Cheech Marin was born on July 13, 1946 in Los Angeles, California.

Cheech's birth name is Richard Marin. "Cheech" is derived from chicharron a spicy fried pork skin snack.

In the early 1970s, Cheech and Chong released a series of comedy albums that found much favor with surreptitious members of the drug counterculture. UP IN SMOKE (1978), which brought them to the silver screen, became one of the highest grossing films of that year.

Cheech and Chong broke up the act in 1985, with Chong keeping a low profile, starring in and directing FAR OUT MAN in (1990) and Marin moving on to write and directed BORN IN EAST L.A., in which he starred as well.

Marin hated golf until he co-starred in TIN-CUP (1996); and is now an avid golfer. Among the top collectors of Mexican and Mexican-American art, Cheech has put together at least one book on the subject and supported the development of Chicano art on the West Coast. Cheech Marin was also the first Celebrity Jeopardy Champion.

Cheech Marin's other notable credits include...

THE PERFECT GAME (2007)
PLANET TERROR (2007)
GRINDHOUSE (2007)
MATER AND THE GHOSTLIGHT (2006)
CARS (2006)
UNDERCLASSMEN (2005)
SIAN KA'AN (2005)
CHRISTMAS WITH THE KRANKS (2004)
ONCE UPON A TIME IN MEXICO (2003)
SPY KIDS 3-D (2003)
SPY KIDS 2 (2002)
SPY KIDS (2001)
FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996)
GHOSTBUSTERS II (1989)
BORN IN EAST L.A. (1987)
CHEECH & CHONG'S NEXT MOVIE (1980)
CHEECH AND CHONGS UP IN SMOKE (1978)