How Much is Matthew Broderick Worth? Matthew Broderick's Assets & Salary & Career Highlights Net Worth 2026: Career Earnings & Assets

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What is Matthew Broderick's Net Worth and Salary?

Matthew Broderick is an American actor who has a net worth of $200 million. This is a combined net worth with Broderick's wife, Sarah Jessica Parker. Although Matthew Broderick is probably best known for his iconic role in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," he has a long list of other impressive credits to his name. Matthew clearly reached a career peak during the 80s and 90s, and he was one of the biggest actors in Hollywood during this period. Outside of film, Broderick is a Tony Award-winning theater actor. He was given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2006.

Matthew John Broderick was born on March 21, 1962, in Manhattan, New York. Broderick's mother was a playwright while his father was an actor who served in World War II. Matthew got involved in the acting world from a young age, and by the time he reached high school he was already a trained actor with ties to the HB Studio. His first major acting role was in a theater production alongside his father.

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During the 90s, Matthew also returned to the Broadway stage with a slew of performances in various musicals, winning another Tony Award for "How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying." He also gained critical acclaim for his role in the stage version of "The Producers" and was nominated for another Tony Award (it went instead to his co-star on "The Producers").

In the 2000s, Broderick continued to focus on stage acting. He booked a central role in 2005's "The Odd Couple" before playing a college professor in "The Philanthropist" throughout 2009. In 2012, he appeared in another musical called "Nice Work if You Can Get It." In 2019, he traveled to London's West End to appear in "The Starry Messenger." Towards the end of the decade, it was announced that Broderick would be returning to television with a lead role in Netflix's "Daybreak." The series debuted in 2019 and was canceled after one season.

Broderick's next two major films were both war-related. First, he played an Air Force research assistant in "Project X." To finish off the 80s, Matthew then appeared as an American Civil War officer in 1989's "Glory." He kicked off the 90s with a voice acting role as the adult Simba in Disney's iconic film "The Lion King." Following his car crash controversy, Broderick found considerable success in dark comedies such as "The Cable Guy," and "Election."

Matthew Broderick's involvement in theater helped him get noticed. After receiving strong critical praise for his role in the off-Broadway play "Torch Song Trilogy," he started booking roles in more prominent Broadway productions. Soon enough, the young actor was winning Tony Awards.

With an established foundation in the theater world, Broderick easily transitioned into film roles. His first major movies were "Max Dugan Returns" and "WarGames," the latter of which became a major box office hit. After following up with 1985's "Ladyhawk," Matthew booked what is probably his most famous role in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off." Critics loved the film, which was based on a screenplay written in less than a week. The movie was also a box office success, generating over $70 million on a budget of $5.8 million. To this day, "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" is still popular among teen audiences.

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Disclaimer: All net worth figures are estimates based on public data.