Tommy Chong | |
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Birth name | Thomas B. Kin Chong |
Born | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada | May 24, 1938
Medium | Film, stand-up, television |
Years active | 1962–present |
Genres | Character comedy, political satire, stoner comedy, sketch comedy |
Subject(s) | Canadian culture, drug culture, everyday life, recreational drug use |
Spouse |
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Children | 6, including Rae, Robbi and Marcus |
Relative(s) | C. Thomas Howell (former-son-in-law) |
Thomas B. Kin Chong[1] (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, musician and activist. He is known for his role/inspiration in the marijuana industry, his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, and playing the character Leo on Fox's That '70s Show. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s.[2]
Chong, whose full name is Thomas B. Kin Chong,...