Tommy Chong

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Thomas Bing Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American actor, writer, producer, comedian, and cannabis rights activist and comedian.

Cheech Marin, as well as appearing as Leo on Fox's That '70s Show, is known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and films.

In the late 1980s, he became a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Early life

Thomas B. Kin Chong was born in Edmonton, Alberta, on May 24, 1938. His mother was of Scotch-Irish Canadian descent, and his father was a Chinese Canadian immigrant who immigrated in the 1930s. Stan (1936-2019), his older brother, had a younger brother Stan (1936-2019). The senior Chong had lived in Vancouver for the first time since arriving in Canada.

Tommy Chong and his family immigrated to Calgary, settling in a conservative neighborhood Chong has dubbed "Dog Patch." His father was "been wounded in World War II," he has said, and Calgary had a veterans' hospital. He bought a $500 house in Dog Patch and raised his family on $50 a week. Chong later explained how he dropped out of Crescent Heights High School "when I was 16 years old but presumably right before they told me they were going to throw me out." To make money, he used guitar. "I found that music could get you killed, even if you were a scrawny, long-haired, geeky-looking guy like me."

Personal life

Chong married Maxine Sneed in Canada in 1960. Rae Dawn (b) and her two children. Gail Lewis, a 1961) and Robbi Chong (b. (Cert. 1965) In 1970, the couple wedish divorced.

In 1975, Chong married Shelby Fiddis in Los Angeles. They had three children and sons in Paris (b). Gilbran, 1974, and Sandbran (b. Precious Chong, 1981) and her daughter Precious Chong (b.) 1968, a tyrant in the United States. Marcus Wyatt and his partner Wendell were adopted in 1978. Rae Dawn, Robbi, Marcus, Paris, and Precious Chong have all pursued careers in acting. In May 2011, Precious Chong appeared in Push... One Mother of a Show, which was produced in Toronto, in lieu of film work.

Tommy Chong admitted in an interview that he smoked with Willie Nelson, Snoop Dogg, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and his bodybuilding partners, as well as with all the Beatles except Paul McCartney. George Harrison is also known as his favorite smoking buddy.

Chong became a naturalized citizen of the United States in the late 1980s. Rae Dawn Chong has also become a naturalized citizen of the United States.

Tommy Chong has become a cannabis activist and supports the plant's use. He is a regular contributor to Cannabis Culture Magazine and serves on the NORML (National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws) advisory board.

Chong revealed on June 9, 2012 that he is fighting prostate cancer. The cancer "was" described as "a slow stage one [that I've] had for a long time," he said. He said he had been drug-free for about three years, during which he experienced prostate-related problems.

Chong proclaimed that the hemp oil treatment he had been using to cure his cancer on July 15, 2012, is safe and that he is "99% cancer free." Chong, on June 16, 2015, said he had been diagnosed with colorectal cancer and was "using cannabis like mad" to undergo the therapy.

Chong declared himself "cancer-free" in 2019. He also stated that exhaustion may have contributed to his illness.

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Career

Chong was playing guitar for a Calgary soul band called the Shades by the 1960s. The Shades migrated to Vancouver, British Columbia, where the band's name changed to "Little Daddy & the Bachelors." They released a single called "Too Much Monkey Business" / "Junior's Jerk." Chong, a band member, opened a Vancouver nightclub in 1963. The Alma Theatre used to be called "Blue Balls" at the time, but the Alma Theatre was once called "Blue Balls." They brought the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, which had never been to Vancouver before. Although Little Daddy & the Bachelors had a small following, things fell apart when they went with Chong's suggestion and became "Four Niggers and a Chink" (or, bowing to pressure, "Four N's and a C) before facing rival Bobby Taylor & the Vancouvers.

The Vancouvers signed with Gordy Records (a Motown Records subsidiary) in 1965. They released "Does Your Mama Know About Me," their debut album, an eponymous collection, and their debut single, "Does Your Mama Knows About Me," which debuted at number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100. The band appeared opening act the Jackson 5 while on tour in Chicago for a short time. Michael Jackson's youth was described as a "cute little guy" by Chong later in life. Chong and bandmate Wes Henderson missed a Friday night show to apply for green cards so they could become American citizens. Chris Clark and Motown producer Johnny Bristol had Chong chastised for arriving late to the show. Chong said he wanted to stay fired later when Berry Gordy told Chong that he wasn't fired after all. "I said I want to become a Berry Gordy, but I don't want to go to work for a Berry Gordy." And if I can, I can, I can handle it. So he was friendly. He gave me $5,000 as the severance, but to me, it was a fortune." When Chong attempted to reduce the number of players covered by the Vancouvers' deal, the group broke up shortly afterwards. He planned that he, Taylor, and Henderson would lead the group, while other members would be classified as sidemen and session artists.

Chong co-wrote and performed on several Cheech & Chong comedy albums, four of which were nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album. In this category for Los Cochinos, he and Cheech Marin received the award in 1973.

He co-wrote and appeared in all seven films with Cheech, and he also directed four of the duo's films.

Cheech & Chong, a huge comedy troupe, died in 1985 due to creative differences and Marin's desire to refocus on a mainstream acting career. Chong's first chyron was a rough one. In the 1988 sitcom Trial and Error, he created The Martinez Family, an unemployed pilot for CBS. He produced, wrote, and starred in the film Far Out Man, which was released in 1990. He did not appear on the show for the first time before filling the recurring role (later a regular role) as the fun-loving, old hippie "Leo" (similar to his Chong counterpart) "similar to his Chong character "Leo." Chong appeared in the fifth and sixth seasons of the show as he was serving a brief jail term; upon his release, he returned to the series for the final two seasons. In addition to being a hippie in Dharma & Greg, he played a teen.

Chong was supposed to portray Shenzi, the hyena in the Disney film The Lion King, but she was not to appear. Banzai was voiced by Cheech Marin. (Whoopi Goldberg's Shenzi character was revoiced as female and was replaced by a female.) In the 2016 Disney film Zootopia, Chong sang of the character Yax.

A/k/a Tommy Chong premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September 2005. Josh Gilbert's documentary chronicles Chong's comedic and personal history. It contains information relating to his deposition by the US Justice Department and imprisonment. Interviews with Cheech Marin, Bill Maher, George Thorogood, Peter Coyote, Lou Adler, Eric Schlosser, and Jay Leno are among the project's subjects. In an episode of Franklin & Bash, Chong appeared as a Judge.

On September 4, 2014, Chong was revealed as one of the 19th celebrities on Dancing with the Stars' 19th season. Peta Murgatroyd, a professional dancer, was paired with him. Despite being at the bottom of the leaderboard several times, Chong and Murgatroyd were able to make it to the semi-finals but were disqualified at the end of the night. Chong is the oldest contestant to make it to the semifinals of the show.

Chong appeared as a guest speaker at Ann Arbor, Michigan, on April 4, 2015. The annual "Hash Bash" festival, which focuses on cannabis legalization, is focused on cannabis legalization.

Chong appeared in an episode of the Trailer Park Boys spinoff Out of the Park: USA in November 2017. The DHC Tommy Chong Signature Smoking Supply Box was also partnered with tobacco subscription box service Daily High Club in 2017.

Chong performed in season one of The Masked Singer as "Pineapple" by Gloria Gaynor on January 9, 2019.

Chong appeared on episode #1303 of the internet video podcast The Joe Rogan Experience, hosted by Joe Rogan on May 23, 2019.

Chong appeared on episode #694 of the internet video podcast "The Church Of What's Happening Now" hosted by Joey Diaz on June 19, 2019.

On December 18, 2020, Chong appeared in the online cannabis publication The Green Fund to talk about his work with Cheech & Chong and the upcoming branded dispensaries.

On May 14, 2021, Chong was interviewed on the WTF with Cheech on the WTF, where he addressed his entire career.

Tommy, 20,211, was interviewed by Russell Dowden and Jesse Williams about his latest hemp products, how he used cannabis in his cancer bouts, future hemp plans, and cannabis activism, as well as the history of a club exclusive performance of a song named Sgt. Sunshine and his film career will also feature his work on a new film titled "Keep Smoking."

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