What is Matthew Broderick's Net Worth and Salary?
Matthew Broderick is an American actor who has a net worth of $200 million. This is a combined net worth with Broderick's wife, Sarah Jessica Parker. Best known for his role in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," Broderick has an extensive list of impressive credits. He peaked during the 80s and 90s as one of Hollywood's biggest actors. Outside of film, he is a Tony Award-winning theater actor and was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.
Early Life
Matthew John Broderick was born on March 21, 1962, in Manhattan, New York. His mother was a playwright, and his father was an actor and World War II veteran. From a young age, Matthew was involved in acting and trained at the HB Studio by high school. His first major acting role was in a theater production alongside his father.
Career
Broderick's theater involvement helped him get noticed. After critical acclaim for his role in the off-Broadway play "Torch Song Trilogy," he began booking roles in prominent Broadway productions, earning Tony Awards.
Transitioning to film, his first major movies were "Max Dugan Returns" and "WarGames," the latter becoming a box office hit. Following "Ladyhawk," Matthew booked his most famous role in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." The film was a box office success, earning over $70 million on a $5.8 million budget and remains popular among teens.
In the late 80s, Broderick appeared in war-related films like "Project X" and "Glory." He began the 90s voicing adult Simba in Disney's "The Lion King." He then found success in dark comedies like "The Cable Guy" and "Election."
In the 90s, he returned to Broadway, winning another Tony Award for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." He received critical acclaim and another Tony nomination for the stage version of "The Producers."
In the 2000s, Broderick focused on stage acting, starring in "The Odd Couple" (2005) and "The Philanthropist" (2009). In 2012, he appeared in the musical "Nice Work if You Can Get It." In 2019, he performed in "The Starry Messenger" in London's West End. Later, he starred in Netflix's "Daybreak" in 2019.
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Relationships
In 1997, Matthew Broderick married Sarah Jessica Parker. They had their first child in 2002, and in 2009, they had twins via a surrogate mother.
Controversy
In 1987, Broderick drove in the wrong lane in Ireland, causing a head-on collision. He suffered a concussion, several fractures, and a collapsed lung, while his passenger was relatively unscathed. Tragically, the occupants of the other car were killed instantly. Broderick was fined 100 pounds, but many questioned if his celebrity status influenced the justice system.
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Real Estate
In March 2011, Sarah and Matthew bought a townhouse in NYC for $18.995 million and spent millions on renovations before listing it for $24.99 million. Failing to find a buyer, they sold it for $18.25 million. In 2016, they spent $34.5 million on two side-by-side townhouses, combining them into a mansion with 14,000 square feet of living space.
They lived in a nearby townhouse they bought in 2000 for $2.995 million until listing it for $19 million in 2020, eventually selling it for $15 million. They also own two homes in the Hamptons bought for $6.6 million in 2006 and a property in Ireland, where Matthew spent his summers as a child.
