Matthew Broderick is an American actor famous for movies such as Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Godzilla (the American remake) and was the voice of the adult Simba in The Lion King. He started off as a teen heartthrob as part of the Brat Pack, but later moved on to more serious roles in the Nineties, and has had some success on Broadway as well. He is married to Sarah Jessica Parker with whom he has three children.
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Adam Westing: A car commercial broadcast during the 2012 Super Bowl featured Broderick parodying his Ferris role as a grown man.
Hey, It's That Voice!: Was the voice of adult Simba in both The Lion King and its sequel Simba's Pride.
I Am Not Spock: He will forever be Ferris Bueller to the world, but Broderick himself has ruled out reappearing as the character and is rumored to be annoyed when people bring it up to him. However, he may be softening his stance towards the role; see Adam Westing.
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