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
Ya, we had a number one record, ya we, there's a lot of history there, we uh, we discovered the Jackson Five, opening for us one place.
The thing is about Cheech & Chong, we've brought more families together than Dr. Phil.
I never had a criminal record. They were kinda banking on the fact that I was dirty as can be.
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.
Look what happened to me for a bong,
But on the other hand, pot is the best recreational substance for teenagers, athletes, people who have naturally high adrenaline.
What made me a comedian was that I wasn't really a songwriter, I was more of a poet.
They just wanted to show the entertainment world that we're vulnerable.
The way jazz works is that we take a theme, and then we write using the same structure, same chord changes, and then we can do different tunes.
Cheech and I used to call ourselves musicians; we never called ourselves comedians. We were musicians that were funny.
Life, especially in America, is ruled by corporations.
But you can't exercise and be high. It's impossible.
The GRAMMY was a huge deal. It's the height of any musical career.
A lot of prophets have gone to jail.