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
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.
'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.
I know the musical world as well as I know the comedy world.
No. Maceo played sax, didn't he, well they used to sit in.
I never had a criminal record. They were kinda banking on the fact that I was dirty as can be.
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.
You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France.
The GRAMMY was a huge deal. It's the height of any musical career.