[quote="TheLionPrince"]Also, one overlooked aspect in Broderick's life is that he actually did kill someone in a deadly car crash, and almost went to jail for it. He was later fined $175 for it. Whether the filmmakers knew about it or not, it actually did make the portrayal of Simba's guilt over "killing" someone more believable having the actual actor that did the same.[/quote]
Blimey, I certainly never knew that. I do think for someone losing their life, $175 doesn't seem very much to compensate really. Being an actor shouldn't really give extra allowances.
Anyway, yeah, I think he does well as Simba's voice. The only other film I can remember watching him in was
Godzilla, and that was pretty pants. However, I thought he was rather sweet in the film.
I like doing that thing where you listen to the actor speak and envision him speaking those lines as Simba. I've done that with Kevin Bacon for
Balto too. I'm sure I'm not the only one who's done that.
Last thing I heard about Matthew was a few years back that he was quietly married and had dyed his hair blond.