A popular, diminutive and once mustachioed Mexican-American character lead and comic, Cheech Marin gained... (Learn more)
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Cheech Marin’s Milestones
| Active in music as a child; performed in bands; reportedly appeared on albums | |
| Began playing Canadian and US clubs; opened for rock bands | |
| Born in South Central Los Angeles and raised in Granada Hills, a suburb of the San Fernando Valley | |
| Boxed in police leagues as a youth | |
| Left Cal State, Northridge eight credits short of a degree in English; fled to Vancouver, British Columbia to evade the draft | |
| Provided the voice of Buck the Dog for two episodes of "Married. . . With Children" | |
| Took first directorial credit (after reportedly co-directing several Cheech & Chong features uncredited) for the music video "Born in East L.A." | |
| With Chong, co-founded City Works, an improv group that combined comedy and music, at a Vancouver nightclub owned by Chong's brother | |
| 1968 | Met future partner Tommy Chong; began performing improv (date approximate) |
| 1970 | With Chong, formed comedy duo Cheech and Chong (date approximate) |
| 1971 | Recorded comedy album "Cheech & Chong"; nominated for the 1971 Grammy for Best Comedy Recording |
| 1978 | Feature debut as co-screenwriter, songwriter and actor (with Chong), "Up in Smoke" |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 1985 | Reunited with Chong for a small but pivotal part in Martin Scorsese's "After Hours" |
| 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) |
| 1987 | Feature directing debut, "Born in East L.A." (also wrote screenplay and lyrics for title song; starred) |
| 1987 | Portrayed a singing East Indian shopowner in a sketch on "The Tracey Ullman Show" |
| 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) |
| 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) |
| 1991 | Provided the voice of Buck, the family dog, on the hit sitcom "Married. . . With Children" in an episode entitled "Look Who's Barking" |
| 1992 - 1993 | Debut as a TV series regular, played the recently divorced Mexican chef Chuy Castillos on the sitcom spin-off "The Golden Palace" |
| 1994 | Provided the voice of Banzai the Hyena for the blockbuster Disney animated feature "The Lion King"; also performed songs |
| 1995 | First collaboration as an actor with writer-director Robert Rodriguez, portraying the "Short Bartender" in "Desperado" |
| 1996 - 2001 | Cast as a regular on the CBS crime drama "Nash Bridges", co-starring Don Johnson |
| 1996 | Provided able support to Kevin Costner and Don Johnson in Ron Shelton's "Tin Cup" |
| 1997 | Hosted "Latino Laugh Festival", a pay-per-view production of Showtime Event Television |
| 1998 | Appeared in the feature "Paulie: A Parrot's Tale", starring Gena Rowlands |
| 1999 | Cast as Jesus in the feature "Luminarias" |
| 2002 | Again teamed with director Robert Rodriguez for "Once Upon A Time In Mexico" |
| 2002 | Reunited with Robert Rodriguez in the film "Spy Kids 2: The Island Of Lost Dreams" |
| 2004 | Cast in John Sayles’ political satire "Silver City" starring Chris Cooper, Kris Kristofferson, Daryl Hannah and Richard Dreyfuss |
| 2004 | Cast in the holiday comedy "Christmas with the Kranks" directed by Joe Roth |
| 2005 | Played Captain Victor Delgado, opposite Nick Cannon in the comedy "Underclassman" |
| 2006 | Voiced Ramone in the Pixar animated feature "Cars" |
| 2008 | Lent her voice to the live-action comedy "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" |
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