Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin is an American comedian and actor, born Richard Marin in 1946, best known as half of the stoner comedy duo Cheech & Chong.

With Tommy Chong, he made a series of films in the 1970s and 80s celebrating marijuana culture, most famously *Up in Smoke* (1978).

Later he appeared in Robert Rodriguez films and voiced characters in *The Lion King* and the *Cars* franchise.

Cheech and Chong defined stoner comedy for a generation.