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
But on the other hand, pot is the best recreational substance for teenagers, athletes, people who have naturally high adrenaline.
Just recently up in Utah, some guy got 55 years for selling an ounce of pot to an undercover agent.
You got a bag of pot, there's someone who wants to buy it from you. So in a weird way, marijuana has [become] and is becoming the new currency of the world.
I smoke a little pot, every day, and I'm healthy as can be.
Because the pot takes the edge off the adrenaline, and it also clears your mind of it, and then you can see things a lot clearer.
When Mexicans sneak across the border, they're more apt to carry a bag of pot then they are a fistful of money. Because the pot can be exchanged for money, anywhere in America. Anywhere in the world!
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.
You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France. And when George Bush Jr. got in, my instincts told me it was time to go - I'd felt that we had grown above that, you know?
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.
Look what happened to me for a bong,
Music has always been a big part of Cheech & Chong's career, so it's just natural. You know, I was a musician before I met Cheech and had a record with Motown, and so I've got the cred.
'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.