Cheech Marin
Cheech Marin
Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marinis an American comedian, actor, voice actor and writer who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez, on Nash Bridges. He has also voiced characters in several Disney productions, including Oliver & Company, The Lion King, It's Tough to Be a Bug!, Cars, Cars 2 and Beverly Hills Chihuahua...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 July 1946
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
Of all the plays in baseball, stealing home is by far the most exciting.
One of the great things about a celebrity pro-am is that you get to play along with the very best professional golfers in the world.
Loyalty and communication are always rewarded in sports.
It's good, but it's more of a backdrop to another little story I want to tell, and I'm going to direct that. Jeffrey Hatcher who did 'Stage Beauty' is doing the script. It's kind of like a backstage drama.
It is surprising how many professional athletes, along with their families and friends, are gaga over movie and music stars, and the reverse is true with entertainers and sports stars.
I was part of the draft resistance movement in LA where we did demonstrations at the draft centre and burned our cards and made a lot of trouble on campus.
I was an altar boy and a choir member.
I grew up half in South Central and half in the San Fernando valley.
Hey, I was raised in the church.
Being a Chicano in Hollywood, my experience is that you're not given credit for any sophistication... You're just kind of some guy that just crossed the border, you know, on the back of a truck and that's it.
You can't suppress Bodily Functions
We did six records, then six movies. Now we need to do six of something else, so we get 666 - and then our master Satan can return!
Yeah, I'm the go-to guy for Mexican priests.
You can always tell when something is good, because the studio senses it has something good, and you can see them pour more and more resources into it. The promotion gets bigger and bigger.