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
Life, especially in America, is ruled by corporations.
I'm just glad I can make a difference in someone's life.
'That '70s Show' was one of the highlights of my life. I didn't expect to be on it as long as I was.
Just recently up in Utah, some guy got 55 years for selling an ounce of pot to an undercover agent.
You know, I left the country when Reagan got in; I went to France. And when George Bush Jr. got in, my instincts told me it was time to go - I'd felt that we had grown above that, you know?
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.
Cheech and I used to call ourselves musicians; we never called ourselves comedians. We were musicians that were funny.
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 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.