Cheech Marin

Cheech Marin (born Richard Anthony Marin on July 13 1946), is a comedian and actor. He was born South Central Los Angeles. His stage persona is Mexican. He is best known for previously being a member of the comedy duo Cheech and Chong along with Tommy Chong. As a part of the duo he participated in a number of comedy albums and feature film comedies. After he and Tommy went their separate ways, he starred in a number of films as a solo actor, most notably Born in East L.A.. Later he made the transition to television when he co-starred with Don Johnson in the police show Nash Bridges (1996-2001), in which they played San Francisco police-detective partners. In recent years he has been active in playing supporting roles in films and performing voice overs for animated features. His current television work includes a supporting role in Judging Amy, where he plays an independently wealthy landscape designer. He's also a favorite of director Robert Rodriguez, who has worked with Marin six times following the last two installments of his El Mariachi trilogy, the Spy Kids trilogy, and From Dusk Till Dawn.

Filmography

• La Pastorela
• Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke" (1978)
• Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
• Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (1981)
• Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
• Still Smokin' (1983)
• Yellowbeard (1983)
• Os Irmãos Corsos
• Cheech and Chong's the Corsican Brothers (1984)
• Get Out of My Room (1985)
• A Leste De Los Angeles
• Born in East L.A. (1987)
• Oliver and Company (1988) (Voice)
• Troop Beverley Hills
• Rude Awakening (1989)
• The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
• Mother Goose Rock n Rhyme (1990) (TV)
• Ferngully -- The Last Rainforest (1992) (Voice)
• The Golden Palace (1992) (TV)
• Ring of the Musketeers (1992) (TV)
• A Million to Juan (1994)
• The Lion King (1994) (Voice)
• Charlie's Ghost Story (1994)
• The Cisco Kid
• Desperado (1995)
• The Courtyard (1995) (TV)
• From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
• The Great White Hype (1996)
• Tin Cup (1996)
• Paulie (1998)
• Picking Up The Pieces (2000)
• Spy Kids (2001)
• (2002)
• (2003)(cameo)
• Masked and Anonymous (2003)
• Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
• Good Boy! (2003) (Voice)
• Cars (2006) (voice)