14 Facts About Bronson Pinchot

Bronson Pinchot is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous on the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers.

Bronson Pinchot grew up with his mother, two brothers, and a sister.

Bronson Pinchot's mother, Rosina, was a typist and house cleaner, while his father, a bookbinder born in New York and raised in Paris, abandoned the family.

When Bronson Pinchot was two and a half years old, the family moved to South Pasadena, California.

Bronson Pinchot's achievements earned him a full scholarship to Yale University, where he lived at Morse College.

Bronson Pinchot appeared in several feature films, such as Hot Resort, Risky Business, Beverly Hills Cop, The First Wives Club, True Romance, Courage Under Fire and It's My Party.

Bronson Pinchot played Dennis Kemper in the short-lived NBC sitcom Sara.

Bronson Pinchot was hired to replace Fisher Stevens as Ben Jabituya in the 1986 film Short Circuit, but Bronson Pinchot eventually left the production in order to begin work on Perfect Strangers, and Stevens was rehired for the role.

In 2008, Bronson Pinchot read the audio version of The Learners, author Chip Kidd's followup to The Cheese Monkeys.

Bronson Pinchot voiced Max, the fully restored Black 1964 VW Beetle, in the 2009 Volkswagen "Das Auto" campaign.

In 2010, Bronson Pinchot read the audio version of the novels Matterhorn and Blood Oath.

Bronson Pinchot narrated for Christopher Healy's children's series, The Hero's Guide.

Bronson Pinchot was recognized for his work with a number of awards, including Audible.

Bronson Pinchot purchased six properties in the small rural town of 1,300 residents "in an effort to revive the town's 19th-century aesthetic".