Cheech Marin (born Richard Anthony
Marin), is a Chicano comedian and actor. 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 Marin made the transition to television when
he co-starred with Don Johnson in the police show Nash
Bridges (1996-2001) where they played San Francisco
police detective partners. In recent years he has active
in promoting Hispanic fine arts in addition to playing
supporting rolls in films and performing voice overs
for animated features. His current television employment
is as a current supporting role in Judging Amy, where
he plays an independently wealthy landscape designer. |