Cheech Marin Highlights

  • 2008: Lent her voice to the live-action comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua"
  • 2006: Voiced Ramone in the Pixar animated feature "Cars"
  • 2005: Played Captain Victor Delgado, opposite Nick Cannon in the comedy "Underclassman"
  • 2004: Cast in the holiday comedy "Christmas with the Kranks" directed by Joe Roth
  • 2004: Cast in John Sayles’ political satire "Silver City" starring Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Daryl Hannah and Richard Dreyfuss
  • 2002: Reunited with Robert Rodriguez in the film "Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams"
  • 2002: Again teamed with director Robert Rodriguez for "Once Upon A Time In Mexico"
  • 1999: Cast as Jesus in the feature "Luminarias"
  • 1998: Appeared in the feature "Paulie: A Parrot's Tale", starring Gena Rowlands
  • 1997: Hosted "Latino Laugh Festival", a pay-per-view production of Showtime Event Television
  • 1996: Provided able support to Kevin Costner and Don Johnson in Ron Shelton's "Tin Cup"
  • 1996: Cast as a regular on the CBS crime drama "Nash Bridges", co-starring Don Johnson
  • 1995: First collaboration as an actor with writer-director Robert Rodriguez, portraying the "Short Bartender" in "Desperado"
  • 1994: Provided the voice of Banzai the Hyena for the blockbuster Disney animated feature "The Lion King"; also performed songs
  • 1992: Debut as a TV series regular, played the recently divorced Mexican chef Chuy Castillos on the sitcom spin-off "The Golden Palace"
  • 1991: Provided the voice of Buck, the family dog, on the hit sitcom "Married. . . With Children" in an episode entitled "Look Who's Barking"
  • 1990: Appeared in a guest shot on HBO's "Dream On" in an episode entitled "The Taking of Pablum 1-2-3"
  • 1990: Reunited with Chong to record roles for the animated feature "FernGully: The Last Rainforest" (released 1992)
  • 1988: First feature assignment as a voice actor, played Tito in the Disney cartoon, "Oliver & Company"
  • 1988: TV producing debut, executive producer of "The Cheech Show", an unsold NBC sitcom pilot (also co-wrote and starred)
  • 1987: Portrayed a singing East Indian shopowner in a sketch on "The Tracey Ullman Show"
  • 1987: Feature directing debut, "Born in East L.A." (also wrote screenplay and lyrics for title song; starred)
  • 1986: Cast in the major supporting role of Jose Mondragon in Robert Redford's production of "The Milagro Beanfield War"; performed the role for the books-on-tape audio version of the John Nichol novel; subsequently lost the film role when Redford changed his mind (date approximate)
  • 1985: Reunited with Chong for a small but pivotal part in Martin Scorsese's "After Hours"
  • 1985: Made TV directing debut on first TV special, "Cheech and Chong Get Out of My Room" (also wrote; co-starred and performed songs with Chong); special consisted of four music videos joined by documentary-style footage
  • 1980: With Chong, discovered Paul Reubens, then performing his Pee-wee Herman at the Groundlings improv group; cast him in "Cheech & Chong's Nice Dreams" (1981)
  • 1978: Feature debut as co-screenwriter, songwriter and actor (with Chong), "Up in Smoke"
  • 1971: Recorded comedy album "Cheech & Chong"; nominated for the 1971 Grammy for Best Comedy Recording
  • 1970: With Chong, formed comedy duo Cheech and Chong (date approximate)
  • 1968: Met future partner Tommy Chong; began performing improv (date approximate)
  • Left Cal State, Northridge eight credits short of a degree in English; fled to Vancouver, British Columbia to evade the draft
  • Active in music as a child; performed in bands; reportedly appeared on albums
  • Born in South Central Los Angeles and raised in Granada Hills, a suburb of the San Fernando Valley
  • Began playing Canadian and US clubs; opened for rock bands
  • Provided the voice of Buck the Dog for two episodes of "Married. . . With Children"
  • Boxed in police leagues as a youth
  • With Chong, co-founded City Works, an improv group that combined comedy and music, at a Vancouver nightclub owned by Chong's brother
  • Took first directorial credit (after reportedly co-directing several Cheech & Chong features uncredited) for the music video "Born in East L.A."

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