Talk:Matthew Broderick

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Is this proper NPOV? "Broderick, possibly on the wrong side of the road, possibly under the influence, drove his BMW 316 head-on into another car carrying 63-year-old Margaret Doherty and her 30-year-old daughter Anna Gallagher; both women were killed."

I removed the phrase "possibly on the wrong side of the road, possibly under the influence" from it. Cruzich 17:11, 16 December 2005 (UTC)

I like the current answers.com wikipedia version of the crash description - http://www.answers.com/topic/matthew-broderick . It's got more information and AFAIAC seems npov. The current version here leaves too many unanswered questions and forced me to go looking elsewhere - only to discover a much more informative wikipedia version elsewhere. CraigWyllie 04:37, 18 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Additional discussions

What's this about.........................???

"..Marriage and family

He met actress Sarah Jessica Parker in 1992 and has been married to her since 1997. The couple has one child, James Wilke Broderick (born October 28, 2002), named after Broderick's father. They live in New York.

Matthew Broderick has extraordinarily captivating appearance. If this is what happens when the Irish and the Jews come together, Ireland and Israel should really improve diplomatic ties.."...

Is broderick a practicing jew? not raised catholic? just wondering why he isnt' listed as catholic too.

I'm gonna find a better picture of him. We need somthing bigger than that tiny Ferris Buler pic. Nanosauromo 23:47, 4 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Irish heritage

"Broderick was born in New York City, the son of the late Irish American Catholic actor James Broderick ..."James' entry does not mention he is Irish-American, so why does it say it here? Leads reader to believe it is a fact, yet that is not proved on this resource (yet). Cite in both entries please. 86.7.208.240 23:45, 29 September 2006 (UTC)

All members of the Broderick Family (at least in the USA) are of Direct Irish heritage, although I can't be certain that will continue to be true in the next few generations. I have yet to personally meet a Broderick that can't trace a straight lineage back to Ireland...it's not one of those silly generic American surnames. Wikipedia probably needs a Broderick family page. It's a fact his father James W Broderick was Irish American, just as myself and my Father (James D Broderick I and II) are Irish American...just as James M Broderick III who lived downtown was Irish American...ad infinum. James and John are painfully common Broderick names. If only we had an easy online source to cite :P

What ridiculous rubbish. QUOTE: "All members of the Broderick Family (at least in the USA) are of Direct Irish heritage" END QUOTE. How do you know? Did you research every single family? Including the ones who, say, have married generation after generation of English, Italian or German-American women since possibly one Irish family centuries ago? Why "at least in the USA"? Does that mean outside the USA it is possible that every single Broderick isn't "Irish" (sic)? How is that possible? Or logical? Tell you what: if you can cite on his father's page that he is properly Irish-American (and that means a recent family connection and not that he is probably descended from one family three hundred years ago with blood dilluted to an almost irrelevant and indetectable amount) then you have a case. At present, his father's entry mentions nothing of the sort. By the way, you can also get your surnaname from marriage, adoption, legal change, and a stepfather. Two examples: Presidential candidate John Kerry went around for years claiming he was Irish American until it was found out that his non-Irish and very Jewish (German I think) antecedants had chosen a good old Oirish name when they turned up at Ellis Island; and I have an Irish surname - my stepfather's. I am English with no known Irish blood for at least six generations. Shows how well your thinking about surnames (and therefore racial labels) stands up, doesn't it? Cite it and it can stay. 195.92.40.49 18:14, 28 November 2006 (UTC)

Ouch. Can we keep it just slightly civil here? Being cutting or brash isn't necessary. I think you can make your point about the accuracy of statements without being rude.SkittlzAnKomboz 01:53, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

I deleted the "Irish-American" category today. This aspect of Broderick's heritage is clearly in dispute and until a source can be found which supports the claim it should not be included. -- Delsource (talk) 20:46, 29 January 2007 (UTC)

I've put the Irish-American category back in place with the following source (Broderick's quote: "My father has Irish heritage.") -

http://americanwaymag.com/aw/travel/celebrated.asp?archive_date=1/1/2006

[edit] No homepage...

Many have asked why put anything in the "homepage" section of the actors' bio box if there is no official website?

Why not? 2 reasons. First, it saves the user a lot of wasted time on search engines looking for one. Second, it gives the impetus for these poeple to get an official website!

'Nuff said? trezjr 16:52, 22 October 2006 (UTC)