Matthew Broderick Recalls Getting 'Mugged Often' While Growing Up in NYC
justjared.comMatthew Broderick is looking back at growing up in New York City. During an interview on the Table for Two with Bruce Bozzi podcast on Tuesday (September 5), the 61-year-old two-time Tony Award winner recalled getting mugged frequently while growing up on Washington Square North when he was younger. Keep reading to find out more… “I got mugged often!
I’ve been mugged all through the Village, Times Square, Upper West Side,” Matthew shared with host Bruce Bozzi.
Ironically though, Matthew added, “I never had any money! And people constantly wanted [to mug me].” As for why he was a frequent target, Matthew thinks it’s because he was “a young guy.” “I’m talking like 12 [years old] — that’s when it happened a lot,” Matthew said. “It was mostly other boys just being bullies and getting lunch money or something like that.
But sometimes it was somewhat scary.” Matthew also remembered a time when he and a friend were skateboarding in Central Park and a “massive gang came flying out” and stole their skateboards. “I got whacked in the head with some sort of stick!” Matthew recalled. “It was not a joke.
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