Celebrities Who Ruled ’80s Cinema
Matthew Broderick – Glory
Two-time Tony Award-winning Matthew Broderick is an American singer and actor known for his breakthrough role as a computer hacker David in the 1983 science-fiction thriller “WarGames.” In 1989 he once again got rave reviews for his role in the historical movie “Glory,” which highlighted the role of African American soldiers during the Civil War.
In 2006, after many successful years in the business, he was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He and his wife Sarah Jessica Parker performed together in a 2022 Broadway revival of the classic 1968 comedy “Plaza Suite.”