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Tommy Chong(I)

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  • Writer
  • Producer
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Tommy Chong
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Tommy Chong was born on 24 May 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. He is an actor and writer, known for Up in Smoke (1978), Zootopia (2016) and Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980). He has been married to Shelby Chong since 1975. They have four children. He was previously married to Maxine Sneed.
BornMay 24, 1938
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BornMay 24, 1938
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  • Awards
    • 2 wins & 6 nominations

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Tommy Chong, Mace Coronel, and Callie Haverda in That '90s Show (2023)
Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin
Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin
Tommy Chong in Yellowbeard (1983)
Tanya Roberts, Tommy Chong, Debra Jo Rupp, and Don Stark in That '70s Show (1998)
Tommy Chong and Danny Masterson in That '70s Show (1998)
Tommy Chong in Franklin & Bash (2011)
Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin in Nice Dreams (1981)
Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, and Cheech & Chong in Hey Watch This (2010)
Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, and Cheech & Chong in Hey Watch This (2010)
Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, and Cheech & Chong in Hey Watch This (2010)
Rae Dawn Chong, Tommy Chong, Cheech Marin, and Cheech & Chong in Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984)

Known for

Up in Smoke (1978)
Up in Smoke
6.9
  • Man
  • 1978
Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, and Jenny Slate in Zootopia (2016)
Zootopia
8.0
  • Yax(voice)
  • 2016
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
6.0
  • Chong(as Thomas Chong)
  • 1980
Still Smokin (1983)
Still Smokin
5.4
  • Chong(as Thomas Chong)
  • 1983

Credits

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Actor

  • Pepito's Mamadas (2022)
    Pepito's Mamadas
    • Dylan
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • Kurtwood Smith, Debra Jo Rupp, Sam Morelos, Mace Coronel, Ashley Aufderheide, Callie Haverda, Maxwell Acee Donovan, and Reyn Doi in That '90s Show (2023)
    That '90s Show
    • Leo
    • TV Series
    • 2023
  • The Big Bad Broadcast (2021)
    The Big Bad Broadcast
    • Podcast Series
    • 2022
  • Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender (2021)
    Alien Danger! With Raven Van Slender
    • Lord Green
    • 2021
  • B.J. Hendricks and Rob Mulligan in Scare Bear (2020)
    Scare Bear
    • 2020
  • Val Kilmer, Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Joey Lauren Adams, Tommy Chong, Shannon Elizabeth, Kevin Smith, James Van Der Beek, Jason Biggs, Jason Lee, Fred Armisen, Diedrich Bader, Rosario Dawson, Ralph Garman, Chris Jericho, Justin Long, Method Man, Joe Manganiello, Jason Mewes, Brian O'Halloran, Donnell Rawlings, Redman, Joseph D. Reitman, Jake Richardson, Craig Robinson, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Molly Shannon, Harley Quinn Smith, Chris Hemsworth, Frankie Shaw, Kate Micucci, Melissa Benoist, David Dastmalchian, Treshelle Edmond, Alice Wen, Aparna Brielle, and Mickey Gooch Jr. in Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)
    Jay and Silent Bob Reboot
    • Alfred the Butler
    • 2019
  • Nicolas Cage, Madeleine Arthur, and Julian Hilliard in Color Out of Space (2019)
    Color Out of Space
    • Ezra
    • 2019
  • A Year in Music (2019)
    A Year in Music
    • TV Series
    • 2019
  • Alina Shelestyuk in Voodoo Woman (2018)
    Voodoo Woman
    • The Storyteller
    • Music Video
    • 2018
  • The Peach Panther (2017)
    The Peach Panther
    • 2017
  • John Paul Tremblay, Mike Smith, and Robb Wells in Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park (2016)
    Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park
    • Tommy Chong
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Fergie in Double Dutchess: Seeing Double (2017)
    Double Dutchess: Seeing Double
    • Partygoer (segment "L.A.LOVE")
    • 2017
  • Kathy Bates in Disjointed (2017)
    Disjointed
    • Chong
    • TV Series
    • 2017
  • Tommy Chong in It's Gawd! (2017)
    It's Gawd!
    • Gawd
    • 2017
  • Jason Bateman, Tommy Chong, Bonnie Hunt, Tom Lister Jr., Maurice LaMarche, Idris Elba, Ginnifer Goodwin, Don Lake, Raymond S. Persi, Shakira, J.K. Simmons, Octavia Spencer, Alan Tudyk, Nate Torrence, and Jenny Slate in Zootopia (2016)
    Zootopia
    • Yax (voice)
    • 2016

Writer

  • Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie (2013)
    Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie
    • Writer
    • 2013
  • Just for Laughs (2009)
    Just for Laughs
    • Writer
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Hey Watch This (2010)
    Hey Watch This
    • Writer
    • 2010
  • Far Out Man (1990)
    Far Out Man
    • Writer
    • 1990
  • The Family Martinez
    • Writer
    • TV Movie
    • 1986
  • Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers (1984)
    Cheech & Chong's: The Corsican Brothers
    • Writer
    • 1984
  • Still Smokin (1983)
    Still Smokin
    • written by (as Thomas Chong)
    • 1983
  • Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
    Things Are Tough All Over
    • written by (as Thomas Chong)
    • 1982
  • Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin in Nice Dreams (1981)
    Nice Dreams
    • written by (as Thomas Chong)
    • 1981
  • Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
    Cheech and Chong's Next Movie
    • written by (as Thomas Chong)
    • 1980
  • Up in Smoke (1978)
    Up in Smoke
    • written by (as Thomas Chong)
    • 1978
  • Basketball Jones
    • characters
    • Short
    • 1973

Producer

  • Hey Watch This (2010)
    Hey Watch This
    • executive producer
    • 2010
  • Trial and Error (1988)
    Trial and Error
    • executive producer
    • TV Series
    • 1988
  • The Family Martinez
    • executive producer
    • TV Movie
    • 1986
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Official Trailer
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DVD Trailer: Hey Watch This!
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DVD Trailer: Hey Watch This!
Hey Watch This: 1-minute Trailer
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Hey Watch This: 1-minute Trailer
Hey Watch This
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Hey Watch This
Up in Smoke
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Up in Smoke
Up in Smoke
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Up in Smoke

Personal details

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    • Cameo
    • Cheech and Chong
  • Alternative names
    • Cheech & Chong
  • Height
    • 5′ 9½″ (1.77 m)
  • Born
    • May 24, 1938
    • Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • Spouses
      Shelby Chong1975 - present (4 children)
  • Children
      Marcus Chong
  • Parents
      Stanley Chong
  • Other works
    Album (with Cheech Marin): "Get Out of My Room"
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Biographical Movie
    • 2 Print Biographies
    • 7 Interviews
    • 12 Articles
    • 3 Pictorials
    • 3 Magazine Cover Photos

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    In federal prison in the 1990s, his cube-mate was Jordan Belfort, who would regale Chong with wild tales of his career as a stockbroker. Chong encouraged Belfort to write a book, which was turned into The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). They've remained friends ever since.
  • Quotes
    [on guitarist Gaye Delorme] When people used to see Coltrane play, sax players would run out of the clubs going 'I quit! I'll never play again! I can't take it!. On a quieter scale, that's exactly how Gaye mad me feel. He had a neat little trick. All good musicians do. He said, 'Can I sit in, and do you mind if if I can borrow your guitar?' And then he took the same instrument that I'd been struggling with and make it sound like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton, all rolled in one.
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      Roles in stoner films

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