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Bronson Pinchot

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in New York City, The United States

May 20, 1959

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Bronson Pinchot, an Audie® Award–winning narrator, received his education at Yale University, which filled out what he had already received at his mother's knee in the all-important areas of Shakespeare, Greek art and architecture, and the Italian Renaissance. He restores Greek Revival buildings and appears in television, film, and on stage whenever the pilasters and entablatures overwhelm him.

When Bronson Pinchot began auditioning for Broadway roles, he refused to do accents. Years later, his ability to do accents is what gave him his first break in film and led to television success as Balki Bartokomous, the odd cousin from a Balkan nation who comes to live with Mark Linn-Baker on the sitcom "Perfect Strangers" (1986).

Pinchot was born in Bronson Pinchot, an Audie® Award–winning narrator, received his education at Yale University, which filled out what he had already received at his mother's knee in the all-important areas of Shakespeare, Greek art and architecture, and the Italian Renaissance. He restores Greek Revival buildings and appears in television, film, and on stage whenever the pilasters and entablatures overwhelm him.

When Bronson Pinchot began auditioning for Broadway roles, he refused to do accents. Years later, his ability to do accents is what gave him his first break in film and led to television success as Balki Bartokomous, the odd cousin from a Balkan nation who comes to live with Mark Linn-Baker on the sitcom "Perfect Strangers" (1986).

Pinchot was born in New York, raised in Pasadena, and attended Yale on a full scholarship, first being interested in art. It was there that he began to pursue acting. Cast in an off-Broadway play soon after his 1981 graduation, Pinchot was seen by a casting director and gained the role of one of Joel's poker playing friends in Risky Business (1983) and appeared the next year in The Flamingo Kid (1984). Cast as Serge, an associate art dealer, in Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Pinchot stole his one real scene from Eddie Murphy. This role led to Balki with his odd accent and eccentric style. The series continued for seven seasons. He didn't fare as well in "The Trouble with Larry" (1993), where he again played a visitor who comes to stay.

His small screen success did not translate as easily to the big screen. The box office flops Second Sight (1989) and Blame It on the Bellboy (1992) didn't repeat his earlier successes. It wasn't until his role in True Romance (1993) and his reprisal of Serge in Beverly Hills Cop III (1994) that audiences took note of his talent again. He appeared in Courage Under Fire (1996) and took a familiar comedic role in The First Wives Club (1996) as Duarte Feliz, a flamboyant interior designer.

Television has continued to offer Pinchot opportunities. In 1995, he appeared in Stephen King's The Langoliers (1995) (TV). The following year, he joined the cast of "Step by Step" (1991) as the owner of a hair salon. Unlike the manic bizarrely-turned characters Pinchot often played, on TV talk shows he has proven to be witty and erudite.

He first appeared on Broadway in 1990 in 'Zoya's Apartment,' a comedic play at the Circle in the Square theater. In 1999, He appeared with Carol Burnett and John Barrowman in _Putting It Together' (1999) and in 2004's revival 'Sly Fox,' with Richard Dreyfuss and Eric Stoltz. More recently, he appeared on the 5th season of "The Surreal Life" (2003). ...more

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	Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob Grimm, Wilhelm Grimm, Jim Dale (Narrator) 4.23 avg rating — 223,105 ratings — published 1812 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Sound and the Fury by William Faulkner, Bronson Pinchot (narrator), Shaun Taylor-Corbett (narrator) 3.86 avg rating — 200,138 ratings — published 1929 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Eyes of the Dragon by Stephen King (Goodreads Author), Bronson Pinchot (Reading) 3.94 avg rating — 148,320 ratings — published 1984 — 252 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	These Silent Woods by Kimi Cunningham Grant (Goodreads Author), Bronson Pinchot (Narrator), Stephanie Willis (Narrator) 4.02 avg rating — 123,007 ratings — published 2021 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Horrorstör by Grady Hendrix (Goodreads Author), Tai Sammons (Narrator), Bronson Pinchot (Narrator) 3.64 avg rating — 132,527 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Authority (Southern Reach #2) by Jeff Vandermeer (Goodreads Author), N.K. Jemisin (Goodreads Author) (Introduction), Bronson Pinchot (Narrator) 3.55 avg rating — 112,498 ratings — published 2014 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Acceptance (Southern Reach #3) by Jeff Vandermeer (Goodreads Author), Carolyn McCormick (Narrator), Bronson Pinchot (Narrator) 3.67 avg rating — 84,830 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War by Karl Marlantes, Bronson Pinchot (Reader) 4.28 avg rating — 48,788 ratings — published 2010 — 71 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Wise Blood by Flannery O'Connor, Bronson Pinchot (Narrator) 3.81 avg rating — 39,373 ratings — published 1952 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury, Bronson Pinchot (Reader) 3.76 avg rating — 39,939 ratings — published 1972 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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