Tommy Chong
Biography
Tommy Chong was born on May 24, 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada as Thomas B. Kin Chong. He is an actor, known for Up in Smoke (1978), After Hours (1985) and Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980). He has been married to Shelby Chong since 1975. They have four children. He was previously married to Maxine Sneed.
88years old
Turns 89 on May 24in 194 days
- Born Edmonton
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Thomas B. Kin Chong (birth name)Also credited as Thomas Chong
Movie Career
- Films
- 30
- Career span
- 46 years1978 to 2024
Genres
- Comedy70%, 21 films
- Documentary27%, 8 films
- Action17%, 5 films
- Adventure17%, 5 films
- Crime17%, 5 films
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A role that slipped away
Chong was originally cast to voice Shenzi the hyena in Disney's The Lion King, but the character was changed to a female and Whoopi Goldberg got the part instead.
A first
Chong was the oldest contestant ever to reach the semi-finals of Dancing with the Stars, doing so in 2014 with professional partner Peta Murgatroyd.
A change of course
In 1963, Chong and bandmember Bobby Taylor turned the former Alma Theatre in Vancouver into a nightclub they named the Blues Palace. They booked the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, a group that had never played Vancouver before.
Tommy Chong movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Cheech Marin 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
Cheech Marin's page
Shelby Chong's page
Evelyn Guerrero's page
Rikki Marin's page
James Hong's page
Ernest Borgnine's page
Also two films together10 more actors
- Tim CurryMcHale's Navy (1997) and FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
- George W. BushAmerican Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007) and The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007)
- Martin ShortHoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011) and The Canadian Conspiracy (1986)
- David Alan GrierHoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil (2011) and McHale's Navy (1997)
- John CandyThe Canadian Conspiracy (1986) and It Came from Hollywood (1982)
- Martin KoveMore Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story (2021) and Railroad to Hell: A Chinaman's Chance (2008)
- Rae Dawn ChongFar Out Man (1990) and Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers (1984)
- George BushAmerican Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007) and The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007)
- John SteadmanThings Are Tough All Over (1982) and Cheech & Chong's Next Movie (1980)
- Joe RoganAmerican Drug War: The Last White Hope (2007) and The Union: The Business Behind Getting High (2007)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Tommy Chong's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.3 billion
14 of the 30 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 30 films: 14 worldwide figure; 6 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 6 figure not found.
- 14Worldwide figure
- 6US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 6Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 97% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$1.0B80.3% of the total
- 2$42M3.3% of the total
- 3$42M3.3% of the total
- 4$37M2.9% of the total
- 5$33M2.6% of the total
- 6$21M1.7% of the total
- 7$17M1.4% of the total
- 8$16M1.2% of the total
$44.2 millionfrom the other 6 films with a worldwide figure, 3% of the total