Matthew Broderick — actor with roots in the Russian Empire
Matthew Broderick is an American actor who became a cultural icon as Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and has had a distinguished dual career in film and Broadway, winning two Tony Awards. He is married to Sarah Jessica Parker and remains one of American theatre and film's most versatile performers.
Tracing the roots — Russia / Germany
His mother Patricia Biow had Russian-Jewish ancestry — her family part of the Eastern European Jewish diaspora in America. Broderick has spoken about his Jewish heritage. The wit, the timing, and the self-awareness that define his best work carry something of the Jewish-American comedic tradition inherited through his mother's family.
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Russia / Germany. At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.