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'Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin' (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor, who gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech and Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s, and as Don Johnson's quick-and-scheme partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez on ''Nash Bridges''. His stage persona is that of a stereotypical Mexican American, or an uneducated urban Chicano.

Contents

Biography

Early life

Career

Filmography

★ ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1976) ★ ''Wedding Album'' (1974) ★ ''Los Cochinos'' (1973) ★ ''Big Bambu'' (1972) ★ ''Cheech & Chong'' (1971)

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Biography

Early life

Marin, a Mexican American,^[1] was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of Elsa (née Meza), a secretary, and Oscar Marin, a policeman.^[2] He is a graduate of California State University Northridge where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. Fleeing from the U.S. draft during the height of the Vietnam War in 1968, Marin settled in Vancouver, British Columbia, where he met future comedic partner Tommy Chong.

Career

As a part of the duo Cheech and Chong 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.'', ''Tin Cup'' and ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico''. His nickname "Cheech" is short for "Chicharron", a spicy fried pork skin which is a popular snack amongst Mexicans.^[3]
Marin made the transition to television when he co-starred with Don Johnson and Yasmine Bleeth 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 last television work included a supporting role in ''Judging Amy'', where he played an independently wealthy landscape designer. He is a favorite of director Robert Rodriguez, who has worked with Marin seven times following the last two installments of his ''El Mariachi'' trilogy, the ''Spy Kids'' trilogy, ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' and the 'Machete' trailer for ''Grindhouse''. He provided his voice for several Disney animated films, most notably Tito in ''Oliver & Company'' (1988), Banzai in ''The Lion King'' (1994) and Ramone in ''Cars'' (2006). He also reprised the Banzai role in Kingdom Hearts II. He made a small appearance as a dockworker in the movie ''Ghostbusters 2''. Marin has released a best-selling album in the children's music genre, ''My Name is Cheech, the School Bus Driver'' (1997). The album was released bilingually.
Marin is one of the foremost collectors of Chicano art in the United States, and his private collection is claimed to be the world's largest. Two national touring exhibitions have featured works from his collection. He is also an avid golfer, although Marin initially disliked the sport until he co-starred in ''Tin Cup''. Marin was born with a cleft lip, which has long since been repaired. He speaks fluent Spanish and uses it in some of the movies he stars in. Marin's trademark is his character's Mexican-accented voice. The actor took a cue from his Nash Bridges counterpart as he resides in the San Francisco Bay Area year round, as a resident of the city's ritzy Sea Cliff neighborhood.
Marin was going to do the voice role of Cesar Vialpando from '' but it went to Clifton Collins Jr.. In late 2006, Marin participated in Simon Cowell's Celebrity Duets, having sung with Peter Frampton, Randy Travis, Clint Black, Aaron Neville, and Al Jarreau. He was the fourth to be eliminated. In that same year, he voiced as Gaspar Gomez in ''.
In the third season of the hit television series ''Lost'', Marin plays Hurley's father.

Filmography

★ ''The Perfect Game'' (2008)...as Padre Estaban

★ ''Grindhouse (film)'' (2007)...as Padre Benecio Del Toro (''Machete'')

★ ''Lost'' (TV) (2007)...as David Reyes (Hurley's Dad in the Episode titled ''Tricia Tanaka Is Dead'')

★ '' (2006)...voiced as Gaspar Gomez

★ ''Cars'' (2005)...voiced as Ramone

★ ''Kingdom Hearts II'' (2005)...voiced as Banzai the Hyena

★ ''Underclassman'' (2005)...as Captain Victor Delgado

★ ''Mind of Mencia'' (2005)...as Pope Cheech I{fact}

★ ''Judging Amy'' (2005)...as Ignacio Messina

★ ''Sian Ka'an'' (2005)...voice

★ ''Christmas with the Kranks'' (2004)...as Officer Salino

★ ''The Lion King 1½'' (2004)...voiced as Banzai the Hyena

★ ''George Lopez'' (TV)(2003)...as Lalo (Starred in the edpisode titled ''Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Honey'')

★ ''Good Boy!'' (2003)...voiced as The Henchmen

★ ''Once Upon a Time in Mexico'' (2003)...as Belini

★ ''Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales'' (TV)(2003)...as Himself

★ '' (2003)...as Felix Gumm

★ ''Masked and Anonymous'' (2003)...as Prospero

★ ''The Ortegas'' (2003)...as Henny Ortega

★ ''Pinocchio'' (2002)...as The Fox

★ '' (2002)...as Felix Gumm

★ ''Nash Bridges'' (2001)...as Inspector Joe Dominguez (1996-2001)

★ ''Spy Kids'' (2001)...as Felix Gumm

★ ''South Park'' (TV)(2000)...voiced as Carlos Ramirez (voiced in 1 episode "Cherokee Hair Tampons")

★ ''Resurrection Blvd.'' (TV)(2000)...as Hector Archuletta

★ ''Picking Up the Pieces'' (2000)...as Mayor Machado

★ ''Luminarias'' (2000)...as Jesus

★ ''The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards'' (TV)(2000)...Host

★ ''Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups V'' (TV)(2000)...Host

★ ''See You in My Dreams'' (2000)...as Estaban

★ ''The Nuttiest Nutcracker'' (1999)...voiced as Mac

★ ''It's Tough to be a Bug!'' (1998) Attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom

★ ''Paulie'' (1998)...as Ignacio

★ ''Tracey Takes On...'' (1996-1998)...as Carlos (starred in only 2 episodes)

★ ''Tin Cup'' (1996)...as Romeo Posar

★ ''Latino Laugh Festival'' (TV)(1996)... Host

★ ''The Great White Hype'' (1996)... Julio Escobar

★ ''From Dusk Till Dawn'' (1996)... Border Guard/Chet Pussy/Carlos

★ ''Blazing Dragons'' (VG)(1996)...voice

★ ''Desperado'' (1995)... Short Bartender

★ ''The Courtyard'' (TV)(1995)... Angel Steiner

★ ''Santo Bugito'' (1995) TV Series .... Lencho the Flea (unknown episodes)

★ ''Dream On'' (1994)... Waiter (1 episode, 1994)

★ ''The Lion King'' (1994) (voice)... Banzai the Hyena

★ ''A Million to Juan'' (1994)... Shell Shock

★ ''Married with Children'' ... Buck's Voice (3 episodes, 1991-1994)

★ ''The Cisco Kid'' (TV)(1994) ... Pancho

★ '' (1994) .... Master Borgia

★ ''Charlie's Ghost Story'' (1994) ... Coronado

★ ''Tales from the Crypt'' (TV)... Dr. Beneloy (1 episode, 1993)

★ ''The Golden Palace'' (TV)...Chuy Castillos (3 episodes, 1992-1993)

★ ''Ring of the Musketeers'' (TV)(1992) ... Burt Aramis

★ '' (1992) (voice) .... Stump

★ ''Great Performances'' (TV) ... El Cosmico (1 episode, 1991)

★ ''The Shrimp on the Barbie'' (1990) ... Carlos

★ ''Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme'' (TV)(1990) ... Carnival Barker

★ ''Far Out Man'' (1990) .... as Cheech

★ ''Rude Awakening (1989).... as Jesus Monteya

★ ''Ghostbusters II (1989).... as Dock Supervisor

★ ''Oliver and Company'' (1988) ...as Tito

★ ''Mickey's 60th Birthday (1988).... as Disney Janitor

★ ''Fatal Beauty (1987).... as Bartender

★ ''Born in East L.A.'' (1987).... as Rudy

★ ''Echo Park (1986).... as Sid

★ ''Charlie Barnett's Tems of Enrollment (1986).... as Elvis & Fan

★ ''After Hours (1985).... as Neil

★ ''Get Out of My Room (1985).... as Cheech/Ian Rotten

★ ''Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984).... as Corsican Brother

★ ''Cannonball Run II (1984)... Tire Store Employee

★ ''Yellowbeard (1983).... as El Segundo

★ ''Things ARe Tough All Over (1982).... Cheech/Mr.Slyman/Narrator

★ ''Still Smokin''' (1983) .... as Cheech

★ ''Nice Dreams'' (1981) .... as Pedro De Pacas

★ ''Next Movie'' (1980).... Cheech/Dwayne 'Red' Mendoza

★ ''Up in Smoke'' (1978) .... Pedro De Pacas
===Cheech and Chong comedy albums=

★ ''Sleeping Beauty'' (1976)

★ ''Wedding Album'' (1974)

★ ''Los Cochinos'' (1973)

★ ''Big Bambu'' (1972)

★ ''Cheech & Chong'' (1971)

References==
1. http://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Movies/08/05/cheech.marin/
2. http://www.filmreference.com/film/35/Cheech-Marin.html
3. http://comedycouch.com/interviews/cmarin.htm

External links

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