Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marine is an American actor who became famous for his performances in the comic duet "Cheech and Chong." He became one of the characters of American comedies in the 70-80s. His further film career has dozens of roles, among which there are real masterpieces.
The comic duet "Cheech and Chong" existed until 1984 and even received a Grammy Award for the best album in the genre of musical comedy. After the collapse of the duo, Chich Marin took up a film career. His films Once Upon a Time in Mexico, From Dusk Till Dawn, Detective Nash Bridges, Lost, Anger Management, and many others are well-known not only in America but also far beyond its borders.
Childhood
The boy was born in the summer of 1946, in Los Angeles. The family belonged to immigrants from Mexico, but most of their lives lived in America. The boy's father was a policeman, and his mother worked as a secretary, despite the higher education received at one of the prestigious universities.
In childhood, the boy spent most of the time on the street, walking with peers and listening to local musicians, gradually being carried away by their work. Soon, he decided to create his own team of rap artists. Composing lyrics, he gathered friends around him with whom he began to record his first songs on tape cassettes. Gradually, his poems began to bear an increasingly humorous character, and soon he realized that he liked more than music, but texts that formed the basis for scripts for performances in public.
Chich soon began performing in local clubs in Los Angeles, and after the relocation associated with the start of the Vietnam War, in Vancouver. There he met his future partner Tommy Chong, with whom they created the humorous duet "Cheech and Chong", which became popular in America and Canada.
Film career
The famous duet existed for quite a long time and, in addition to working on stage, began to try its hand at the movies. Their first picture was called "Stoned", which received great success not only in the country, but also abroad.
The producers, seeing the great success of the duet, decided to continue making films with their participation. Soon, franchise sequels appear on the screens, becoming no less popular than the first film. But by the mid-80s, the theme of hippies and “smokers” was gradually fading into the background and new heroes appeared who clearly did not fit the images created by Chich and Chong. Their last joint film was the picture "After Work" and, since the end of the 80s, they stop performing together.
Chich continued his acting career and creative biography already alone. He receives many offers from producers and directors and for several years starred in major and episodic roles in dozens of films, including: “Ghostbusters”, “Deadly Beauty”, “Born in Los Angeles” and many others.
In addition to working in films, the actor was engaged in dubbing cartoons, including the famous "Lion King", and filming in television projects. One of the most famous series of those years was "Detective Nash Bridges", where Cheech co-starred with actor Don Johnson.
His subsequent works were very diverse. Chich played in action films, comedies, thrillers, among which there were cult films of famous directors, such as: Desperate, Spy Kids, From Dusk Till Dawn, Tin Cup, Machete, and famous series: Lost "and" Anatomy of Passion."
