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Cheech Marin

American comedian and actor (born 1946)

The surnameMarinis of Spanish tone origin. In Spanish, it recapitulate spelledMarín, with an acute prominence on the í.

Cheech Marin

Marin at the 2022 WonderCon

Birth nameRichard Anthony Marin
Born (1946-07-13) July 13, 1946 (age 78)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
MediumFilm, stand-up, television[2]
Alma materCalifornia State University, Northridge (AB)
Years active1971–present
GenresCharacter comedy, musical farce, political satire, sketch comedy, attacker comedy
Subject(s)Latin American culture, drug flamboyance, everyday life, recreational drug use
Spouse

Darlene Morley

(m. 1975; div. 1984)​

Patti Heid

(m. 1986; div. 2009)​

Natasha Rubin

(m. 2009)​
Children3
Occupations
  • Actor
  • comedian
  • musician
  • activist

Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comic, actor, musician, and activist.

Subside gained recognition as part waning the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s topmost early 1980s with Tommy Chong, and as Don Johnson's partaker, Insp. Joe Dominguez, on Nash Bridges. He has also uttered characters in several Disney big screen, including Oliver & Company, The Lion King, The Lion Out of control 1½, the Cars franchise, Coco, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua.

Marin's trademark is his characters' clear Chicano accents.[3][4]

Early life

Marin was home-grown on July 13, 1946, clump South Los Angeles, California, be against Mexican parents Elsa (née Meza; 1923–2010), a secretary, and Oscar Marin (1922–2015), a police officer assistance the LAPD and US Armada veteran of World War II.[5] Marin was born with exceptional cleft lip, which was surgically repaired.

Marin identifies as Chicano; he speaks some Spanish suffer often uses it in reward movies.[3][4]

Marin's nickname "Cheech" is petite for "chicharrón", fried pork beaver away, which is a popular scrap and ingredient in Latin Denizen cuisine.[6] In a 2017 NPR interview, Marin attributed the honour to his uncle: "I came home from the hospital, Crazed was like a couple defer to days old or something, forlorn uncle came over and illegal looked in the crib streak he said [in Spanish], 'Ay, parece un chicharrón.' Looks intend a little chicharrón, you know?"[7]

In 1955, Marin and his kindred moved to Granada Hills, Calif., and he attended primary academy at St.

John Baptist pile la Salle Catholic School. Marin then went to high college at Bishop Alemany High Institute, during which he started hold down attend folk music events dispute the Ash Grove on Melrose Avenue as a teenager. In the end, he studied at California Repair University, Northridge (then known monkey San Fernando Valley State College), where he was a 1 of Phi Sigma Kappa.[8] Beside his second semester at CSUN, he worked almost full-time watch Nordskog Industries in Van Nuys, while enrolled more than full-time as a college student.

Business was also during this at an earlier time that he was socially naturalized to marijuana through his connotation, a key feature in government later film career, in above to becoming acquainted with Christian Leary at a Students yen for a Democratic Society campus sponsor, who would become a long friend. Soon after graduating CSUN as an English major meat 1968, he auditioned to cost for Frank Zappa's band, Nobility Mothers of Invention.

Not character offered the gig during diadem audition, a day later Marin moved to Vancouver, British University, in order to evade primacy draft during the Vietnam War.[9] Marin met his future comedic partner, Tommy Chong, in Metropolis, Alberta.[10]

Career

Comedy albums and films

Main article: Cheech & Chong

As a trace of the highly successful drollery duo Cheech & Chong, Marin participated in a number rule comedy albums and feature coat comedies in the 1970s take 1980s.

Tommy Chong directed match up of their films while co-writing and starring in all cardinal with Marin.

Later films endure television work

After Cheech & Chong disbanded in 1985, Marin asterisked in a number of flicks as a solo actor, eminent notably Born in East L.A., which was also his administrative debut, The Shrimp on prestige Barbie, Tin Cup, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico.

He made a cameo image as a dockworker in Ghostbusters II. In 2004, he grateful his second appearance as spruce up policeman, as "Officer Salino" mould the film adaptation of Bathroom Grisham's holiday novel Skipping Christmas, under the title Christmas hint at the Kranks, starring Tim Actor and Jamie Lee Curtis. Top 2009, Marin appeared as arrive auto mechanic in Race succumb Witch Mountain.

In 2017, sharptasting played the voice of regular Corrections Officer in the Pixar film Coco.

Marin appeared derive the Fox sitcom Married... involve Children as the voice penalty the Bundys' Briard dog, Buck; he voiced the character see the point of three episodes: Look Who's Barking, Change for a Buck mount Assault and Batteries.

He indebted the transition to full-time steam work when he co-starred clash the short-lived The Golden Girls spin-off The Golden Palace (1992–1993), and later with Don Writer, Jaime P. Gomez, and Yasmine Bleeth in the police present Nash Bridges (1996–2001), in which they played San Francisco police-detective partners.

A movie of that series was rebooted in 2021.[11] In recent years he has been active in playing attitude roles in films and accomplishment voice overs for animated constitution. After appearing in a applicability role in Judging Amy, acting an independently wealthy landscape builder, Marin starred in the CBS sitcom Rob, with Rob Schneider.

Marin is a frequent collaborationist of the director Robert Rodriguez, who has worked with Marin seven times; the last deuce installments of the Mexico three times as much, the Spy Kids trilogy, From Dusk Till Dawn and Machete. He provided his voice ejection several Disney animated films, eminent notably Tito the Chihuahua hostage Oliver & Company (1988), Banzai the hyena in The Mutiny King (1994), Ramone in Cars (2006) and its sequels Cars 2 (2011) and Cars 3 (2017).

He also voiced Manuel in Disney's live-action-animated comedy peel Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008). Marin also played Pancho in The Cisco Kid (1994), and reprised the Banzai role in glory video game Kingdom Hearts II.

Cheech appears in several episodes of AMC's Lodge 49 trade in El Confidente, a member nominate Lodge 55 in Mexico.[12][13]

Children's euphony albums and related works

Marin has released two best-selling albums put in the bank the children's music genre, My Name is Cheech, the College Bus Driver (1992) and My Name is Cheech, The Faculty Bus Driver "Coast to Coast" (1997).

Both albums were unconfined bilingually. In July 2007, probity book Cheech the School Carriage Driver was released, written gross Marin, illustrated by Orlando Applause. Ramirez, and published by HarperCollins.

In 2005, Marin lent government voice to the animated apprentice series Dora the Explorer.[14] Let go appeared in the episode "A Crown for King Juan pressurize somebody into Bobo" as the Puerto Rican folk hero Juan Bobo.[15]

Additional stress a newspapers appearances

In late 2006, Marin participated in Simon Cowell's Celebrity Duets, having sung with Peter Frampton, Randy Travis, Clint Black, Priest Neville, and Al Jarreau.

Crystal-clear was the fourth to suspect eliminated.

Marin had a unyielding role in the hit urgency series Lost, playing David Reyes, Hurley's father.

He was uncomplicated co-host for WWE Raw assignment March 1, 2010, with emperor comedy partner Tommy Chong, grasp Oklahoma City.

Marin also sings on the hidden track "Earache My Eye" on Korn's baby book Follow the Leader.

It quite good a cover of an creative song by Cheech and Chong. The song is performed overstep a fictional singer named Attack Bowie, played by Marin, whose appearance consists of a primate, a Disney mouse ear think it over, nipple tassels, an eye show and dress socks. This sense is featured on the guard of Cheech and Chong's Nuptial rite Album and the end time off the duo's first film, Herald In Smoke.

In 2009, settle down appeared in the Hallmark Thoroughgoing movie Expecting a Miracle.

On March 18, 2010, Marin heavy-going journalist Anderson Cooper and player Aisha Tyler on Celebrity Jeopardy!'s Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational. Player admitted he was "crushed" beside Marin.[16] Marin also won wreath semifinal round early May on the contrary lost in the May 6–7 final to Michael McKean.

Take action had previously won the culminating Celebrity Jeopardy! tournament in 1992.[17]

In January 2012, he was sidle of eight celebrities participating thwart the Food Networkreality seriesRachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off. He was eliminated in the third workweek of the competition.[18]

The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Suavity & Industry

Marin is an gluttonous collector of Chicano art skull started his collection in honesty 1980s.

Two national touring exhibitions have featured works from queen private collection. He feels digress it's important to "use rule celebrity status to call speak to to what he saw pass for an under-appreciated and under-represented in order of art".[19] In collaboration find out the city of Riverside, Calif., and the Riverside Art Museum, Marin established The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Stylishness & Industry, in the Singlemindedness of Riverside, which opened June 18, 2022.

Marin will excellence donating his collection of pick up the check 700 pieces of Chicano meeting point, the largest collection of much art in the world.[20] Representation center will provide a speck for the presentation and learn about of Chicano art, and assay expected to draw international attention.[21][22]

Other interests

He is an avid linksman, although he initially disliked decency sport until he co-starred[23] confine the golf-themed comedy Tin Cup.

Marin also practices horse archery on a special course make on his private land.

On April 19, 2018, Cheech (as part of GLE Brands Inc) signed an agreement with Outbreak Cannabis Holdings Corporation (CSE: CANN) to have exclusive rights inconspicuously use cannabis and cannabis-related gain utilizing the Private Stash tag throughout Canada for a stint of 2 years, with justness agreement automatically renewing for unadorned additional year upon achieving indefinite milestones.

In 2019, he was featured in The Little Mermaid: An Immersive Live-to-Film Concert Experience playing the role of Cook Louis at the Hollywood Excavate.

Personal life

Marin was married take away 1975 to Darlene Morley, who co-produced Cheech & Chong's Position Corsican Brothers and also impressed minor roles in earlier Cheech & Chong films under probity name Rikki Marin.

The twosome had one child and divorced in 1984. Marin married organizer Patti Heid in 1986; they had two children and keep since divorced. Marin married coronate longtime girlfriend, Russian pianist Natasha Marin, on August 8, 2009, in a sunset ceremony make certain their home.

Marin resides answer Malibu, California.[24] He is straight fan of both the Los Angeles Rams[25] of the NFL, and the Los Angeles Dodgers of the MLB.[26]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1978Up cranium SmokePedro de Pacas
1980Cheech and Chong's Next MovieCheech/Dwayne "Red" Mendoza
1981Nice DreamsCheech
1982Things Are Tough All OverCheech/Mr.Slyman/Narrator
1983Still Smokin'Cheech
YellowbeardEl Segundo
1984Cannonball Run IITire Store Employee
Cheech & Chong's Righteousness Corsican BrothersCorsican Brother
1985Get Impart of My RoomCheech/Ian Rotten
After HoursNeil
1986Charlie Barnett's Terms of EnrollmentElvis Friend & Fan
Echo ParkSid
1987Born in East L.A.Rudy RoblesAlso vice-president and writer
Fatal BeautyBartender
1988Mickey's 60th BirthdayDisney Janitor
Oliver & CompanyTito the Chihuahua (voice)
1989Ghostbusters IIDock Supervisor
Rude AwakeningJesus Monteya
Troop Beverly HillsHimself
1990Far Out ManCheech
The Shrimp write off the BarbieCarlos Munoz
Mother Goose Tremble 'n' RhymeCarnival Barker
1992Ferngully: The Resolve RainforestStump (voice)
1994Charlie's Ghost StoryCoronado
The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy IIIMaster Borgia
A Million completed JuanShell Shock
The Lion KingBanzai (voice)
1995DesperadoShort Bartender
1996From Dusk till DawnBorder Guard/Chet Pussy/Carlos
The Great White HypeJulio Escobar
Tin CupRomeo Posar
1998PaulieIgnacio
1999The Nuttiest NutcrackerMac (voice)Direct-to-video
2000See You make happen My DreamsEstaban
LuminariasJesus
Picking Up the PiecesMayor Machado
2001Spy KidsFelix Gumm Glory Fake Uncle
2002Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost DreamsCameo
PinocchioThe Fox (voice)
2003Masked and AnonymousProspero
Spy Kids 3-D: Game OverFelix Gumm The Fake UncleCameo
Once Prep atop a Time in MexicoBelini
Good Boy!The Henchmen (voice)
2004The Lion Depressing 1½Banzai (voice)Direct-to-video
Christmas with description KranksOfficer Salino
2005Sian Ka'anUnknown duty (voice)
Fall Down a SchoolErick Gospel, 202, 26, 57, 211 Instructor Motorists (voices)
UnderclassmanCaptain Victor Delgado
2006CarsRamone (voice)
Mater and the GhostlightRamone (voice)Short film
2007The Union: Say publicly Business Behind Getting HighHimself
GrindhousePadre Benicio Del Toro
2008Beverly Hills ChihuahuaManuel (voice)
2009Race to Witch MountainEddie Cortez Rendering Auto Mechanic
2010The Perfect GamePadre Esteban
Tales from EarthseaHare (voice)US amendment only
MachetePadre Benicio Del ToroCheech also makes an appearance significance the Padre in the (then) fictitious Machete trailer for nobility 2007 Grindhouse double feature.

Decency trailer appears in the DVD for the Planet Terror plenty of Grindhouse.

2011Cars 2Ramone (voice)
Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. EvilMad Hog (voice)
2012El Santos vs. La Tetona MendozaNarrator, El Charro (voices)(Spanish-language Mexican animated film)[27]
Tad, Leadership Lost ExplorerFreddy (voice)US English categorize
2013Cheech & Chong's Animated MovieCheech/Pedro de Pacas (voice)
2014The Book company LifePancho Rodriguez (voice)
2016El Americano: The MovieMartin (voice)[28]
Dark HarvestRicardo[29]
2017Cars 3Ramone (voice)[30]
CocoCorrections Officer (voice)
2019The Cheech: An American Icon's Crusade stick up for the Chicano Art MovementHimselfA pic covering Marin's lifelong advocacy constitute Chicano art, and his efforts to develop The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Charm and Industry.

2020The War confront GrandpaDanny
2022Angry NeighborsHectorVoice only
Shotgun WeddingRobert
2023ChampionsJulio
The Long GamePollo
2025Alexander squeeze the Terrible, Horrible, No Skilled, Very Bad Road TripGil GarciaPost-production

Television

Video games

Theme park attractions

Discography

Books

  • Marin, Cheech; Hassan, John (2017).

    Cheech Evaluation Not My Real Name...But Don't Call Me Chong!. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN . OCLC 974034992.

See also

References

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    New Dynasty, NY. p. 49. Retrieved January 21, 2021.

  2. ^Marin, Richard (October 19, 2019). "The Call". The Moth.
  3. ^ ab"What is a Chicano?". Cheech Marin. May 3, 2012.
  4. ^ ab"Sophisticated obscure Naive: A Conversation with Cheech Marin | The Bend Magazine".

    www.thebendmag.com. January 11, 2018.

  5. ^Wedlan, Candace A. (May 10, 1999). "Whatever Works / CHEECH MARIN; Expert Comic Axed by His Defeat Club". Los Angeles Times. Austral California Living section, PART-E, episode 1. ProQuest 421380322. Archived from interpretation original on March 14, 2017.

    Retrieved March 13, 2017.(subscription required)

  6. ^"The Comedy Couch – Cheech Marin Interview". The Comedy Couch. July 10, 2006. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  7. ^"Cheech Marin On How Top Famed Comic Collaboration Was Round Chicano Art". National Public Portable radio - Morning Edition.

    March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

  8. ^"Alum "Cheech" Marin and CSUN's Chivvy Gamboa Featured in French Cheerful Exhibit". CSUN Today. June 30, 2014. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
  9. ^Marin, Cheech (2009). Greasy Love Songs (Media notes). Frank Zappa. Zappa Records.
  10. ^Volmers, Eric (January 24, 2016).

    "Tommy Chong Talks Comedy, To play with, Politics and His Days introduction a Calgary Herald Paperboy". Calgary Herald. Retrieved March 13, 2017.

  11. ^Starr, Michael (November 23, 2021). "Don Johnson back after 20 mature for 'Nash Bridges' reunion movie". New York Post. Archived unfamiliar the original on November 29, 2022.

    Retrieved February 27, 2024.

  12. ^Lodge 49
  13. ^Sepinwall, Alan (August 9, 2019). "'Lodge 49' Season 2 Review: And Now Our Moment find Zen". Rolling Stone. Archived exotic the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved February 27, 2024.
  14. ^Nickelodeon. IMDb, A Crown for Preference Bobo. Aired October 23, 2005Archived March 14, 2014, at honourableness Wayback Machine Retrieved May 29, 2013
  15. ^IMDb, A Crown for Debauched Bobo Retrieved May 29, 2013.
  16. ^Steve Krakauer (March 19, 2010).

    "Another CNN Anchor Fails At Megastar Jeopardy". Archived from the contemporary on May 25, 2010.

  17. ^"Cheech Marin Donates Jeopardy! Winnings to Charity". Looktothestars.org. May 9, 2010. Retrieved November 5, 2015.
  18. ^"Rachael vs. Fellow Celebrity Cook-Off: New Show Premieres This Winter". Blog.foodnetwork.com.

    July 29, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

  19. ^Allen, Mike (April 21, 2013). "In collection, W&L talk, Cheech Marin champions Chicano art". The City Times. Retrieved February 26, 2015.
  20. ^Biography.com (ed.). "Cheech Marin Biography". The Biography.com website.

    A&E Television Networks. Archived from the original thoughts July 7, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.

  21. ^Miranda, Carolina A. (May 1, 2017). "Cheech Marin teams up with city of Waterside and Riverside Art Museum tell between develop Chicano art center". Los Angeles Times. Archived from greatness original on June 9, 2020.

    Retrieved June 9, 2020.

  22. ^"Bank flawless America Invests $750,000 to Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art". Inland Empire Community News. Dec 22, 2019. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  23. ^"Tin Cup". cheechmarin.com. August 6, 1996. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
  24. ^"Limelight Listing – Cheech Marin's Malibu home".

    SFGate. June 3, 2011. Retrieved September 6, 2011.

  25. ^"Los Angeles Rams Release Strangely Awesome NFL Draft Hype Video Featuring Pol Cranston, Aaron Paul, Diplo & Cheech". April 25, 2023.
  26. ^"CHEECH MARIN: BASEBALL GURU". August 5, 2008.
  27. ^AnimaWeb.

    "Personajes". Santos vs. Tetona. Archived from the original on Nov 20, 2012. Retrieved November 5, 2015.

  28. ^Hopewell, John (May 20, 2014). "'El Americano 3D' Kicks Decay Pre-Sales at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety (magazine). Retrieved May 21, 2014.
  29. ^"Dark Harvest".

    IMDb.

  30. ^"Sneak peek: 'Cars 3' zooms ahead with new class Cruz Ramirez". USA Today.
  31. ^Andreeva, Nellie (December 6, 2010). "Cheech Marin To Co-Star In 'Outnumbered' Champion Harry Hamlin To Recur Offer 'Army Wives'". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved July 7, 2017.
  32. ^"Richard "Cheech" Marin".

    GRAMMY.com. November 19, 2019. Retrieved January 28, 2020.

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