”Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” Those wise words from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off ring true for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Carrie Bradshaw and Ferris Bueller might be Hollywood’s unlikeliest couple, but Sarah and Matthew are inseparable. Join us as we get to know the power couple, their careers, family, and the secret to their long-lasting marriage.
Matthew’s Childhood
Matthew Broderick was born on March 21st, 1962, in Manhattan’s West Side, New York City. His mother was Patricia, a playwright, actress, and painter, while his dad, James, was an actor and World War II veteran.
He and his two sisters attended the City and Country School in Manhattan before attending high school at Manhattan’s private Walden School. Matthew first caught the acting bug in high school plays and decided to attend the HB Studio, New York’s renowned acting school.
Sarah’s Childhood
Sarah Jessica Parker was born in Nelsonville, Ohio, on March 25th, 1965. Her parents were Barbara Keck, a nursery school teacher, and Stephen Parker, an entrepreneur and journalist. Sarah’s parents divorced when she was three, and her mother married truck-driving account executive Paul Forste. Sarah had seven siblings between the two marriages, including actors Timothy Britten Parker and Pippin Parker.
Her mom and stepdad moved to Dobbs Ferry, New York state, and Sarah studied singing and ballet in Cincinnati, Los Angeles, and New York’s School of American Ballet.
Matthew’s Early Career
Matthew’s first major theater role came opposite his father in Horton Foote’s On Valentine’s Day. The young star stated, “Before I knew it, I was like this guy in a hot play. And suddenly, all these doors opened…” Tragically, James Broderick passed away in 1982 before his son became a film star.
Matthew first played a hacker in 1983’s Wargames before starring in 1985’s Ladyhawke. Then, in 1986, Broderick landed his most iconic role. He played the title slacker in John Hughes’ seminal ’80s coming-of-age movie, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.
