Biography
Matthew Broderick — actor with roots in the Russian Empire
Matthew Broderick. Actor, born in Manhattan; two-time Tony Award winner. His mother, the playwright and painter Patricia Broderick (née Biow), came from a Jewish family of immigrants from Germany and Poland; her parents were the advertising executive Milton Biow and Sophie Taub. No town or Russian-Empire origin is documented.
Russian Connection
Tracing the roots — Mother's family from Germany and Poland (towns not documented)
His mother, the playwright and painter Patricia Broderick (née Biow), came from a Jewish family of immigrants from Germany and Poland; her parents were the advertising executive Milton Biow and Sophie Taub. No town or Russian-Empire origin is documented.
Family Tree
Subject
Matthew Broderick🇺🇸 USA
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Mother
Patricia Biow
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Origin
Mother's family from Germany and Poland (towns not documented)🇷🇺 Russian Empire
Historical context
Russian Empire · c. 1721–1917
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Mother's family from Germany and Poland (towns not documented). At the time, this region lay within the Russian Empire, which spanned from Poland to the Pacific.
Map: Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA)
Key Achievements
A career defined by ambition
01
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — career-defining role
02
2 Tony Awards — Brighton Beach Memoirs (1983) and How to Succeed in Business (1995)
03
The Producers (2005) alongside Nathan Lane
04
Biloxi Blues (1988), Election (1999)
05
Voice of Simba in The Lion King (1994)
Sources