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 know, because I tried all sorts of ways of being in character, and the best way is to be totally straight.
'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 know the musical world as well as I know the comedy world.
I never had a criminal record. They were kinda banking on the fact that I was dirty as can be.
I'd rather have my kid smoking pot than drinking.
You look at Cheney, Rumsfeld, Karl Rove, and Bush - if you saw them on Halloween, they wouldn't need a costume. You'd give them a treat and compliment them on what great-looking demons they were. They are demons. There's no doubt about it.
There's a hierarchy in prison, and I was right at the top.
Well, I had an after hours club in Vancouver and when any of the Motown acts would call.
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've met a lot of jazz musicians in my day, and they're all funny.