Broderick breaks collarbone in riding accident

‘The Producers’ star falls off horse during family vacation in Ireland

Diane Bondareff / AP file	Matthew Broderick's vacation in Ireland was marred when he suffered a broken collarbone after falling off a horse Sunday. The 44-year-old actor, accompanied by actress-wife Sarah Jessica Parker, was treated and released from a hospital the same day.

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updated 3:23 p.m. ET Aug. 28, 2006

NEW YORK - Matthew Broderick’s vacation in Ireland was marred when he suffered a broken collarbone after falling off a horse Sunday, his publicist, Simon Halls, told The Associated Press.

The 44-year-old actor, accompanied by actress-wife Sarah Jessica Parker, was treated and released from a hospital the same day, Halls said.

“He’s fine. He’s just been in a little bit of pain,” Halls told the AP on Monday.

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Broderick co-starred with Nathan Lane on Broadway in “The Producers.” They reprised their roles in a 2005 film. Broderick’s screen credits also include “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “The Stepford Wives” and “Election.”