Posts with tag "Matthew Broderick"

'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' Turns 25

Posted Jun 11th 2011 at 01:01 PM by Moviefone Editors

Happy Anniversary to one of the great teen comedies of all time, 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off.' In honor of today's 25-year milestone, our pals at Moviefone had a chat with Edie McClurg -- who played the hit film's hilarious school secretary Grace -- about working with Matthew Broderick, Jeffrey Jones and the late John Hughes. Turns out, she's a righteous dude. What makes 'Ferris Bueller's Day ...

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Sarah Jessica Parker: Having Twins Through Surrogacy Was Like 'Suspended Animation'

Posted Apr 13th 2010 at 01:20 PM by PopEater Staff

Sarah Jessica Parker opens up to Vogue about meeting her twins for the first time, and the challenges that came with not giving birth to them herself, since she and husband Matthew Broderick used a surrogate mother. "Meeting your children rather than giving birth to them, it's as if, um, it's -- suspended animation. The gestational experience is gone. It's as if everything else disappears for a ...

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Police Chief Gets Jail Time for Snooping on Parker-Broderick Surrogate

Posted Dec 30th 2009 at 01:31 PM by PopEater / Wire Services

Former Ohio police chief Barry Carpenter was sentenced to prison Wednesday in connection with a break-in at the home of the surrogate who bore twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. Carpenter was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison. He was convicted last month on charges of receiving stolen property, theft in office and evidence tampering but acquitted of other counts, ...

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Sarah Jessica Parker 'Didn't Want Twins'

Posted Dec 16th 2009 at 10:14 AM by Nicki Gostin

Having twins wasn't in the game plan for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick when they decided to expand their family, but that's what they got. Big time. The 'Did You Hear About the Morgans?' star tells PopEater all about the thrills, challenges and namely the whopper that came with the arrival of twin daughters Marion and Tabitha (via surrogate) in June. "We didn't want twins but we ...

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Police Chief Convicted in Sarah Jessica Parker Surrogate Theft

Posted Nov 24th 2009 at 06:20 AM by PopEater / Wire Services

An eastern Ohio police chief was convicted of three felonies Monday but was acquitted of burglary charges in an alleged break-in at the home of a woman who carried twin girls for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick. A jury found suspended Martins Ferry Chief Barry Carpenter guilty of receiving stolen property, theft in office and tampering with evidence. He was acquitted on charges of ...

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On Broadway, Bumpy Ride for Some Stars

Posted Oct 29th 2009 at 09:00 PM by Tricia Romano

Matthew Broderick just can't catch a break. Though the actor has a long history on Broadway, lately it seems he gets a beating pretty much every time he steps on stage. Though he had a great run with 'The Producers' in 2001 with Nathan Lane, his latest, 'Starry Messenger,' was actually delayed after he and several other actors required the use of an off-stage prompter. And earlier this year he was ...

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Line! Shaky Start for Play Starring Matthew Broderick

Posted Oct 28th 2009 at 02:28 PM by Dino Sossi

The official debut of 'Starry Messenger,' the highly anticipated new play by Kenneth Lonergan starring Matthew Broderick, will be delayed until November 23rd according to the New York Times and New York Daily News. Last-minute rewrites and cast changes contributed to a shaky Off Broadway preview Monday night which required a prompter to help actors with lines. Broderick alone called out for ...