Cheech Marin Biography
Cheech Marin, born Richard Anthony Marin, is a Mexican-American stand-up comedian, actor, voice actor, writer and activist. Cheech gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong as well as Don Johnson’s partner,Joe Dominguez, on Tv series Nash Bridges.
Cheech has also voiced characters in several Disney films such as Oliver & Company, The Lion King, the Cars series, Coco and Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
Cheech’s trademark is his characters’ strong Chicano accents.
Cheech Marin Age
Cheech was born on July 13, 1946 in Los Angeles, Carlifornia.
Cheech Marin Networth
Cheech over the years has amassed wealth from his acting roles in various films and Tv shows. He has an estimated net worth of $12 million.
Cheech Marin Parents
Marin was born in Los Angeles, California, to Mexican American parents. His Father, Mr. Oscar Marin is a policeman in the Los Angeles Police Department, and his mother, Elsaa, is a secretary.
Cheech Marin Relationships
in 1975, Cheech tied the knot with Darlene Morley, who co-produced Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers and also played minor roles in earlier Cheech & Chong films under the name Rikki Marin. The couple had one child and divorced in 1984.
After the divorce,Marin then married artist Patti Heid in 1986. They had two children and have since divorced. Marin married his longtime girlfriend, Russian pianist Natasha Rubin, on August 8, 2009, in a sunset ceremony at their home.
Cheech Marin Children
Cheech Marin has three children- A son and two daughters- and they include: Joey Marin, Jasmine Marin and Carmen Marin.
Cheech Marin Children’s Music Albums | Dora The Explorer
Cheech released two best-selling albums in the children’s music genre, The 1992 album ‘My Name is Cheech, the School Bus Driver’ as well as the 1997 album ‘My Name is Cheech, The School Bus Driver “Coast to Coast”. Both albums were released bilingually. In July 2007, the book ‘Cheech the School Bus Driver’ was released, written by Marin, illustrated by Orlando L. Ramirez, and published by HarperCollins.
In 2005, Marin was selected to do a voice over to the animated children’s series ‘Dora the Explorer’. Healso appeared in the episode “A Crown for King Juan el Bobo”, as the Puerto Rican folk hero Juan Bobo.
Cheech Marin Art Collection
Cheech is known to be an avid collector of Chicano art; and has gone ahead to lend his personal collection works to two national touring exhibitions. Marin started collecting Chicano art in the 1980s. He feels that it’s important to “use his celebrity status to call attention to what he saw as an under-appreciated and under-represented style of art.
Cheech Marin Movies|Film| Tv Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1978 | Up in Smoke | Pedro de Pacas | |
| 1980 | Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie | Cheech/Dwayne “Red” Mendoza | |
| 1981 | Nice Dreams | Cheech | |
| 1982 | Things Are Tough All Over | Cheech/ | |
| 1983 | Still Smokin’ | Cheech | |
| Yellowbeard | El Segundo | ||
| 1984 | Cannonball Run II | Tire Store Employee | |
| Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers | Corsican Brother | ||
| 1985 | Get Out of My Room | Cheech/Ian Rotten | |
| After Hours | Neil | ||
| 1986 | Charlie Barnett’s Terms of Enrollment | Elvis Friend & Fan | |
| Echo Park | Sid | ||
| 1987 | Born in East L.A. | Rudy Robles | |
| Fatal Beauty | Bartender | ||
| 1988 | Mickey’s 60th Birthday | Disney Janitor | |
| Oliver & Company | Tito the Chihuahua | Voice | |
| 1989 | Ghostbusters II | Dock Supervisor | |
| Rude Awakening | Jesus Monteya | ||
| Troop Beverly Hills | Himself | ||
| 1990 | Far Out Man | Cheech | |
| The Shrimp on the Barbie | Carlos Munoz | ||
| Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme | Carnival Barker | ||
| 1992 | Ferngully: The Last Rainforest | Stump | Voice |
| 1994 | Charlie’s Ghost Story | Coronado | |
| The Magic of the Golden Bear: Goldy III | Master Borgia | ||
| A Million to Juan | Shell Shock | ||
| The Lion King | Banzai the Hyena | Voice | |
| 1995 | Desperado | Short Bartender | |
| 1996 | Blazing Dragons | Sir George/Guido/Loudmouth Guard | Voice |
| From Dusk Till Dawn | Border Guard/Chet Pussy/Carlos | ||
| The Great White Hype | Julio Escobar | ||
| Tin Cup | Romeo Posar | ||
| 1998 | Paulie | Ignacio | |
| It’s Tough to be a Bug! | Chili | Attraction at Disney’s Animal Kingdom | |
| 1999 | The Nuttiest Nutcracker | Mac | Voice |
| 2000 | See You in My Dreams | Estaban | |
| Luminarias | Jesus | ||
| Picking Up the Pieces | Mayor Machado | ||
| 2001 | Spy Kids | Felix Gumm | The Fake Uncle |
| 2002 | Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams | Felix Gumm | The Fake Uncle |
| Pinocchio | The Fox | Voice | |
| 2003 | The Ortegas | Henny Ortega | |
| Masked and Anonymous | Prospero | ||
| Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over | Felix Gumm | The Fake Uncle | |
| Once Upon a Time in Mexico | Belini | ||
| Good Boy! | The Henchmen | Voice | |
| 2004 | The Lion King 1½ | Banzai the Hyena | |
| Christmas with the Kranks | Officer Salino | ||
| 2005 | Sian Ka’an | Voice | |
| Fall Down a School | Erick Matthew, 202, 26, 57, 211 Bus Motorists | ||
| Underclassman | Captain Victor Delgado | ||
| Kingdom Hearts II | Banzai the Hyena | Voice; video-game | |
| 2006 | Cars | Ramone | Voice |
| Scarface: The World is Yours | Gaspar Gomez | ||
| Mater and the Ghostlight | Ramone | Voice | |
| 2007 | The Union: The Business Behind Getting High | Himself | |
| Grindhouse | Padre Benicio Del Toro | ||
| 2008 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Manuel | Voice |
| 2009 | Expecting a Miracle | Father Arturo | Television film |
| Race to Witch Mountain | Eddie Cortez The Auto Mechanic | ||
| 2010 | The Perfect Game | Padre Esteban | |
| Tales from Earthsea | Hare | Voice; US version only | |
| Machete | Padre Benicio Del Toro | Cheech also makes an appearance as the Padre in the (then) fictitious Machete trailer for the 2007 Grindhousedouble feature. The trailer appears in the DVD for the Planet Terror portion of Grindhouse. | |
| 2011 | Cars 2 | Ramone | Voice |
| Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil | Mad Hog | ||
| 2012 | El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza | Narrator, El Charro | Voice (Spanish-language Mexican animated film) |
| Seven Psychopaths | The Dog, Erick Matthew | Voice | |
| 2013 | Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie | Cheech/Pedro de Pacas | |
| 2014 | The Book of Life | Pancho Rodriguez | |
| 2016 | El Americano: The Movie | Martin | Voice |
| 2017 | Cars 3 | Ramone | Voice |
| Coco | Corrections Officer | Voice | |
| The War with Grandpa | Danny |
Television
- Mother Goose Rock ‘n’ Rhyme (TV) (1990) …as Carnival Barker
- Great Performances (TV) …El Cosmico (1 episode, 1991)
- Ring of the Musketeers (TV) (1992) …as Burt Aramis
- The Golden Palace (TV) …Chuy Castillos (24 episodes, 1992–1993)
- Tales from the Crypt (TV) …as Dr. Beneloy (1 episode, 1993)
- The Cisco Kid (TV) (1994) …as Pancho
- Married… with Children (TV) …as Buck’s Voice (3 episodes, 1991–1994)
- Dream On (TV) (1994) …as Waiter (1 episode, 1994)
- Sesame Street (TV) (1994) …as Genie (Episode 3259, May 12, 1994)
- Santo Bugito (TV) (1995) …as Lencho the Flea (unknown episodes)
- The Courtyard (TV) (1995) …as Angel Steiner
- Latino Laugh Festival (TV) (1996) …Host
- Happily Ever After: Fairytales For Every Child (TV) Character- “Hansel and Gretel”
- Tracey Takes On... (TV) (1996–1998) …Carlos (starred in only 2 episodes)
- KoRn-Follow the Leader(Musical album)- Secret track
- Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups V (TV) (2000) …Host
- The 26th Annual People’s Choice Awards (TV) (2000) …Host
- Resurrection Blvd. (TV) (2000)…as Hector Archuletta
- South Park (TV) (2000) …voiced as Carlos Ramirez (voiced in 1 episode ”Cherokee Hair Tampons”)
- Nash Bridges (TV) (2001) …as Inspector Joe Dominguez (1996–2001)
- Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales (TV) (2003) …as Himself
- George Lopez (TV) (2003) …as Lalo (Starred in the episode titled Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Honey)
- Judging Amy (TV) (2004–2005) …Ignacio Messina (20 episodes)
- Dora the Explorer (TV) (2005) …voiced as King Juan el Bobo (“A Crown for King Juan el Bobo”)
- Storm Hawks (TV) (2007) …Cyclonian Pilot
- Lost (TV) (2007–2009) …as David Reyes (Hurley’s Dad in the episodes Tricia Tanaka Is Dead, There’s no Place Like Home and The Lie)
- Mind of Mencia (TV) (2008) …as Gay man’s father
- Grey’s Anatomy (TV) (2008) …as Otis (episode “Where the Wild Things Are”)
- MADtv (TV) (2009) …as Himself
- Outnumbered (2009 TV movie)
- WWE Raw (TV) (2010) …as Himself (Guest Host)
- Off the Map (TV) (2011) …as Papa
- The Simpsons (TV) (2011) …as Himself (Guest voice)
- Lopez Tonight (TV) (2011) …as Himself, George’s celebrity father
- Psych (TV) (2012) …as Deacon Jones
- Rob (TV) (2012)…as Fernando
- Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off (TV) (2012) …as Himself (celebrity contestant)
- Anger Management (TV) (2014) …as Hector
- Jane the Virgin (TV) (2015) …as Edward
- Elena of Avalor (TV) (2017-2018) …as Quita Voz (Guest voice)
- Star vs. the Forces of Evil (2018)
Video games
- Animated Storybook: The Lion King (1994) – Banzai
- Blazing Dragons (1996) – Sir George, Guido the Pizza Chef
- Kingdom Hearts II (2006) – Banzai
- Cars (2006) – Ramone
- Scarface: The World is Yours (2006) – Gasper Gomez
- Cars Mater-National Championship (2007) – Ramone
- Cars Race-O-Rama (2009) – Ramone
- Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure (2012) – Ramone
- Disney Infinity (2013) – Ramone
Theme park attractions
- It’s Tough to Be a Bug! (1998–present) – Chilic
- Radiator Springs Racers (2012–present) – Ramone
Cheech and Chong comedy albums
- Cheech and Chong (1971)
- Big Bambu (1972)
- Los Cochinos (1973)
- Cheech & Chong’s Wedding Album (1974)
- Sleeping Beauty (1976)
- Up in Smoke (1978)
- Let’s Make a New Dope Deal (1980)
- Get Out Of My Room (1985)
- My Name Is Cheech the School Bus Driver (Released October 27, 1992)
Books
- Marin, Cheech; Hassan, John (2017). Cheech Is Not My Real Name…But Don’t Call Me Chong!. New York: Grand Central Publishing. ISBN 9781455592340. OCLC 974034992.
