Irish descent.[3][4][5] Broderick attended grade school at the City & Country School, a progressive K–8 school in Manhattan; and the high school at Walden School, a defunct private school in Manhattan with a strong drama program. 
 
Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American award-winning film and stage actor who is best known for his roles as the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off and David Lightman in WarGames. He also played Leo Bloom in the film and Broadway productions of The Producers, and played Colonel Robert Shaw in the Civil War drama Glory. He ranks #28 on VH1's 100 Greatest Teen Stars.