Actor of The Week: Matthew Broderick

Matthew Broderick (lahir 21 Maret 1962) adalah aktor, pelawak, dan penyanyi Amerika. Perannya meliputi penggambaran karakter judul yang dinominasikan oleh Golden Globe dalam Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), suara Simba dewasa dalam trilogi The Lion King Disney (1994–2004), dan Leo Bloom di kedua musikal Broadway The Producers dan adaptasi filmnya tahun 2005. Film-film lain yang pernah dibintanginya adalah WarGames (1983), Glory (1989), The Freshman (1990), The Cable Guy (1996), Godzilla (1998), Election (1999), Inspector Gadget (1999) dan You Can Count on Me (2000). Broderick juga mengarahkan dirinya di Infinity (1996) dan menyediakan pekerjaan suara di Good Boy! (2003), Bee Movie (2007), dan The Tale of Despereaux (2008).

Broderick telah memenangkan dua Tony Awards, satu untuk Aktor Unggulan Terbaik dalam Bermain untuk Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983), dan satu untuk Aktor Terbaik dalam Musikal untuk Cara Sukses dalam Bisnis Tanpa Benar-Benar Mencoba (1995). Pada 2019, Broderick tetap menjadi pemenang termuda dari Tony Award untuk Aktor Unggulan Terbaik dalam Suatu Permainan. 

Pada tahun 2006, untuk kontribusinya pada industri film, Matthew Broderick dilantik ke Hollywood Walk of Fame dengan bintang film yang terletak di 6801 Hollywood Boulevard. Sebelas tahun kemudian, Broderick diterima di American Theatre Hall of Fame. 

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1983	Max Dugan Returns	Michael McPhee
1983	WarGames	David Lightman	Nominated - Saturn Award for Best Actor
1985	1918	Brother Vaughn
1985	Ladyhawke	Philippe Gaston
1986	Ferris Bueller's Day Off	Ferris Bueller	Nominated - Golden Globe Award for Best Lead Actor in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical
1986	On Valentine's Day	Brother Vaughn
1987	Project X	Jimmy Garrett
1988	Biloxi Blues	Eugene Morris Jerome
1988	Torch Song Trilogy	Alan Simon
1989	Family Business	Adam McMullen
1989	Glory	Col. Robert Gould Shaw
1990	The Freshman	Clark Kellogg
1992	Out on a Limb	Bill Campbell
1993	The Night We Never Met	Sam Lester
1994	The Lion King	Adult Simba	Voice
1994	Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle	Charles MacArthur
1994	The Road to Wellville	William Lightbody
1995	The Thief and the Cobbler	Tack the Cobbler/Narrator	Voice
1996	The Cable Guy	Steven M. Kovacs	Nominated - MTV Movie + TV Award for Best Fight (shared with Jim Carrey)
1996	Infinity	Richard Feynman	Also producer / director
1997	Addicted to Love	Sam
1998	Godzilla	Dr. Niko "Nick" Tatopoulos
1998	The Lion King II: Simba's Pride	King Simba	Voice Direct-to-DVD
1998	Walking to the Waterline	Michael Woods
1999	Election	Jim McAllister
1999	Inspector Gadget	Officer John Brown / Inspector Gadget / Robo-Gadget
2000	You Can Count on Me	Brian Everett
2000	Snow Day	Narrator	Uncredited voice
2003	Good Boy!	Hubble	Voice
2004	The Lion King 1½	Adult Simba	Voice Direct-to-DVD
2004	Marie and Bruce	Bruce
2004	The Stepford Wives	Walter Kresby
2004	The Last Shot	Steven Schats
2005	The Producers	Leo Bloom	Hollywood Film Festival Award for Best Supporting Actor of the Year Nominated - The Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Worst Actor Nominated - The Stinkers Bad Movie Award for Less Than Dynamic Duo (shared with Nathan Lane)
2005	Strangers with Candy	Roger Beekman
2006	Deck the Halls	Steve Finch	Nominated - The Stinks Bad Movie Award for Worst On-Screen Couple (shared with Danny DeVito)
2007	Then She Found Me	Ben Green
2007	Bee Movie	Adam Flayman	Voice
2008	Diminished Capacity	Cooper Kennedy
2008	Finding Amanda	Taylor Peters Mendon	Nominated - Prism Award for Performance in a Feature Film
2008	The Tale of Despereaux	Despereaux	Voice
2010	Wonderful World	Ben Singer
2011	Margaret	John Van Tassel
2011	Tower Heist	Mr. Fitzhugh
2011	New Year's Eve	Mr. Buellerton	Uncredited cameo[39]
2013	Skum Rocks!	Himself	Documentary
2015	Dirty Weekend	Les Moore
2015	Trainwreck	Himself	Cameo
2016	Manchester by the Sea	Jeffrey	Nominated - Gold Derby Award for Best Ensemble Cast Nominated - Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
2016	The American Side	Borden Chase
2016	Rules Don't Apply	Levar Mathis
2018	To Dust	Albert
2019	Wonder Park	Dad	Voice
2019	Love Is Blind	Murray
TBA	The Gettysburg Address	Narrator	Voice only Documentary; post-production

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1981	Lou Grant	Mike	Television debut Episode: "Generations"
1985	Faerie Tale Theatre	Prince Henry	Episode: "Cinderella"
1985	Master Harold...and the Boys	Hally Ballard	Television film Nominated - CableACE Award for Actor in a Theatrical or Dramatic Special
1988, 1998	Saturday Night Live	Himself (host)	2 episodes
1993	A Life in the Theatre	John	Television film Nominated - Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special
1995	Frasier	Mark (voice)	Episode: "She's the Boss"
1996	The West	William Swain (voice)	Episode: "Speck of the Future"
2003	The Music Man	Professor Harold Hill	Television film
2008, 2012	30 Rock	Cooter Burger	2 episodes Nominated - Gold Derby Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2009	Cyberchase	Max (voice)	Episode: "Father's Day"
2010, 2015	Louie	Himself	2 episodes
2010	Beach Lane	Mike Brennan	Pilot
2012	Adventure Time	Dream Warrior (voice)	Episode: "Who Would Win"
2012	Modern Family	Dave	Episode: "Mistery Date" Nominated - Online Film & Television Association Award for Best Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2013	Untitled Tad Quill project	Jack Lewis	Pilot
2015	The Jim Gaffigan Show	Himself	Episode: "Wonderful"
2016	Adventure Time	Spirit of the Forest (voice)	Episode: "Flute Spell"
2017	BoJack Horseman	Joseph Sugarman (voice)	2 episodes
2017	A Christmas Story Live!	Narrator	TV special
2018–2019	The Conners	Peter	4 episodes
2019	At Home with Amy Sedaris	Cliff	Episode: "Teenagers"
2019	Daybreak	Burr	Main role