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
Cheech and I used to call ourselves musicians; we never called ourselves comedians. We were musicians that were funny.
I've met a lot of jazz musicians in my day, and they're all funny.
The funny thing is, Dennis Miller got me back into comedy.
Just recently up in Utah, some guy got 55 years for selling an ounce of pot to an undercover agent.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
But on the other hand, pot is the best recreational substance for teenagers, athletes, people who have naturally high adrenaline.