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 cuts himself off from all of his friends and outside contacts when he performs on stage, to spend time with the character only.
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 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 appeared in Beverly Hills Cop as Serge, an associate art dealer, in 1984.
Bronson performed opposite Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Stolz, and Peter Scolari in the revival of Broadway's Sly Fox 2004.
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 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 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 was born in New York but was raised in California.
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.
As of 2006, he is dating Amy Heckerling.