As we all know, Matthew Broderick is an amazing guy.
He's succeeded on Broadway, the big screen and even
behind the cameras. But there are some things that even
the biggest fan might not know.....below
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Some of the most memorable scenes in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" were actually ad-libbed my Matthew himself including the one with the clarinet and the line "Never had one lesson".
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Has an uncredited cameo at the end of the 1988 film She's Having a Baby.
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Was the original choice to play Alex P. Keaton on
the TV series Family Ties, but declined because he did
not want to leave New York, where his father was dying
of cancer. Michael J. Fox was cast in his place.
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Matthew's father was also a great actor. He was
best known as the father in the television series
Family. You can also see a great performance of
his in Dog Day Afternoon with Al Pacino.
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Matthew's first professional stage appearance was
opposite his father in On Valentine's Day.
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At the age of 21, Matthew won his first Tony Award
for best actor in a featured role playing Eugene Morris
Jerome in Brighton Beach Memoirs.
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Matthew is left handed.
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There was a Ferris Bueller's Day Off TV show.
Matthew was not in it, and it did not last past one
season. Go
here for lots more info on the show.
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