Biography
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Cheech and Chong released a number of
successful comedy albums, and starred in a series of
low-budget films. Their best-known comedy routines
include "Earache My Eye," "Basketball Jones," "Santa
Claus and his Old Lady," and "Sister Mary Elephant."
Perhaps their all-time most famous line is "Dave's not
here, man" (from their self-titled debut album).
The duo separated in the 1980s due to
creative differences. Cheech Marin worked on a solo
career, finding success in a one-hit wonder song
entitled "Born In East L.A." (based on Bruce
Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A."). He did character
voices for several animated feature films, including
Disney's Oliver and Company (1988), as well as starring
in various comedy films including Shrimp on the Barbie,
as a lead in the CBS television series Nash Bridges and
a recurring guest role on Judging Amy.
Tommy Chong also pursued a solo career, starring in such
comedies as Far Out Man. He had co-starred on the Fox
Television series That '70s Show where he still played a
burnt-out hippie.
Cheech and Chong had plans to reunite for another film
when Tommy Chong's California-based company, Chong
Glass, was raided by federal officials on February 25,
2003, as part of a federal crackdown on "drug-related
paraphernalia." Tommy Chong pleaded guilty to charges of
distributing drug paraphernalia in May and on September
11, 2003 was sentenced to 9 months in federal prison,
fined USD$20,000, and forced to forfeit USD$120,000 in
assets. He served the time between October 8, 2003 and
July 7, 2004. With Chong off the hook, the duo planned
to resume production on their latest opus. A variety of
titles were rumored, including Grumpy Old Stoners.
Unfortunately, Cheech and Chong announced on September
8th that the reunion film had been cancelled.
Comedy albums
- 1971 Cheech & Chong
- 1972 Big Bambu
- 1973 Los Cochinos
- 1974 Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album (contains Earache My Eye)
- 1976 Sleeping Beauty
- 1979 Up in Smoke (Soundtrack)
- 1980 Let's Make a New Dope Deal
- 1981 Cheech and Chong's Greatest Hit
- 1985 Get Out of My Room
- 2002 Cheech and Chong Anthology
Film List (Cheech and Chong)
- Up in Smoke (1978)
- Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
- Nice Dreams (1981)
- It Came From Hollywood (1982)
- Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
- Still Smokin' (1983)
- Yellowbeard (1983)
- Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)
- Get Out of My Room (1985)