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Profile of Cheech Marin
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From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia
Cheech Marin (born Richard Anthony Marin on July 13, 1946), is a comedian and actor. He was born South Central Los Angeles to Oscar Marin (an LAPD officer) and Elsa Meza. His stage persona is that of a stereotypical Mexican. 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 he made the transition to television when he co-starred with Don Johnson 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 current television work includes a supporting role in Judging Amy, where he plays an independently wealthy landscape designer. He's also a favorite of director Robert Rodriguez, who has worked with Marin six times following the last two installments of his El Mariachi trilogy, the Spy Kids trilogy, and From Dusk Till Dawn.
Marin is one of the foremost collectors of Chicano art in the United States, and his private collection is the world's largest. Two national touring exhibitions have featured works from his collection.
Marin was born with a cleft lip, which has long since been repaired.
Marin speaks fluent Spanish. Sometimes he uses Spanish 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 Seacliff neighborhood.
Filmography
- La Pastorela
- Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke" (1978)
- Cheech and Chong's Next Movie (1980)
- Cheech and Chong's Nice Dreams (1981)
- Things Are Tough All Over (1982)
- Still Smokin' (1983)
- Yellowbeard (1983)
- Os Irmãos Corsos
- Cheech and Chong's the Corsican Brothers (1984)
- Get Out of My Room (1985)
- A Leste De Los Angeles
- Born in East L.A. (1987)
- Oliver and Company (1988) (Voice)
- Troop Beverley Hills
- Rude Awakening (1989)
- The Shrimp on the Barbie (1990)
- Mother Goose Rock n Rhyme (1990) (TV)
- Ferngully -- The Last Rainforest (1992) (Voice)
- The Golden Palace (1992) (TV)
- Ring of the Musketeers (1992) (TV)
- A Million to Juan (1994)
- The Lion King (1994) (Voice)
- Charlie's Ghost Story (1994)
- Goldy III: The Magic of the Golden Bear
- The Cisco Kid
- Desperado (1995)
- The Courtyard (1995) (TV)
- From Dusk Till Dawn (1996)
- The Great White Hype (1996)
- Tin Cup (1996)
- Paulie (1998)
- Picking Up The Pieces (2000)
- Spy Kids (2001)
- Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002)
- Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003)(cameo)
- Masked and Anonymous (2003)
- Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
- Good Boy! (2003) (Voice)
- Cars (2006) (voice)
External link
- Cheech Marin at the Internet Movie Database
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