Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot

Birth name: Bronson Alcott Pinchot
Born: May 20, 1959
Age: 65
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
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Biography

Bronson Alcott Pinchot (born May 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous in the ABC sitcom, Perfect Strangers (1986-93).

He also starred in films, such as Risky Business (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), True Romance (1993), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), It's My Party (1996), Courage Under Fire (1996) and The First Wives Club (1996), as well as on television series, such as The Prankster in Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. In 2012, he starred in his own reality series, The Bronson Pinchot Project on the DIY Network.

In 2014, Pinchot worked extensively as an audiobook narrator with over 100 recordings. AudioFile magazine recognized him as Best Voice in Fiction & Classics for his 2010 renderings of Flannery O'Connor's Everything That Rises Must Converge (1965), Karl Marlantes's Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War (2009) and David Vann's Caribou Island (2011).

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Personal life

Pinchot was born in Manhattan. His mother, Rosina (née Asta) was an Italian American and a typist, and his father, Henry (originally Poncharavsky) was of Russian descent and a bookbinder, who was born in New York and raised in Paris. His younger brother, Justin is also an actor. He was raised in Southern California, where he graduated from South Pasadena High School at the top of his class and was appointed valedictorian. He earned a full scholarship to Yale University, where he was placed in Morse College and graduated magna cum laude. Pinchot began his Yale career in fine art, but after he was cast in a college play, a casting director discovered him, which resulted in his film debut, Risky Business.

In 1999, Pinchot spent a great deal of time in Harford, Pennsylvania, restoring the circa 1839 mansion of former Pennsylvania state Senator Edward Jones. He purchased six properties in the small, rural town of 1,300 "in an effort to revive the town's 19th-century aesthetic".

Career

Pinchot appeared in several feature films, such as Risky Business, Beverly Hills Cop, The First Wives Club, True Romance, Courage Under Fire and It's My Party. Fisher Stevens asked Pinchot to play Ben Jabituya in the 1986 film Short Circuit, but Pinchot was fired. He also played Dennis Kemper in the short-lived NBC sitcom Sara and Balki Bartokomous in the ABC sitcom, Perfect Strangers.

In 2008, Pinchot published his novel The Learners in audio editions, author Chip Kidd's followup to The Cheese Monkeys. He also voiced Max, the fully restored Black 1964 VW Beetle, in the 2009 Volkswagen "Das Auto" campaign. In 2009 and 2014, Pinchot narrated over 100 audiobooks, in which he won a number of awards. In 2010, Pinchot read the audio version of the novels Matterhorn and Blood Oath. For the Blackstone Audio collection Patricia Highsmith: Selected Novels and Short Stories, he provided a reading of several stories, including Highsmith's memorably creepy novel Strangers on a Train. He was chosen by Audible.com as their 2010 Narrator of the Year. On February 12, 2012, Pinchot starred in a home restoration show on DIY Network The Bronson Pinchot Project. The program is based on his hobby of restoring old homes using salvaged materials.

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Notes
1983 Risky Business Barry
1984 Beverly Hills Cop Serge
1984 The Flamingo Kid Alfred Schultz
1985 Hot Resort Brad
1985 After Hours Lloyd
1989 Second Sight Bobby
1992 Blame It on the Bellboy Bellboy
1993 True Romance Elliot Blitzer
1993 The Jungle Creature: Hugo Hugo (voice) English version
1994 Beverly Hills Cop III Serge
1995 Napoleon Birdo (voice) English version
1996 It's My Party Monty Tipton
1996 Courage Under Fire Bruno
1996 The First Wives Club Duarto Feliz
1996 Jungledyret 2 - den store filmhelt Hugo (voice) English version
1997 Babes in Toyland Rodrigo (voice)
1998 Slappy and the Stinkers Roy
1998 Quest for Camelot Griffin (voice)
1998 Beach Movie Ronald a.k.a. Boardheads
1999 Out of the Cold Max Kaplan
1999 The All-New Adventures of Laurel and Hardy: For Love or Mummy Stanley
2002 Winning Girls Through Psychic Mind Control Devon Sharpe
2003 Straight No Chaser Josh Peters Short
2004 Second Best Doc Klingenstein
2005 Diamond Zero Bergerac De La Houssey AKA: IceMaker
2007 The Wager Colin Buchanan
2007 Mr. Art Critic M.J. Clayton
2008 From a Place of Darkness Carl
2008 The Tale of Despereaux Town Crier (voice)
2009 Hooking Up Mr. Kimbal (voice)
2009 Good Clean Fun Dean Vernon
2010 Pure Country 2: The Gift Joseph
2011 You and I Torrino
2012 Virgin Alexander Bim Norse
2013 Kung-Fu and Titties The Beaver
2015 The Strike Carlo Lombardi
2016 Double Play Bob Filming

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1985 Sara Dennis Kenper 13 episodes
1985 Amazing Stories Director Episode: ""Mummy Daddy"
1986 Dave Thomas: The Incredible Time Travels of Henry Osgood Charles Dickens Television film
1986 Between Two Women Photographer Television film
1986-93 Perfect Strangers Balki Bartokomous / Mama 151 episodes
1990 ABC TGIF Balki
1990 The Great American Sex Scandal Sanford Lagelfost / Jorge Jimenez / Arthur Lloyd / Magda Television film
1992 Eek! the Cat Additional voices
1993 The Trouble with Larry Larry Burton 7 episodes
1994/95 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Kyle Griffin / The Prankster 2 episodes
1995 The Langoliers Craig Toomey Miniseries; 2 episodes
1995 Dumb and Dumber Dymbster (voice) 2 episodes
1995 The Adventures of Hyperman Valerie Knockisblokov (voice) Episode: "Cosmo Not/The Brain Game"
1996 High Society Arthur Zipkin Episode: "Nip and Tuck"
1996 Duckman Dr. Henri Ducharme (voice) Episode: "A Room with a Bellevue"
1996 3rd Rock from the Sun Roy Albright Episode: "Ab-dick-ted"
1996 Bruno the Kid General Armando Castrato (voice) 36 episodes
1996 Adventures from the Book of Virtues The Man / The Dog (voices) Episode: "Work"
1996 Clueless Mr. Pomormo / Ka-feen 2 episodes
1996
1997
Aaahh!!! Real Monsters Dietrich Duchump
Deitrich Dunlap (voices)
"Amulet of Enfarg/Bad Hair Day"
"The Lips Have It/Escape Claws"
1997 Meego Meego 13 episodes
1997 High Incident Matt Shukat Episode: "Show Me the Money"
1997 The Angry Beavers Truman / Brat (voices) Episode: "House Broken/Stinky Toe"
1997 I Am Weasel Oscar / Guard / Old Wardrobe Man (voices) Episode: "I Are Big Star"
1997 Step by Step Jean-Luc Rieupeyroux / Black Bart 24 episodes
1997 Merry Christmas, George Bailey Mr. Carter Television film
1997
2000
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Sonny the Toad / Killer Whale / Reindeer (voices) "Thumbelina"
"The Snow Queen"
1998 Hey Arnold! Ronnie Matthews / Director / Chauffeur (voices) 2 episodes
1999 The Wild Thornberrys Franz Fensterkopf (voice) 2 episodes
2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Shakey / Science (voices) Episode: "Haunted Moon"
2002 Breaking News Phillip Episode: "Spin Art
2003 All Grown Up! Pepe (voice) Episode: "Chuckie's in Love"
2005 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Dr. Greg Ross Episode: "Beast"
2007 Six Degrees Thomas Johnson Episode: "Ray's Back"
2007 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Dr. Henry Carlisle Episode: "Alternate"
2008 The Young and the Restless Patrick Dalton 6 episodes
2010 Hawaii Five-0 Bastille Episode: "Mana'o"
2011 The Problem Solverz AI (voice) Episode: "Videogamez"
2011 Shake It Up Kashlack Hessenheffer Episode: "Vatalihootsit It Up"
2012-13 The Bronson Pinchot Project Himself (host) 20 episodes
2014 NCIS George Burton Episode: "Parental Guidance Suggested"
2015 The Mysteries of Laura Head Chef J.T. Thompson Episode: "The Mystery of the Frozen Foodie
2015 Ray Donovan Flip Brightman 2 episodes
Direct to video
Year Title Voice role Notes
1996 Bruno the Kid: The Animated Movie General Armando Costrato
2001 Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure Francois

Awards and nominations

Year Association Category Work Result
1987 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Perfect Strangers Nominated
1996 National Board of Review Best Cast The First Wives Club Won

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