Matthew Broderick
publication date: Monday, November 9, 2015 (part of Fall 2015)
category: 
Movies
clue: In his most famous roles, he played hooky from school, almost started thermonuclear war by hacking, mounted a stage musical about Hitler, and took his rightful place as king of a pride of lions.
explanation: Broderick starred in Ferris Bueller's Day Off, WarGames, The Producers, and The Lion King. more…
intended difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Steve West, LaVonne Lemler, Samir Mehta, Chris Lemler, Richard Slominsky, Justin Woods, Matthew Preston, Joanna Woods, Mike Rothstein, Mike Eberhart, and Stan Iwanchuk
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