Action Bronson

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Birthday December 2, 1983

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace New York City, U.S.

Age 40 years old

Nationality United States

Height 1.74 m

#7373 Most Popular

1969

The video for "Easy Rider", which was directed by Tom Gould, pays homage to the 1969 Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper film of the same name.

Bronson released "Actin Crazy" on January 20.

1983

Ariyan Arslani (born December 2, 1983), professionally known as Action Bronson, is an American rapper, songwriter, chef, wrestler, and television presenter.

Ariyan Arslani was born in Flushing, Queens, New York City, on December 2, 1983, to an Albanian Muslim father and an American Jewish mother.

Growing up he had been raised in his father's Muslim tradition.

2002

He attended Bayside High School, in Bayside, Queens, and graduated in 2002.

Before embarking on a career as a rapper, which was originally just a hobby, Bronson worked as a cook at his father's Mediterranean restaurant in Forest Hills.

He hosted his own online cooking show, Action in the Kitchen.

After breaking his leg in the kitchen, Bronson concentrated solely on rapping.

2011

Born and raised in Queens, New York, he released his debut mixtape Bon Appetit ..... Bitch!!!!! in January 2011 and independently released his debut album, Dr. Lecter, in March 2011.

Action Bronson's debut studio album Dr. Lecter was independently released by Fine Fabric Delegates on March 15, 2011.

The album, produced entirely by New York City-based music producer Tommy Mas.

In November of that year, Bronson followed up with Well-Done, a collaborative effort with American hip hop producer Statik Selektah.

2012

In August 2012, Arslani signed his first major-label deal with Warner Bros. Records, but was later moved to the Atlantic Records-distributed label Vice Records.

Arslani went on to create two self-released mixtapes, Rare Chandeliers (2012) with American music producer, Daniel Alan Maman, better known as The Alchemist, and Blue Chips 2 (2013) with longtime producer Party Supplies, before releasing his major-label debut, an extended play (EP) titled Saaab Stories, with frequent collaborator Harry Fraud, in 2013.

On March 12, 2012, he released his second mixtape, titled Blue Chips, with Party Supplies.

In August 2012, it was announced Paul Rosenberg signed Action Bronson to a management deal with Goliath Artists.

In the same month, Bronson was featured on Odd Future-rapper Domo Genesis and American hip hop producer The Alchemist's collaborative album No Idols, on tracks "Elimination Chamber" (featuring Earl Sweatshirt and Vince Staples) and "Daily News" (featuring SpaceGhostPurrp and Earl Sweatshirt).

Later that year Action Bronson joined both Warner Bros. Records, via media company VICE, and concert booking agency NUE.

On November 15, 2012, Bronson released Rare Chandeliers, a collaborative mixtape with The Alchemist.

2013

In March 2013, Bronson performed at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and later that month was featured on XXL Magazine's 2013 Freshman Class, a list of up-and-coming rappers.

In May 2013, Action Bronson was moved to Atlantic Records, and subsequently released an extended play (EP) titled Saaab Stories, on June 11, 2013.

The EP was produced entirely by American music producer Harry Fraud and features guest appearances from fellow American rappers Raekwon, Wiz Khalifa, and Prodigy.

The EP was preceded by the single, "Strictly 4 My Jeeps".

In July 2013, he indicated wanting to get fellow Queens-bred rappers, Nas and Kool G Rap, on his major-label debut album, but unfortunately couldn't get them on.

On November 1, 2013, Bronson released Blue Chips 2, the second installment in his Blue Chips series, in promotion of the album.

On October 28, 2013, Funkmaster Flex announced he would be hosting an upcoming Action Bronson mixtape.

Production was revealed to be coming from Erick Sermon, Mike Will Made It, DJ Mustard and Jahlil Beats.

In a November 2013 interview with Rolling Stone, Bronson stated that he would have Kool G Rap and Mobb Deep, featured on his upcoming album.

2014

Also in July, Bronson announced his major-label debut album would be released in early 2014.

In February 2014, Action Bronson, J. Cole, Kendrick Lamar and 360 accompanied rapper Eminem, on a brief tour of Australia, South Africa and New Zealand.

On May 6, 2014, Action Bronson debuted a food-oriented monthly web series, titled Fuck, That's Delicious in coordination with Vice Records.

On August 5, 2014, Bronson released the song "Easy Rider" as the first single from his debut album Mr. Wonderful.

The song was produced by Bronson's longtime producer Party Supplies.

On August 20, 2014, the music video for "Easy Rider", was released.

2015

He released his major-label debut album, Mr. Wonderful, in March 2015, debuting at number seven on the US Billboard 200 chart.

Aside from his career in music, Arslani hosted The Untitled Action Bronson Show, a talk/variety show, and still hosts his travel program Fuck, That's Delicious, on Viceland.

His frequent collaborators and lifelong friends Meyhem Lauren, The Alchemist, and Big Body Bes are regulars on both of his television series.

Renowned chefs such as Mario Batali, Andrew Zimmern, Daniel Boulud, Rick Bayless, Grant Achatz, and others have been guests on his television series.

He released the full album on March 23, 2015, receiving over 48,000 streams during its debut week.