Tommy Chong
Tommy Chong
Thomas B. Kin "Tommy" Chongis a Canadian American comedian, actor, writer, director, activist, and musician. He is well known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox's That '70s Show. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s...
NationalityCanadian
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth24 May 1938
CityEdmonton, Canada
CountryCanada
I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life.
I never did smoke that much pot; never was a big pothead.
My incarceration was actually a positive thing from the beginning. I needed a gimmick to get my act going again, it gave me material.
'That '70s Show' was one of the highlights of my life. I didn't expect to be on it as long as I was.
I've met a lot of jazz musicians in my day, and they're all funny.
I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight.
I know the musical world as well as I know the comedy world.
No. Maceo played sax, didn't he, well they used to sit in.
You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France.
The trouble when you're doing something illegal is that you know what you're doing. You're lying to your parents, you're lying to your kids. The only person you can't lie to is yourself.
Maybe once in a while, you know, after a hard day of shooting or something like that, I'd kick back.
Just recently up in Utah, some guy got 55 years for selling an ounce of pot to an undercover agent.
I don't think you could find anybody who hasn't tried marijuana, and I take a lot of credit for that. They're going to have to change their policy.
I was the original guy that started that group, Bobby Taylor was, I started off with a group called The Shades we were in Calgary.