Tommy Chong Canadian Actor Born 1938 in Edmonton

Tommy Chong is a Canadian actor born on 24 May 1938 in Edmonton. His best-known titles on this site are Color Out of Space (2019) and Half Baked (1998).

Early life

Tommy Chong was educated at Crescent Heights High School and Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts.

Career

The earliest credit on record for Tommy Chong is Up in Smoke (1978). During the 1980s, he worked on Yellowbeard (1983) and After Hours (1985). Work from the 1990s includes National Lampoon's Senior Trip (1995) and That '70s Show (1998, as Leo). The Wash (2001) and Pauly Shore Is Dead (2003) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie (2013).

His filmography here covers 24 films and one TV series from 1978 to 2019. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (2). His off-screen credits include director on 6 titles, including Cheech and Chong's Next Movie, and writer on 8 titles, including Nice Dreams. Snoop Dogg appears in three of his listed titles. The records list him as a member of Cheech & Chong.

Personal life

He has been married to Shelby Chong since 1975. Earlier marriages on record are to Maxine Sneed (1960 to 1970). He is the father of Rae Dawn Chong, Robbi Chong and Marcus Chong, and has 6 children in total.