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Bronson Pinchot

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Bronson Pinchot

  • He was reluctant to take on the role of Balki from 'Perfect Strangers' because he knew that he was going to be cast because of Serge from 'Beverly Hills Cop'. However, when he went to Greece, he was inspired by the people's hospitality and agreed to play Balki.
  • He is of Italian and Russian descent.
  • He graduated from Yale School of Drama with full honors.
  • He received a scholarship to Yale.
  • Graduated from South Pasadena High School in 1977, where he excelled in French, theater and choir.
  • His hobby is Greek sculpture (460 BC-31 BC).
  • After losing 60 pounds during the Covid lock down, he revealed he had struggled with weight problems since he was 5 years old, and at the time of "Perfect Strangers" he was taking two aerobics classes a day.
  • Became a member of the Harford, PA Masonic Lodge #445 in December, 2002.
  • Was briefly engaged to Marcy Walker in the mid-1980s.
  • Surname pronounced "Pin-show", with a silent 'T'.
  • Currently the voice of Max, the refurbished bug, on the VW commercials. (May 2008)
  • He claimed on The Surreal Life (2003) that he grew up in a very dysfunctional family.
  • While filming 'Perfect Strangers' he had a tendency to forget his lines.
  • Bronson is also a Critically Acclaimed Narrator of AudioBooks, and His audio-book narration has earned him multiple accolades, including Audible.com's 2010 Narrator of the Year and AudioFile Earphones Awards.
  • Appearing in 'Stones in Their Pockets' on the London West End (December 2001)
  • Organized the 1975 International Wizard of Oz Club, Inc. Winkie Convention.
  • Appearing with Richard Dreyfuss and Eric Stoltz on Broadway in Arthur Penn's production of Larry Gelbart's play, "Sly Fox." (March 2004)
  • Because he grew up in poverty, he never learned how to handle money properly. Following his overnight success with Perfect Strangers (1986), which led to him earning a fortune, he spent his earnings at such a fast rate that he eventually ended up having nothing of it left.

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