Thomas B. Kin Tommy Chong is a musician, director, writer, activist and comedian from Canada. He became famous with his movies which are marijuana themed called Cheech and Chong comedy and he played in the comedy Cheech and Marin. He was naturalized to become a citizen of Unites States in 1980s. He was born in Edmonton‘s University Hospital and he was called Thomas B Kin Chong when he was born. His mother Lorna Jean was a waitress and his father Stanley Chong was a truck driver from China. He started to play guitar when he was 16 after dropping out of the Crescent Heights High school.
Tommy Chong had two marriages. He got married to Maxine Sneed during the year 1960 who is also a Multi-racial person. They had two daughters together and they got a divorce in 1970. He got married again to Shelby Fiddis and their got three children and adopted one. Some of his children followed acting career on their turn. He is an activist of marijuana and he wants the legalization of marijuana as drug use. He said that he had a prostate cancer but he used Hemp Oil treatment and he was cured.
In2003, Tommy Chong was under investigation because of his son’s company called Nice Dreams which was selling marijuana and pipes. He agreed to plead guilty and the case was not taken to court. His wife and son were not prosecuted. He wanted to serve a home detention and to do community service but he was sentenced to 9 months in the federal prison, a forfeiture of 103,514 and the fine of 20,000 dollars. He was the cell mate of Jordan Belfort, the Wolf of Wall Street and he encouraged him to write about his memory. They are friends until now.
During his case, Tommy Chong said that he was treated differently because he was a celebrity but government officials denied this. Chong reunited with Cheech Marin and they produced Cherokee hair Tampons and they were playing the fictional versions of their lives. In 2008, they toured in both America and Canada as part of their reunification.
Tommy Chong’s net worth is 8 million. When he dropped out of school, he joined The Shades group which changed name to Little Daddy and The Bachelor. They produced a single Does your Mama Know about Me and it was no 29 at the charts. They toured with Jackson Five in 1960s. Together with Cheech Chong, they were nominated for the Grammy Award because of the Best Comedy Album. The group broke up because of the creative differences but they came back again in 2008.
He played in different movies like Franklin and Bash, Miami Vice and Dharma and Greg. Other movies are Raising the Hope, MacHale’s Navy, Evil Bong and A/K/A Tommy Chong. When Chong is not acting, he works as an activist. He appeared in many movies and television shows. He was getting a salary from acting a recurring role of Leo in the 70s Show and this is one of the acts that contributed to his popularity as an actor.
| Birth Date: | 24 May, 1938 |
| Age: | 81 yrs |
| Citizenship: | United States of America Canada |
| Birth Place: | Edmonton |
| Education: | Victoria School of Performing and Visual Arts |
| Gender: | Male |
| Description: | Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, director, activist and musician |
| Twitter Id: | Tommychong |
| Net Worth 2021: | 20 million |
