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Matthew Broderick

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Matthew Broderick (born March 21, 1962) is an American actor. His roles include the Golden Globe–nominated portrayal of the title character in Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986), the voice of adult Simba in Disney's The Lion King (1994), and Leo Bloom in both the Broadway musical The Producers and its 2005 film adaptation. Other films he has starring credits in include WarGames (1983), Glory (1989), The Freshman (1990), The Cable Guy (1996), Godzilla (1998), Election (1999), Inspector Gadget (1999), You Can Count on Me (2000), and The Last Shot (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matthew Broderick has received more than 20,691,304 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 59 in 2019). Matthew Broderick is the 849th most popular actor (up from 977th in 2019), the 1,524th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,780th in 2019) and the 408th most popular American Actor.

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  • 21M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 61

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.67

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 5.45

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ACTORS

Among actors, Matthew Broderick ranks 849 out of 13,578. Before him are Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Viola Davis, Lionel Stander, Grace Zabriskie, and Natasha Richardson. After him are River Phoenix, Eva Marie Saint, Robert Patrick, Theda Bara, Senta Berger, and Denholm Elliott.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1962, Matthew Broderick ranks 39. Before him are Jeff Bennett, Thomas Kretschmann, Kelly Preston, Ales Bialiatski, Matteo Messina Denaro, and Milo Đukanović. After him are Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este, Dino Merlin, Christiane F., Jordan Belfort, Gerardo Martino, and Kirk Hammett.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matthew Broderick ranks 1,524 out of 20,380. Before him are Creighton Abrams (1914), Paul Lauterbur (1929), James Brendan Connolly (1868), Viola Davis (1965), Lionel Stander (1908), and Grace Zabriskie (1941). After him are River Phoenix (1970), Walter Mondale (1928), Frederick Douglass (1818), Eva Marie Saint (1924), Poul Anderson (1926), and Robert Patrick (1958).

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Among ACTORS In United States

Among actors born in United States, Matthew Broderick ranks 408. Before him are Matt LeBlanc (1967), Jake Gyllenhaal (1980), James Brolin (1940), Viola Davis (1965), Lionel Stander (1908), and Grace Zabriskie (1941). After him are River Phoenix (1970), Eva Marie Saint (1924), Robert Patrick (1958), Theda Bara (1885), Robert Loggia (1930), and Sam Elliott (1944).

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Television and Movie Roles

The Lion King
Simba (voice)
A young lion prince is cast out of his pride by his cruel uncle, who claims he killed his father. While the uncle rules with an iron paw, the prince grows up beyond the Savannah, living by a philosophy: No worries for the rest of your days. But when his past comes to haunt him, the young prince must decide his fate: Will he remain an outcast or face his demons and become what he needs to be?
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures throughout Chicago with his girlfriend Sloane and best friend Cameron, all the while trying to outwit his wily school principal and fed-up sister.
Jun 11o 19867.591 / 10
The Lion King II: Simba's Pride
Simba (voice)
The circle of life continues for Simba, now fully grown and in his rightful place as the king of Pride Rock. Simba and Nala have given birth to a daughter, Kiara who's as rebellious as her father was. But Kiara drives her parents to distraction when she catches the eye of Kovu, the son of the evil lioness, Zira. Will Kovu steal Kiara's heart?
Oct 24o 19986.947 / 10