Trivia
- Bronson played the sinister role of a child murderer in the Stephen King movie The Langoliers in 1995.
- Bronson broke down in tears during an emotional confrontation with Janice Dickinson on the reality VH1 show The Surreal Life. She described a horrible childhood of abuse and incest, to which Bronson responded in sobs and hugs for her pain.
- Bronson cuts himself off from all of his friends and outside contacts when he performs on stage, to spend time with the character only.
- Bronson would do an hour of weight training followed by an hour of gymnastics before every episode of Perfect Strangers, so that he could easily perform the physical comedy.
- Bronson is addicted to coffee, but will only drink it from his machine. If he has to have a cup elsewhere, he takes a black espresso, and the cream and sugar on the side, to create it himself.
- Bronson is an accomplished singer, he started practicing when he received a phone call from Mike Ockrent, the director of the stage production of Big. The part required a hefty dose of singing, sparking an interest in mastering the talent.
- Bronson follows a 16-hour mourning period when he loses out on a role. He used to stew on it for days at a time, but as he ages, his process does wind down.
- Bronson's father was a deeply unhappy man, and he made sure that he made Bronson's life miserable as well. He describes him as a man that existed on pure charm, and that pretended to be things that he was not.
- Bronson appeared in Beverly Hills Cop as Serge, an associate art dealer, in 1984.
- Bronson was seen by a csting director on stage in a play, and made his film debut in 1983, playing Joel's (Tom Cruise) Poker playing buddy in Risky Business.
- Bronson performed opposite Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Stolz, and Peter Scolari in the revival of Broadway's Sly Fox 2004.
- Bronson became a 3rd degree freemason in December 2002.
- Bronson played the nephew of legendary Stan Laurel, half of the comedy duo 'Laurel and Hardy' in 1999's The All-New Adventures of Laurel and Hardy: For Love or Mummy. The movie skipped a theatre premiere, and went straight to video.
- Bronson guest starred in a first season episode of the NBC sitcom 3rd Rock From The Sun in 1996, as the younger brother of Dr. Mary Albright (Jane Curtain).
- Bronson sustained moderate injuries while playing the role of a flying alien on the set of the CBS sci-fi comedy Meego. The harness he was strapped into broke open, leaving him to crash to the floor.
- Bronson replaced actor Sasha Mitchell on the ABC sitcom Step by Step in 1996.
- Bronson was nominated for an Emmy Award for 'Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series' in 1987, for his role as Balki Bartokomous, on Perfect Strangers.
- Bronson has a twin brother named Justin.
- Bronson was born in New York but was raised in California.
- He organized the 1975 International Wizard of Oz Club, Inc. Winkie Convention.
- While in South Pasadena High School in 1977, he was involved in French, Theater, and Choir. After gradutaing high school, he attended Yale University on a full scholarship. His course of study began with painting, but switched over to acting when he became interested.
- He became a member of the Harford, PA Masonic Lodge #445 in December 2002.
- As of 2006, he is dating Amy Heckerling.
- The accent he used on screen on the TV shows Perfect Strangers and Step By Step wasn't actually his real accent.
Quotes
- Bronson: Almost every actor has the same life story. There's always at least one bad parent and a lot of deprivation. all the happy, adjusted people don't become actors. They become social workers.
- Bronson: Everytime I do a role, it's the same thing. It's me telling my life story through somebody else's material.
