My Take
Bronson Pinchot is one of those actors who gave us a character so perfectly ridiculous that it's basically impossible to forget — Balki Bartokomous from Perfect Strangers is genuinely one of the great sitcom creations of the 1980s, and Pinchot played that wide-eyed immigrant from the fictional island of Mypos with such committed, elastic energy that the show worked far better than it had any right to. What a lot of people overlook is that this Yale-educated guy was also sneaking into serious movies: his bit part as the flamboyant Serge in Beverly Hills Cop is a masterclass in stealing a scene from Eddie Murphy, which is no small feat. He's also built a serious second career as an audiobook narrator, winning an Audie Award — proof that the voice is as expressive as the rubber face.
Overview
Bronson Alcott Pinchot (; born May 20, 1959) is an American actor, widely known for playing Balki Bartokomous on the ABC sitcom Perfect Strangers (1986–1993). Pinchot also performed in films including Risky Business (1983), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), After Hours (1985), True Romance (1993), Beverly Hills Cop III (1994), Stephen King's The Langoliers (1995), It's My Party (1996), Courage Under Fire (1996), The First Wi…
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Bronson Pinchot
- Name (Japanese)
- ブロンソン・ピンチョット
- Reading
- ぶろんそん・ぴんちょっと
- Born
- May 20, 1959 (age 67)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Boar
- Origin
- Manhattan, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / stage actor / film actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- South Pasadena High School
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- Audie Award for Best Male Narrator
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.