Cheech Marin

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Cheech Marin : biography

July 13, 1946 –

Television credits

  • Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme (TV) (1990) … Carnival Barkera
  • Great Performances (TV) … El Cosmico (1 episode, 1991)
  • Ring of the Musketeers (TV)(1992) …. Burt Aramis
  • The Golden Palace (TV)…Chuy Castillos (24 episodes, 1992–1993)
  • Tales from the Crypt (TV)… Dr. Beneloy (1 episode, 1993)
  • The Cisco Kid (TV)(1994) … Pancho
  • Married with Children (3 episodes, 1991–1994)…Buck’s Voice
  • Dream On (1994)… Waiter (1 episode, 1994)
  • Santo Bugito (1995) TV Series …. Lencho the Flea (unknown episodes)
  • The Courtyard (TV) (1995)… Angel Steiner
  • Latino Laugh Festival (TV) (1996)… Host
  • Happily Ever After: Fairytales For Every Child (TV) Character- "Hansel and Gretel"
  • Tracey Takes On… (1996–1998)…. Carlos (starred in only 2 episodes)
  • Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups V (TV) (2000)…Host
  • The 26th Annual People’s Choice Awards (TV) (2000)…Host
  • Resurrection Blvd. (TV) (2000)…as Hector Archuletta
  • South Park (TV) (2000)…voiced as Carlos Ramirez (voiced in 1 episode \"Cherokee Hair Tampons\")
  • Nash Bridges (TV) (2001)…as Inspector Joe Dominguez (1996–2001)
  • Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (TV) (2003)…as Himself
  • George Lopez (TV) (2003)…as Lalo (Starred in the episode titled Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Honey)
  • Storm Hawks (2007) …Cyclonian Pilot
  • Lost (TV) (2007–2009)…as David Reyes (Hurley’s Dad in the episodes Tricia Tanaka Is Dead, There’s no Place Like Home and The Lie)
  • Mind of Mencia (2008)…Gay man’s father
  • Grey’s Anatomy (2008)…Otis (episode "Where the Wild Things Are")
  • MADtv (2009) Himself
  • WWE Raw (TV) (2010)…as Himself (Guest Host)
  • Off the Map (TV) (2011)…as Papa
  • The Simpsons (2011)…as Himself (Guest voice)
  • Lopez Tonight (TV) (2011)…as Himself, George’s celebrity father
  • Psych (2012)…as Deacon Jones
  • Rob (2012)…as Fernando
  • Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off (2012)…as Himself (celebrity contestant)

Early life

Marin was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Elsa (née Meza), a secretary, and Oscar Marin, a policeman in the LAPD. Marin was born with a cleft lip, which has long since been repaired. Although he speaks Spanish and uses it in some of his movies, he is not particularly fluent.http://www.weirdal.com/aaarchive.htm

Marin’s nickname "Cheech" is short for "chicharron", a fried pork skin that is a popular snack in Mexican cuisine and a favorite of marijuana smokers afflicted with "the munchies", and the nickname’s alliteration with Chong’s surname made "Cheech and Chong" an obvious choice for the name of the duo. The name of this character gave rise to the popular term "cheeched", meaning "under the influence of marijuana, usually at a relatively high dose".

Marin graduated from Bishop Alemany High School, located in California’s San Fernando Valley, as well as from San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge), where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. Marin auditioned to sing for Frank Zappa in 1967, but moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in September of that year to avoid the U.S. draft during the height of the Vietnam War. In Vancouver, Marin met his future comedic partner Tommy Chong.

Cheech and Chong comedy albums

  • Cheech and Chong (1971)
  • Big Bambu (1972)
  • Los Cochinos (1973)
  • Cheech & Chong’s Wedding Album (1974)
  • Sleeping Beauty (1976)
  • Up In Smoke (1978)
  • Let’s Make a New Dope Deal (1980)
  • Get Out Of My Room (1985)