Matthew Broderick Background information Born: March 21, 1962 (age 51) New York City, New York, United States Died: Cause of death: Alternate names: Occupation(s): Actor and voice actor Years active: 1979-present Spouse(s): Sarah Jessica Parker (1997-present) Partner(s): Children: James, Marion, and Tabitha

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Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American film, stage and voice actor who is the husband of Sarah Jessica Parker and is best known for his roles as David Lightman in the 1983 cold war film WarGames, the title character in the 1986 coming of age comedy film Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and as Colonel Robert Gould Shaw in the 1989 drama war film Glory.

He is known in Disney for voicing Simba in the 1994 Disney animated film The Lion King, and its sequels The Lion King II: Simba's Pride and The Lion King 1½. He played the title character in the first live action film of Inspector Gadget.