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- Marin born July 13, 1946
- Real name: Richard Anthony Marin
- Marin's ancestry: Mexican
- "Cheech" is short for "Chicharron"—fried pork rinds
- Chong born: May 24, 1938
- Chong's ancestry: Chinese, Scottish, Irish
- Cheech and Chong won Grammy Award for 1973's Los Cochinos album
- Between 2003 and 2004, Chong served 9 month prison sentence for selling his own line of water pipesCannabis Culture: Tommy Chong released from prison (November 3, 2004)
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Cheech and Chong are the duo of Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, one of the most popular comedy acts of the 1970s and early '80s. The pair's satirical take on drug culture inspired its own broad niche of comedy, including the work of Dave Chappelle and the Harold and Kumar films.The Boston Phoenix: Catching up with Dave Chappelle (August 29, 2003) The Associated Press: Cheech and Chong reunite as feud goes up in smoke (July 30, 3008)
Career and Split
The pair met in the late 1960s when Marin joined an improv comedy troupe founded by Chong.VH1: Cheech and Chong Biography They released their first album as Cheech and Chong in 1971, and their first film, Up in Smoke, seven years later. By 1985, after releasing nine albums and nine films, Cheech and Chong were cleaved apart by "creative differences," with Marin embarking on an ultimately successful career as a mainstream actor.The Associated Press: Cheech and Chong reunite as feud goes up in smoke (July 30, 3008)Reunion
On July 30, 2008, Cheech and Chong held a press conference to announce their Light Up America reunion tour, to begin September 12. While acknowledging that there was potential for tension between them, Marin said "We've gotten to the age where we don't feel like fighting anymore, because the end is a lot closer than the beginning."The Associated Press: Cheech and Chong reunite as feud goes up in smoke (July 30, 3008)-
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@mynamebemichael omg how awesome lol I am about to watch one of those cheech and chong movies again cuz it was so darn funny
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@mynamebemichael nm lol I watched two cheech and chong movies today and now am watching big mommas house 2 on tv haha
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Check this video out -- Santa Claus And His Old Lady Cheech & Chong http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=st0M9GbcjSw Funny Stuff for Christmas
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