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 used to joke for years that I was a black man. I adopted the black culture, the black race. I married a black woman, and I had black kids. I always considered myself a 'brother.'
Well, I started out as a musician, so when I was about 10 years old, I was already in a band.
The funny thing is, Dennis Miller got me back into comedy.
You can't become a dictator through checks and balances.
I'm as clean as a whistle.
Cigarettes, I won't do cigarettes, nicotine will kill ya.
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.
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.