Cheech Marin
Biography
Cheech Marin is an American comedian and actor who gained recognition in the 1970s and early 1980s as half of the comedy duo Cheech & Chong, alongside Tommy Chong. They made comedy albums and a series of films, including Up in Smoke (1978). After the duo disbanded in 1985, Marin went solo, starring in and directing Born in East L.A. (1987). He appeared in Tin Cup (1996), The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990), and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), and worked frequently with director Robert Rodriguez on the Spy Kids trilogy, From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), and Machete (2010). On television, he played Inspector Joe Dominguez on Nash Bridges from 1996 to 2001. As a voice actor, he portrayed Tito in Oliver & Company (1988), Banzai in The Lion King (1994), and Ramone in Cars (2006), among other Disney roles. He also appeared in Christmas with the Kranks (2004).
80years old
Turns 81 on July 13in 276 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: CancerThe sign runs June 21 to July 22
- Also credited as Richard Anthony Marin
Movie Career
- Films
- 56
- Career span
- 47 years1978 to 2025
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Behind the camera
After Cheech & Chong broke up in 1985, Marin acted alone in several movies, especially Born in East L.A., which he also directed for the first time.
Behind the award
In 1992, Marin won the first Celebrity Jeopardy! tournament. On March 18, 2010, he defeated journalist Anderson Cooper and actress Aisha Tyler on the Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational.
Beyond film
Marin sings on "Earache My Eye," a hidden track on Korn's album Follow the Leader. The song is a cover of a Cheech and Chong original, performed by Marin as the fictional singer Alice Bowie.
Beyond film
Marin released two bilingual best-selling children's music albums, My Name is Cheech, the School Bus Driver in 1992 and a Coast to Coast follow-up in 1997.
Own stunts
Marin is a keen golfer, but he did not like the sport at the start, until he appeared in the golf comedy Tin Cup. He also does horse archery on a course he had built on his own land.
A change of course
In 1968, right after he finished an English degree at CSUN, Marin tried out as a singer for Frank Zappa's group, The Mothers of Invention.
Cheech Marin movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Robert Rodriguez directed seven of these films, Tommy Chong six. Tommy Chong appears in sixteen of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Tommy Chong's page
Danny Trejo's page
Shelby Chong's page
Antonio Banderas's page
Tito Larriva's page
Salma Hayek's page
All films by Robert Rodriguez
Also four films together3 more actors
- Tony ShalhoubCars (2006), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002), Spy Kids (2001) and Paulie (1998)
- Daryl SabaraMachete (2010), Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003), Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002) and Spy Kids (2001)
- Evelyn GuerreroGet Out of My Room (1985), Things Are Tough All Over (1982), Nice Dreams (1981) and Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Cheech Marin's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$2.5 billion
32 of the 56 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 56 films: 32 worldwide figure; 11 us gross only; 5 never in cinemas; 8 figure not found.
- 32Worldwide figure
- 11US gross only
- 5Never in cinemas
- 8Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 81% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$763M30.8% of the total
- 2$462M18.6% of the total
- 3$197M8.0% of the total
- 4$148M6.0% of the total
- 5$121M4.9% of the total
- 6$120M4.8% of the total
- 7$99M4.0% of the total
- 8$97M3.9% of the total
$471 millionfrom the other 24 films with a worldwide figure, 19% of the total
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.