Talent cannot be one-sided, as if it were a diamond, it should sparkle with different faces. Direct confirmation of this is the work and life of theater and film actor Matthew Broderick. He with enviable skill and equal success shines on the stage and screens, voices cartoons and shoots his own paintings.
Matthew Broderick: biography
The American film and theater actor was born in 1962 (March 21) in a family of immigrants. Mother is Jewish by birth, and father has Irish roots. The son followed in the footsteps of his parents as a teenager. His successful career began with theatrical stages, and, it must be said, the take-off was quick. At the age of twenty-three, the guy already had the prestigious Tony Award. In the future, his active and close cooperation with Neil Simon and Horton Foot helped to reveal a multifaceted and vivid talent.
The actor is married to a no less famous person, the leading woman in the series “Sex and the City” - S. Zh. Parker. The couple have been together for almost 19 years. In 2002, their son James was born. And after another seven years, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick decided to become parents again, this time they resorted to the surrogate motherhood procedure, and in June 2009, charming twin girls were born.
In order to better understand the versatility of talent and to trace the development of Broderick as a movie actor, we suggest you start your acquaintance with earlier works.
Lady Hawk
The plot of the fantasy drama is based on a legend that has come down to our time from the Middle Ages. She tells the story of a valiant brave knight and a brilliant beauty. On lovers spell cast by the sorcerer-bishop. Young people can no longer meet, because at night he is now a fierce wolf, and in the afternoon she is a beautiful hawk. The role played by Matthew Broderick (faithful squire) is one of the first in his acting career.
"Infinity"
The action of the biographical drama originates in 1924, with the walk of the father and son in the park. The subject of their conversation is quite familiar phenomena from the point of view of science. Next, the viewer, along with the main character, is transferred to high school and becomes a witness to his romantic relationship. The girl is diagnosed with a disease of the lymph nodes, and joint happiness is already at risk.
Infinity with Matthew Broderick is the story of one person. It is not always clear to the viewer, sometimes complex and tragic, sometimes routine and boring, but generally insanely interesting. Broderick also acts in this film not only as an actor, but also as a director.
"War Games"
The fantastic thriller was released on wide screens in 1983 and for that time was a real breakthrough. Computer games and cyber technologies were not yet something ordinary and understandable. A teenager, having played a tune, breaks into the Pentagon network and, having fun, starts a war. The command takes everything seriously and thinks that the Russians have opened hostilities against them. They begin to prepare a retaliatory strike, and the guy understands how far he has gone, but leaving the game is not so simple. Matthew Broderick plays the main role in the film.
Godzilla
Something terrible is approaching New York from the Pacific jungle. Citizens are witnessing tragedies and large-scale destruction: like skyscrapers, house of cards collapse and entire blocks fall underground. But this is not an earthquake or a typhoon - it is a terrible creature called Godzilla. Military with ultramodern weapons stand up to protect civilians and the entire planet.
The film was coldly received by film critics (there are two Golden Raspberries in its piggy bank), but the audience was delighted with it. Entertainment and modern shooting have done their job.
"Datura of love"
A touching melodrama with an unexpected ending. The acting, which Matthew Broderick makes us happy, only adorns films of this kind. Despite the apparent ease of the story, all the characters are thought out and fully disclosed. In the story, carried away by the starry sky and his lover, the astronomer Sam escorts the latter on a business trip. However, she does not return from there, but only writes a farewell letter. Determined to bring her back, Sam sets up a surveillance for the newly-made couple, and suddenly an ex-girlfriend of the guy who recaptured Linda joins him.
"How to steal a skyscraper"
In the film, Matthew Broderick made a great company for comedy stars such as B. Stiller and E. Murphy. Josh got into that still mess, he became a victim of deceit by a vile financier. The money spent must be returned, and for this poor fellow decides to put together a team of his friends in a quick way. They alone can not cope with robbery with hacking, so it was decided to invite a more experienced, real criminal. As a result, a satisfied viewer received an interesting, exciting comedy.
"Dirty weekend"
Comedy from Neil Labut. Starring Alice Eve and Matthew Broderick. Movies of this genre are always nice to watch in order to relax and not think about anything. According to the plot, two colleagues are stuck at the Albuquerque airport. The restless and twitching Forest goes to the city, Natalie hurries after him. Soon she begins to realize that the seemingly senseless wanderings of her colleagues in the city pursue a certain goal.
In addition to theatrical roles and filming in films, Matthew Broderick is engaged in voice acting for cartoon characters. And if at home in Hollywood this fact is familiar to many, then with us this remains behind the scenes. Meanwhile, the most famous lion of the planet, Simba, is talking in the voice of the actor. True, the actor voices an adult character in all parts of the franchise and related projects.