PERSONAL
Born March 21, 1962, in New York, NY; son of James (an actor) and Patricia (a painter, writer, and director; maiden name, Biow) Broderick; married Sarah Jessica Parker (an actress), May 19, 1997; children: James Wilkes. Education: Attended the Walden School, New York City; studied acting with Uta Hagen; studied with voice coach Robert Leonard. Religion: Jewish.
Addresses:
Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 2000 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Publicist—PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.
Career:
Actor, producer, and director. Appeared in television commercials, including the New York Times, Biography Channel, and the United Way; appeared in print ad for Gap stores.
Member:
Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild.
Awards, Honors:
Villager Award and Outer Critics Circle Award, both best supporting actor, 1982, for Torch Song Trilogy; Los Angeles Critics Award, lead performance, 1982, Antoinette Perry Award, outstanding performance by a featured actor in a play, Theatre World Award, and Drama League Award, 1983, all for Brighton Beach Memoirs; Saturn Award nomination, best actor, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Films, 1984, for WarGames; Cable ACE Award nomination, best actor in a theatrical or dramatic special, 1985, Master Harold and the Boys; Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actor in a motion picture comedy or musical, 1987, for Ferris Bueller's Day Off; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or special, 1994, for A Life in the Theater; Antoinette Perry Award, outstanding actor in a musical, Drama Desk Award, outstanding actor in a musical, and Outer Critics Circle Award, 1995, all for How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying!; MTV Award nomination (with Jim Carrey), best fight, 1997, for The Cable Guy; Chlotrudis Award nomination, best actor, 2000, for Election; Antoinette Perry Award nomination, best actor in a musical, Drama Desk Award nomination, outstanding actor in a musical, 2001, both for The Producers; Hollywood Film Festival Award, supporting actor of the year, 2005; awarded joint star (with Nathan Lane) on Hollywood Walk of Fame, 2006.
CREDITS
Stage Appearances:
(Stage debut) Brother Vaughn, On Valentine's Day, Herbert Berghof Studio, New York City, 1980.
David, Torch Song Trilogy, Richard Allen Center, New York City, 1981, then Actors Playhouse, New York City, 1982.
Widows and Children First!, Actors Playhouse, 1982.
Eugene Morris Jerome, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1982, then Alvin Theatre, New York City, 1983.
Eugene Morris Jerome, Biloxi Blues, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, 1984-85, then Neil Simon Theatre, New York City, 1985.
Horace Robedaux, The Widow Claire, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1986-87.
Love Letters, Canon Theatre, Los Angeles, 1990.
Easter Bonnet Competition: Back to Basics, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1995.
J. Pierpont Finch, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying!, La Jolla Playhouse, La Jolla, CA, 1995.
J. Pierpont Finch, How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying!, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1995-96.
Thom Thomas, The puss*cat and the Expert Plumber Who Was a Man, Signature Theatre, New York City, 1998.
Dan, Night Must Fall, National Actors Theatre, New York City, 1999.
Howard Miller, Taller than a Dwarf, Longacre Theatre, New York City, 2000.
Leo Bloom, The Producers, St. James Theatre, New York City, 2001-2002, 2003-2004.
Lucifer, Short Talks on the Universe, Eugene O'Neill Theatre, New York City, 2002.
Charlie Baker, The Foreigner, Laura Pells Theatre, New York City, 2004-2005.
Felix Unger, The Odd Couple, Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 2005-2006.
Film Appearances:
(Film debut) Michael McPhee, Max Dugan Returns, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1982.
David Lightman, WarGames, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1983.
Brother, 1918, Cinecom International, 1985.
Philippe Gaston, Ladyhawke, Warner Bros./Twentieth Century-Fox, 1985.
Ferris Bueller, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Paramount, 1986.
Brother, On Valentine's Day (also known as Story of a Marriage), 1986.
Jimmy Garrett, Project X, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987.
Eugene Morris Jerome, Biloxi Blues (also known as Neil Simon's "Biloxi Blues"), Universal, 1988.
Alan Simon, Torch Song Trilogy, New Line Cinema, 1988.
(Uncredited) Ferris Bueller, She's Having a Baby, Paramount, 1988.
Adam McMullen, Family Business, TriStar, 1989.
Colonel Robert Gould Shaw, Glory, TriStar, 1989.
Clark Kellogg/Narrator, The Freshman, TriStar, 1990.
Bill Campbell, Out on a Limb, Universal, 1992.
Sam Lester, The Night We Never Met, Miramax, 1993.
Tack the Cobbler (Miramax version), The Princess and the Cobbler (also known as Arabian Knight and The Thief and the Cobbler), 1993.
Voice of adult Simba, The Lion King (animated; also known as El rey leon), Buena Vista, 1994.
Charles MacArthur, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (also known as Mrs. Parker and the Round Table), Fine Line, 1994.
William Lightbody, The Road to Wellville, Columbia, 1994.
Voice of Tack the Cobbler, Arabian Knight (animated), Miramax, 1995.
Richard Feynman, Infinity, BMG, 1996.
Steven M. Kovacs, The Cable Guy, Columbia, 1996.
Voice of adult Simba, Simba's Pride (animated; also known as The Lion King II: Simba's Pride), Walt Disney Home Video, 1997.
Sam, Addicted to Love (also known as Forlorn), Warner Bros., 1997.
Michael Woods, Walking to the Waterline, PorchLight Entertainment, 1998.
Dr. Nick Tatopoulos, Godzilla (also known as Gojira), TriStar, 1998.
Jim McAllister, Election, Paramount, 1998.
Himself, "Godzilla": On Assignment with Charles Caiman (documentary short), Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment, 1998.
Inspector Gadget/Officer John Brown/RoboGadget, Inspector Gadget, Walt Disney Productions, 1999.
Brian Everett, You Can Count on Me, Paramount Classics, 2000.
You Can Count on Me: A Look Inside (documentary short), 2001.
Voice of Hubble, Good Boy!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.
Bruce, Marie and Bruce (also known as Wallace Shawn's "Marie & Bruce"), New Films International, 2004.
Walter Kresby, The Stepford Wives, Paramount, 2004.
Steven Schats, The Last Shot, Buena Vista, 2004.
Himself, The Stepford Husbands (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2004.
Himself, A Perfect World: The Making of "The Stepford Wives" (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2004.
Himself, "Stepford": A Definition (documentary short), Paramount Home Video, 2004.
Voice of Simba, The Lion King 1 ½ (animated; also known as The Lion King 3), Buena Vista Home Video, 2004.
Roger Beekman, Strangers with Candy, ThinkFilm, 2005.
Leo Bloom, The Producers, Universal, 2005.
Steve Finch, Deck the Halls, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2006.
Ben Green, Then She Found Me, ThinkFilm, 2007.
Voice of Adam Flayman, Bee Movie (animated), Paramount, 2007.
Cooper, Diminished Capacity, IFC Films, 2008.
Taylor Peters, Finding Amanda, Magnolia Pictures, 2008.
Inside Norad: Cold War Fortress (short), Fox Home Video, 2008.
Voice of Despereaux, The Tale of Despereaux (animated), Universal, 2008.
Film Work:
Director and producer, Infinity, BMG, 1996.
Television Appearances; Movies:
John, A Life in the Theater, TNT, 1993.
Professor Harold Hill, The Music Man, ABC, 2003.
Television Appearances; Specials:
Presenter, The 56th Annual Academy Awards, 1984.
The 39th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1985.
Master Harold "Hally," Master Harold and the Boys, PBS, 1985.
The 40th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1986.
Presenter, The 59th Annual Academy Awards Presentation, ABC, 1987.
Brother Vaughn, "Story of a Marriage" (also known as "Courtship," "After the Elopement," "Reconciliation," "Shadows of War," and "Renewal"), American Playhouse, PBS, 1987.
The 42nd Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1988.
The 3rd Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1989.
"Neil Simon: Not Just for Laughs" (also known as "Simply Simon: A Neil Simon Retrospective"), American Masters, PBS, 1989.
The 44th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1990.
Voice, The Year of the Generals, CBS, 1992.
Arnold, "A Simple Melody," Great Performances' 20th Anniversary, PBS, 1992.
Presenter, The 47th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1993.
Presenter, The 50th Annual Golden Globe Awards, TBS, 1993.
Movie News Hot Summer Sneak Preview, CBS, 1994.
Commentator, The Infamous Dorothy Parker: Would You Kindly Direct Me to Hell? (also known as A&E Stage), Arts and Entertainment, 1994.
Himself and voice of adult Simba, The Making of "The Lion King," 1994.
Movie News Hot Summer Sneak Preview, CBS, 1994.
The 49th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1995.
The 69th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, NBC, 1995.
Presenter, The 50th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1996.
Canned Ham: The Cable Guy, Comedy Central, 1996.
Voice, The West, PBS, 1996.
Narrator, Cancer: A Personal Voyage, PBS, 1997.
Voice of John Ordway, Lewis and Clark: The Journey of the Corps of Discovery, PBS, 1997.
Presenter, The Walt Disney Company Presents The 8th American Teacher Awards, The Disney Channel, 1998.
Presenter, The 1998 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1998.
Voice, Margaret Sanger, PBS, 1998.
Presenter, The 53rd Annual Tony Awards, 1999.
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1999.
Presenter, The 1999 ESPY Awards, ESPN, 1999.
Neil Simon: The People's Playwright, Arts and Entertainment, 1999.
Movie Surfers: Go Inside Disney's "Inspector Gadget," The Disney Channel, 1999.
Presenter, The 54th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2000.
The 10th Annual IFP Gotham Awards, Bravo, 2000.
The 5th Annual GQ Men of the Year Awards (also known as GQ's "2000 Men of the Year Awards"), Fox, 2000.
Comedy Central Presents the Second Annual Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Celebrating the Humor of Jonathan Winters, Comedy Central, 2000.
Narrator, Are We There Yet? America on Vacation, History Channel, 2000.
The First Ten Awards: Tony 2001, PBS, 2001.
Voice, Jazz, PBS, 2001.
Cohost, The 55th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2001.
Recording "The Producers": A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks, PBS, 2001.
Host, Broadway Legends, 2002.
The Barbara Walters Special, ABC, 2002.
Regis and Kelly in Prime Time, 2002.
Presenter, The 57th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2003.
General William Tec*mseh Sherman and Justice John Marshall Harlan, Freedom: A History of Us, 2003.
Mouthing Off: 51 Greatest Smartasses, Comedy Central, 2004.
10 Most Excellent Things: "The Producers," 2005.
Presenter, The 59th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2005.
Presenter, The 60th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 2006.
Forbes Celebrity 100: Who Made Bank?, 2006.
Reel Comedy: "Deck the Halls," 2006.
The Mark Twain Prize: Neil Simon (also known as The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2006 Mark Twain Prize), PBS, 2006.
Heart & Soul: The Life and Music of Frank Loesser, 2006.
Movies Rock, CBS, 2007.
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit for Autism Education, Comedy Central, 2007.
Television Appearances; Episodic:
(Television debut) Mike, Lou Grant, CBS, 1982.
Prince Henry, "Cinderella," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre), Showtime, 1985.
Guest host, Saturday Night Live (also known as SNL), NBC, 1988, 1998.
Late Show with David Letterman (also known as Letterman and The Late Show), CBS, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2006, 2008.
Voice of Mark, a guest caller, "She's the Boss," Frasier, NBC, 1995.
Inside the Actors Studio, Bravo, 1995, 2005.
"Marlon Brando: Breaking All the Rules," Biography, Arts and Entertainment, 1996.
Voice of himself, "Owen," Reading Rainbow, PBS, 1996.
"The Cable Guy," HBO First Look, HBO, 1996.
The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002.
Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008.
Voice, "Rescue at Sea," The American Experience, PBS, 1999.
On the Record with Bob Costas, HBO, 2001.
The Charlie Rose Show (also known as Charlie Rose), 2001.
"30th Anniversary: A Celebration in Song," Great Performances, PBS, 2003.
Larry King Live, CNN, 2004.
The Daily Show (also known as A Daily Show with Jon Stewart, Jon Stewart, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Global Edition), Comedy Central, 2004.
"Fish Fry," The Barry Z Show (also known as Z-TV), 2005.
Dateline NBC (also known as Dateline), NBC, 2005.
Today (also known as NBC News Today and The Today Show), NBC, 2005.
"The Producers," HBO First Look, HBO, 2005.
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2005, 2006.
The Megan Mullally Show, 2006.
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2006.
Weekend Sunrise, 2006.
"Inside the Hive: The Making of Bee Movie," HBO First Look, HBO, 2007.
"Bee Movie," HBO First Look, HBO, 2007.
Entertainment Tonight (also known as E.T.), syndicated, 2007, 2008.
Live with Regis and Kelly, syndicated, 2008.
The View, ABC, 2008.
Cooter burger, "Cooter," 30 Rock, NBC, 2008.
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings:
"The End of the Whole Mess," Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Volume #2 by Stephen King, 1993.
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 3: Actors and Actresses, 4th ed., St. James Press, 2000.
Periodicals:
Interview, April, 2000, p. 132.
Mademoiselle, October, 1994, p. 86.
New York, March 25, 1985, p. 48.
People Weekly, May 16, 1983, p. 113.
Redbook, September, 1997, p. 114.
Rolling Stone, April 21, 1988, p. 29.
