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
One night all the James Brown band was playing on stage and I look in the back and I could see Mick Jagger and Keith Richards trying to get in the club and they couldn't get in cause it was to crowded.
The funny thing is, Dennis Miller got me back into comedy.
Cigarettes, I won't do cigarettes, nicotine will kill ya.
Maybe once in a while, you know, after a hard day of shooting or something like that, I'd kick back.
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.
You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France.
No. Maceo played sax, didn't he, well they used to sit in.
I know the musical world as well as I know the comedy world.
I know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight.
I've met a lot of jazz musicians in my day, and they're all funny.
'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'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life.
The GRAMMY was a huge deal. It's the height of any musical career.
Cheech and I used to call ourselves musicians; we never called ourselves comedians. We were musicians that were funny.