Editing Cheech Marin

{{Short description|American comedian and actor (born 1946)}}
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{{hatnote|''The surname'' [[Marin (name)|Marin]] ''is of [[Spanish-language]] origin. In Spanish, it is spelled'' [[w:es:Marín#Onomástica|Marín]]'', with an [[acute accent]] on the'' i.}}
{{Infobox comedian
| image = Cheech Marin by Gage Skidmore 2.jpg
| caption = Marin in 2025
| birth_name = Richard Anthony Marin
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1946|7|13}}<ref>{{cite news |last=Dominguez |first=Robert |title=Cheech Is Taking The High Road |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68197368/cheech-is-taking-the-high-road-by/ |access-date=21 January 2021 |work=Daily News  |date=April 16, 1998 |location=New York, NY |page=49}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| alma_mater = [[California State University, Northridge]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|AB]])

| medium = [[Film]], [[Stand-up comedy|stand-up]], [[television]]<ref>{{cite web |last=Marin|first=Richard  |date = October 19, 2019 |url=https://themoth.org/radio-hour/the-call | title = The Call |work=[[The Moth]] }}</ref>
| genre = [[Character comedy]], [[Comedy music|musical comedy]], [[political satire]], [[sketch comedy]], [[Stoner film|stoner comedy]]
| subject = [[Latin American culture]], [[drug culture]], [[everyday life]], [[recreational drug use]]
| active = 1971–present
| spouse = {{plainlist|
* {{marriage|Darlene Morley|1975|1984|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Patti Heid|1986|2009|reason=divorced}}
* {{marriage|Natasha Rubin|2009}}
}}
| children = 3
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* Actor
* comedian
* musician
* activist
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'''Richard Anthony''' "'''Cheech'''" '''Marin''' (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian and actor. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act [[Cheech & Chong]] during the 1970s and early 1980s with [[Tommy Chong]], and as [[Don Johnson]]'s partner, Insp. Joe Dominguez, on ''[[Nash Bridges]]''. He has also voiced characters in several [[Disney]] films, including ''[[Oliver & Company]]'', ''[[The Lion King]]'', ''[[The Lion King 1½]]'', the [[Cars (franchise)|''Cars'' franchise]], ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]],'' and ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]''.

Marin's trademark is his characters' strong [[Chicano]] accents.<ref name="what-is-a-chicano"/><ref name="the-bend-interview"/>

==Early life==
Marin was born on July 13, 1946, in [[South Los Angeles]], [[California]], to [[Mexican Americans|Mexican]] parents Elsa ({{née|Meza}}; 1923–2010), a secretary, and Oscar Marin (1922–2015), a police officer for the [[Los Angeles Police Department|LAPD]] and [[US Navy]] veteran of [[World War II]].<ref>{{cite news | first=Candace A. | last=Wedlan |date=May 10, 1999 | title=Whatever Works / CHEECH MARIN; A Comic Axed by His Own Club |url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/421380322 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170314152154/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/doc/421380322.html?FMT=&FMTS=&type=current&date=&author=&pub=&edition=&startpage=&desc= |at=Southern California Living section, PART-E, page 1 |access-date=March 13, 2017| url-status=live | archive-date=March 14, 2017 | id={{ProQuest|421380322}} }} {{subscription required}}</ref> Marin was born with a [[cleft lip and palate|cleft lip]], which was surgically repaired. Marin identifies as [[Chicano]]; he speaks some [[Spanish language|Spanish]] and often uses it in his movies.<ref name="what-is-a-chicano">{{Cite web|url=http://cheechmarin.com/what-is-a-chicano/|title=What is a Chicano?|date=May 3, 2012|website=Cheech Marin}}</ref><ref name="the-bend-interview">{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebendmag.com/2018/01/11/164593/sophisticated-and-naive-a-conversation-with-cheech-marin|title=Sophisticated and Naive: A Conversation with Cheech Marin {{pipe}} The Bend Magazine|website=www.thebendmag.com|date=January 11, 2018 }}</ref>

Marin's nickname "Cheech" is short for "[[chicharrón]]", fried [[pork rind]], which is a popular snack and ingredient in [[Latin American cuisine]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://comedycouch.com/interviews/cmarin.htm |title=The Comedy Couch – Cheech Marin Interview |publisher=The Comedy Couch |date=July 10, 2006 |access-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref> In a 2017 NPR interview, Marin attributed the nickname to his uncle: "I came home from the hospital, I was like a couple of days old or something, my uncle came over and he looked in the crib and he said [in Spanish], 'Ay, parece un chicharrón.' Looks like a little chicharrón, you know?"<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2017/03/13/519653517/cheech-marin-on-how-his-famed-comic-collaboration-was-like-chicano-ar |title=Cheech Marin On How His Famed Comic Collaboration Was Like Chicano Art |publisher=National Public Radio - Morning Edition |date=March 13, 2017|access-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref>

While he lived in South Central, he attended Trinity Street Elementary School.<ref>{{cite video| people  = | date = 2017-03-28| title = An Evening with Cheech Marin| url = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOaW0KN6l0o| format = YouTube| access-date  = 2025-05-23}}</ref> In 1955, Marin and his family moved to [[Granada Hills, California]], and he attended primary school at St. John Baptist de la Salle Catholic School. Marin then went to high school at [[Bishop Alemany High School]], during which he started to attend folk music events at the [[Ash Grove (music club)|Ash Grove]] on [[Melrose Avenue]] as a teenager. Afterwards, he studied at [[California State University, Northridge]] (then known as San Fernando Valley State College), where he was a member of [[Phi Sigma Kappa]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://csunshinetoday.csun.edu/university-news/alum-cheech-marin-and-csuns-harry-gamboa-featured-in-french-art-exhibit/|title=Alum "Cheech" Marin and CSUN's Harry Gamboa Featured in French Art Exhibit|date=June 30, 2014|website=CSUN Today|language=en-US|access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref> During his second semester at CSUN, he worked almost full-time at Nordskog Industries in [[Van Nuys]], while enrolled more than full-time as a college student. It was also during this time that he was socially introduced to marijuana through his fraternity, a key feature in his later film career, in addition to becoming acquainted with [[Timothy Leary]] at a [[Students for a Democratic Society]] campus event, who would become a lifelong friend. Soon after graduating CSUN as an English major in 1968, he auditioned to sing for [[Frank Zappa]]'s band, [[The Mothers of Invention]]. Not being offered the gig during his audition, a day later Marin moved to [[Calgary]], [[Alberta]], in order to [[Draft evasion in the Vietnam War|evade the draft]] during the [[Vietnam War]], influenced by the draft evasion movement formed by [[David Harris (activist)|David Harris]].<ref>{{cite AV media notes |title=Greasy Love Songs |title-link=Greasy Love Songs |others=Frank Zappa |year=2009 |first=Cheech |last=Marin |publisher=[[Zappa Records]]}}</ref> After suffering from a skiing accident, he recovered  for six months at a [[Banff, Alberta|Banff]] residence that only had one vinyl record, [[Love Child (The Supremes album)|Love Child]], by the Supremes. Included on that album was the cover song "Does Your Mama Know About Me", co-written by [[Tommy Chong]]. Marin eventually met his future comedic partner, Chong, in [[Vancouver]], [[British Columbia]].<ref>{{cite news |first=Eric |last=Volmers |date=January 24, 2016 |title=Tommy Chong Talks Comedy, Pot, Politics and His Days as a ''Calgary Herald'' Paperboy |url=https://calgaryherald.com/entertainment/local-arts/tommy-chong-talks-comedy-pot-politics-and-his-days-as-a-calgary-herald-paper-boy |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |access-date=March 13, 2017}}</ref>

==Career==

===Comedy albums and films===
{{main|Cheech & Chong}}
As a part of the highly successful comedy duo [[Cheech & Chong]], Marin participated in a number of comedy albums and feature film comedies in the 1970s and 1980s.  Tommy Chong directed four of their films while co-writing and starring in all seven with Marin.
[[File:CheechChong1979.jpg|left|thumb|Cheech Marin and [[Tommy Chong]], 1979]]

===Later films and television work===
After Cheech & Chong disbanded in 1985, Marin starred in a number of films as a solo actor, most notably ''[[Born in East L.A. (film)|Born in East L.A.]]'', which was also his directorial debut, ''[[The Shrimp on the Barbie]]'', ''[[Tin Cup]]'', and ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]''. He made a cameo appearance as a dockworker in ''[[Ghostbusters II]]''. In 2004, he made his second appearance as a policeman, as "Officer Salino" in the film adaptation of John Grisham's holiday novel ''Skipping Christmas'', under the title ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]'', starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. In 2009, Marin appeared as an auto mechanic in ''[[Race to Witch Mountain]]''.  In 2017, he played the voice of a  Corrections Officer in the [[Pixar]] film ''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]''.

Marin appeared in the Fox sitcom ''[[Married... with Children]]'' as the voice of the Bundys' [[Briard]] dog, Buck; he voiced the character in three episodes: ''Look Who's Barking'', ''Change for a Buck'' and ''Assault and Batteries''. He made the transition to full-time television work when he co-starred on the short-lived ''[[The Golden Girls]]'' spin-off ''[[The Golden Palace]]'' (1992–1993), and later with [[Don Johnson]], [[Jaime P. Gomez]], and [[Yasmine Bleeth]] in the police show ''[[Nash Bridges]]'' (1996–2001), in which they played San Francisco police-detective partners. A movie of this series was rebooted in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Starr |first=Michael |date=2021-11-23 |title=Don Johnson back after 20 years for 'Nash Bridges' reunion movie |url=https://nypost.com/2021/11/22/don-johnson-back-after-20-years-for-nash-bridges-reunion-movie/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221129142814/https://nypost.com/2021/11/22/don-johnson-back-after-20-years-for-nash-bridges-reunion-movie/ |archive-date=November 29, 2022 |access-date=2024-02-27 |newspaper=[[New York Post]] |language=en-US}}</ref> In recent years he has been active in playing supporting roles in films and performing [[voice over]]s for animated features. After appearing in a supporting role in ''[[Judging Amy]]'', playing an independently wealthy [[landscape designer]], Marin starred in the CBS sitcom ''[[Rob (TV series)|Rob]]'', with [[Rob Schneider]].

Marin is a frequent collaborator of the director [[Robert Rodriguez]], who has worked with Marin seven times; the last two installments of the [[Mexico Trilogy|''Mexico'' trilogy]], the [[Spy Kids trilogy|''Spy Kids'' trilogy]], ''[[From Dusk Till Dawn (film)|From Dusk Till Dawn]]'' and ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]''. He provided his voice for several [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]] animated films, most notably Tito the [[Chihuahua (dog)|Chihuahua]] in ''[[Oliver & Company]]'' (1988), [[List of The Lion King (franchise) characters#Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed|Banzai]] the [[Spotted hyena|hyena]] in ''[[The Lion King]]'' (1994), Ramone in ''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' (2006) and its sequels ''[[Cars 2]]'' (2011) and ''[[Cars 3]]'' (2017).  He also voiced Manuel in Disney's [[live-action]]-[[animation|animated]] comedy film ''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]'' (2008). Marin also played Pancho in ''[[The Cisco Kid (1994 film)|The Cisco Kid]]'' (1994), and reprised the Banzai role in the video game ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. 
[[File:Cheech Marin - Your Actions Save Lives.ogg|thumb|Marin encouraging people to wear masks during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]] as part of the Government of California's "Your Actions Save Lives" campaign in 2020.]]
Cheech appears in several episodes of AMC's ''[[Lodge 49]]'' as El Confidente, a member of Lodge 55 in Mexico.<ref>[[Lodge 49]]</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sepinwall |first=Alan |author-link=Alan Sepinwall |date=2019-08-09 |title='Lodge 49' Season 2 Review: And Now Our Moment of Zen |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/lodge-49-season-2-review-867934/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230507210029/https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-reviews/lodge-49-season-2-review-867934/ |archive-date=May 7, 2023 |access-date=2024-02-27 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US}}</ref>

===Children's music albums and related works===
Marin has released two best-selling albums in the children's music genre, ''My Name is Cheech, the School Bus Driver'' (1992) and ''My Name is Cheech, The School Bus Driver "Coast to Coast"'' (1997).  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 lent his voice to the animated children's series ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]''.<ref>[http://www.nickjr.com/kids-videos/dora-a-crown-for-king-bobo.html Nickelodeon. IMDb, ''A Crown for King Bobo.'' Aired October 23, 2005] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140314171417/http://www.nickjr.com/kids-videos/dora-a-crown-for-king-bobo.html |date=March 14, 2014 }} Retrieved May 29, 2013</ref> He appeared in the episode "A Crown for King Juan el Bobo" as the Puerto Rican folk hero [[Juan Bobo]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1902033/ IMDb, A Crown for King Bobo] Retrieved May 29, 2013.</ref>

===Additional television appearances===
In late 2006, Marin participated in [[Simon Cowell]]'s ''[[Celebrity Duets]]'', having sung with [[Peter Frampton]], [[Randy Travis]], [[Clint Black]], [[Aaron Neville]], and [[Al Jarreau]].  He was the fourth to be eliminated.

Marin had a recurring role in the hit television series ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'', playing David Reyes, [[Hugo "Hurley" Reyes|Hurley]]'s father.

He was a co-host for ''[[WWE Raw]]'' on March 1, 2010, with his comedy partner [[Tommy Chong]], in [[Oklahoma City]].

Marin also sings on the hidden track "[[Earache My Eye]]" on [[Korn]]'s album ''[[Follow the Leader (Korn album)|Follow the Leader]]''. It is a cover of an original song by Cheech and Chong. The song is performed by a fictional singer named Alice Bowie, played by Marin, whose appearance consists of a tutu, a Disney mouse ear hat, nipple tassels, an eye mask and dress socks. This character is featured on the cover of Cheech and Chong's Wedding Album and the end of the duo's first film, Up In Smoke.

In 2009, he appeared in the [[Hallmark Channel]] movie ''[[Expecting a Miracle]]''.

On March 18, 2010, Marin beat journalist [[Anderson Cooper]] and actress [[Aisha Tyler]] on ''[[Celebrity Jeopardy!]]'''s Million Dollar Celebrity Invitational. Cooper admitted he was "crushed" by Marin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mediaite.com/online/another-cnn-anchor-fails-at-celebrity-jeopardy/ |title=Another CNN Anchor Fails At Celebrity Jeopardy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100525202942/https://www.mediaite.com/online/another-cnn-anchor-fails-at-celebrity-jeopardy/ |archive-date=May 25, 2010 |author=Steve Krakauer |date=March 19, 2010}}</ref> Marin also won his semifinal round early May but lost in the May 6–7 final to [[Michael McKean]]. He had previously won the first ''Celebrity Jeopardy!'' tournament in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.looktothestars.org/news/4366-cheech-marin-donates-jeopardy-winnings-to-charity |title=Cheech Marin Donates ''Jeopardy!'' Winnings to Charity |date=May 9, 2010 |publisher=Looktothestars.org |access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref>

In January 2012, he was one of eight celebrities participating in the [[Food Network]] [[reality series]] ''[[Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off]]''. He was eliminated in the third week of the competition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.foodnetwork.com/fn-dish/2011/07/29/rachael-vs-guy-celebrity-cook-off/ |title=Rachael vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off: New Show Premieres This Winter |publisher=Blog.foodnetwork.com |date=July 29, 2011 |access-date=November 5, 2015}}</ref>

==The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry==
Marin is an avid collector of Chicano art and started his collection in the 1980s. Two national touring exhibitions have featured works from his private collection. 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".<ref>{{Cite news|url = https://roanoke.com/entertainment/in-collection-w-l-talk-cheech-marin-champions-chicano-art/article_c8f472e4-342b-57b2-b73a-b4c2b86fe93a.html|title = In collection, W&L talk, Cheech Marin champions Chicano art|last = Allen|first = Mike|date = April 21, 2013|work = The Roanoke Times|access-date = February 26, 2015}}</ref> In collaboration with the city of [[Riverside, California]], and the [[Riverside Art Museum]], Marin established [[The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry]], in the City of Riverside, which opened June 18, 2022. Marin will be donating his collection of over 700 pieces of Chicano art, the largest collection of such art in the world.<ref>{{cite web |editor=Biography.com |title=Cheech Marin Biography |url=https://www.biography.com/performer/cheech-marin |website=The Biography.com website |publisher=A&E Television Networks |access-date=13 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200707145530/https://www.biography.com/performer/cheech-marin |archive-date=7 July 2020}}</ref> The center will provide a location for the presentation and study of Chicano art, and is expected to draw international attention.<ref>{{cite news |last=Miranda |first=Carolina A. |author-link=Carolina A. Miranda |title=Cheech Marin teams up with city of Riverside and Riverside Art Museum to develop Chicano art center |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-cheech-marin-chicano-art-center-20170424-story.html |access-date=June 9, 2020 |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 1, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200609232350/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/miranda/la-et-cam-cheech-marin-chicano-art-center-20170424-story.html |archive-date=June 9, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Bank of America Invests $750,000 to Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art |url=https://iecn.com/bank-of-america-invests-750000-to-cheech-marin-center-for-chicano-art/ |access-date=June 10, 2020 |newspaper=Inland Empire Community News  |date=December 22, 2019}}</ref>

==Other interests==
He is an avid golfer, although he initially disliked the sport until he co-starred<ref>{{cite web |title=Tin Cup | url=https://cheechmarin.com/tin-cup/ | website=cheechmarin.com | date=August 6, 1996 | access-date=November 18, 2020}}</ref> in the golf-themed comedy ''[[Tin Cup]]''. Marin also practices horse archery on a special course built on his private land. 

On April 19, 2018, Cheech (as part of GLE Brands Inc) signed an agreement with Heritage Cannabis Holdings Corporation (CSE: CANN) to have exclusive rights to use cannabis and cannabis-related products utilizing the Private Stash brand throughout Canada for a period of 2 years, with the agreement automatically renewing for an additional year upon achieving various milestones.

In 2019, he was featured in ''[[The Little Mermaid (1989 film)#Live presentations|The Little Mermaid: An Immersive Live-to-Film Concert Experience]]'' playing the role of [[List of The Little Mermaid characters#Chef Louis|Chef Louis]] at the [[Hollywood Bowl]].

==Personal life==
Marin was married in 1975 to 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 [[divorce]]d in 1984. Marin married artist Patti Heid in 1986; they had two children and have since divorced. Marin married his longtime girlfriend, Russian pianist Natasha Marin, on August 8, 2009, in a sunset ceremony at their home.

Marin resides in [[Malibu, California]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Limelight Listing – Cheech Marin's Malibu home|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/06/03/Limelight_Listing.DTL|work=[[SFGate]]|date=June 3, 2011|access-date=September 6, 2011}}</ref> He is a fan of both the [[Los Angeles Rams]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.whiskeyriff.com/2023/04/25/los-angeles-rams-release-strangely-awesome-nfl-draft-hype-video-featuring-bryan-cranston-aaron-paul-diplo-cheech/|title=Los Angeles Rams Release Strangely Awesome NFL Draft Hype Video Featuring Bryan Cranston, Aaron Paul, Diplo & Cheech|date=April 25, 2023 }}</ref> of the NFL, and the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] of [[Major League Baseball]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/espnmag/story?id=3520373|title=CHEECH MARIN: BASEBALL GURU|date=August 5, 2008 }}</ref>

==Filmography==

===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
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|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/Mr.Slyman/Narrator ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |1983||''[[Still Smokin (film)|Still Smokin']]'' || Cheech ||
|-
| ''[[Yellowbeard]]'' || El Segundo ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |1984||''[[Cannonball Run II]]'' || Tire Store Employee ||
|-
| ''[[Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers]]'' || Corsican Brother ||
|-
|  rowspan="2" |1985||''[[Get Out of My Room]]'' || Cheech/Ian Rotten ||
|-
| ''[[After Hours (film)|After Hours]]'' || Neil ||
|-
|  rowspan="2" |1986||''Charlie Barnett's Terms of Enrollment'' || Elvis Friend & Fan ||
|-
| ''[[Echo Park (1986 film)|Echo Park]]'' || Sid ||
|-
|  rowspan="2" |1987||''[[Born in East L.A. (film)|Born in East L.A.]]'' || Rudy Robles || Also director and writer
|-
| ''[[Fatal Beauty]]'' || Bartender ||
|-
|  rowspan="2" |1988||''[[Mickey's 60th Birthday]]'' || Disney Janitor ||
|-
| ''[[Oliver & Company]]'' || Tito the Chihuahua (voice) ||
|-
|  rowspan="3" |1989||''[[Ghostbusters II]]'' || Dock Supervisor ||
|-
| ''[[Rude Awakening (1989 film)|Rude Awakening]]'' || Jesus Monteya ||
|-
| ''[[Troop Beverly Hills]]'' || Himself ||
|-
|  rowspan="3" |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) ||
|-
|  rowspan="4" |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]]'' || [[List of The Lion King (franchise) characters#Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed|Banzai]] (voice) ||
|-
| 1995 in film|1995||''[[Desperado (film)|Desperado]]'' || Short Bartender ||
|-
|  rowspan="3" |1996||''[[From Dusk till Dawn]]'' || Border Guard/Chet Pussy/Carlos ||
|-
| ''[[The Great White Hype]]'' || Julio Escobar ||
|-
| ''[[Tin Cup]]'' || Romeo Posar ||
|-
| 1998||''[[Paulie]]'' || Ignacio ||
|-
| 1999 in film|1999||''[[The Nuttiest Nutcracker]]'' || Mac (voice) || Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2000 || ''See You in My Dreams'' || Estaban ||
|-
| ''Luminarias'' || Jesus ||
|-
| ''[[Picking Up the Pieces (film)|Picking Up the Pieces]]'' || Mayor Machado ||
|-
| 2001 || ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'' || rowspan="2" | Felix Gumm The Fake Uncle ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2002||''[[Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams]]'' || [[Cameo appearance|Cameo]]
|-
| ''[[Pinocchio (2002 film)|Pinocchio]]'' || The Fox (voice)|| English dub
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2003 || ''[[Masked and Anonymous]]'' || Prospero ||
|-
|  ''[[Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over]]'' || Felix Gumm The Fake Uncle || Cameo
|-
| ''[[Once Upon a Time in Mexico]]'' || Belini ||
|-
| ''[[Good Boy!]]'' || The Henchmen (voice) ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2004||''[[The Lion King 1½]]'' || Banzai (voice) || Direct-to-video
|-
| ''[[Christmas with the Kranks]]'' || Officer Salino ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2005||''Sian Ka'an'' || Unknown role (voice) ||
|-
| ''Fall Down a School'' || Erick Matthew, 202, 26, 57, 211 Bus Motorists (voices) ||
|-
| ''[[Underclassman]]'' || Captain Victor Delgado ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2006||''[[Cars (film)|Cars]]'' || [[List of Cars characters#Ramone|Ramone]] (voice) ||
|-
| ''[[Mater and the Ghostlight]]'' || Ramone (voice) || Short film
|-
| rowspan="2" |2007||''[[The Union: The Business Behind Getting High]]'' || Himself ||
|-
| ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' || Padre Benicio Del Toro ||
|-
| 2008||''[[Beverly Hills Chihuahua]]'' || Manuel (voice) ||
|-
| 2009 || ''[[Race to Witch Mountain]]'' || Eddie Cortez The Auto Mechanic ||
|-
| rowspan="3" |2010||''[[The Perfect Game]]'' || Padre Esteban ||
|-
|''[[Tales from Earthsea (film)|Tales from Earthsea]]'' || Hare (voice) || US version only 
|-
| ''[[Machete (2010 film)|Machete]]'' || Padre Benicio Del Toro || Cheech also makes an appearance as the Padre in the (then) fictitious ''Machete'' trailer for the 2007 ''[[Grindhouse (film)|Grindhouse]]'' double feature. The trailer appears in the DVD for the ''[[Planet Terror]]'' portion of ''Grindhouse''.
|-
| rowspan="2" |2011||''[[Cars 2]]'' || Ramone (voice) ||
|-
| ''[[Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil]]'' || Mad Hog (voice) ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2012||''[[El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza]]'' || Narrator, El Charro (voices) || (Spanish-language Mexican animated film)<ref>{{cite web |author=AnimaWeb |url=http://santosvstetona.com/personajes.php |title=Personajes |publisher=Santos vs. Tetona |access-date=November 5, 2015 |archive-date=November 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120000315/http://santosvstetona.com/personajes.php |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
| ''[[Tad, The Lost Explorer]]'' || Freddy (voice) || US English dub
|-
| 2013 in film|2013||''[[Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie]]'' || Cheech/Pedro de Pacas (voice) ||
|-
| 2014 in film|2014||''[[The Book of Life (2014 film)|The Book of Life]]'' || Pancho Rodriguez (voice) ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2016||''[[El Americano: The Movie]]'' || Martin (voice) ||<ref name=variety>{{cite news|last=Hopewell|first=John|title='El Americano 3D' Kicks Off Pre-Sales at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/el-americano-3d-kicks-off-pre-sales-at-cannes-exclusive-1201187135/|access-date=May 21, 2014|newspaper=Variety (magazine)|date=May 20, 2014}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Dark Harvest (2016 film)|Dark Harvest]]'' || Ricardo<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2939114/|title = Dark Harvest|website = [[IMDb]]}}</ref> ||
|-
| rowspan="2" |2017||''[[Cars 3]]'' || Ramone (voice) ||<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/05/30/sneak-peek-exclusive-cars-3-new-character-cruz-ramirez/84981778/|title=Sneak peek: 'Cars 3' zooms ahead with new character Cruz Ramirez|website=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>
|-
|''[[Coco (2017 film)|Coco]]'' || Corrections Officer (voice) ||
|-
| 2019 || ''[[The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture & Industry#The Cheech film|The Cheech: An American Icon's Crusade for the Chicano Art Movement]]'' || Himself || A documentary covering Marin's lifelong advocacy for Chicano art, and his efforts to develop ''The Cheech Marin Center for Chicano Art, Culture and Industry''.
|-
| 2020 || ''[[The War with Grandpa]]'' || Danny || 
|-
|  rowspan="2" | 2022||''Angry Neighbors'' ||  Hector (voice) ||
|-
| ''[[Shotgun Wedding (2022 film)|Shotgun Wedding]]'' || Robert || 
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2023 || ''[[Champions (2023 film)|Champions]]'' || Julio ||
|-
| ''[[The Long Game (film)|The Long Game]]'' || Pollo ||
|-
| 2024 ||''Cheech & Chong's Last Movie'' || Himself || Documentary |
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip]]'' || Gil Garcia ||
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year !! Title !! Role !! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1987 || ''[[The Tracey Ullman Show]]'' || Azai || 1 episode
|-
| 1990 || ''[[Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme]]'' || Carnival Barker ||
|-
| 1991 || ''[[Great Performances]]'' || El Cosmico || 1 episode
|-
| 1991–94 || ''[[Married... with Children]]'' || Buck's Voice || 3 episodes
|-
| 1992 || ''{{ill|Ring of the Musketeers|de|Der Ring der Musketiere}}'' || Burt Aramis ||
|-
| 1992–93 || ''[[The Golden Palace]]'' || Chuy Castillos || 24 episodes
|-
| 1993 || ''[[Tales from the Crypt (TV series)|Tales from the Crypt]]'' || Dr. Beneloy || Episode: "Half-Way Horrible"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1994 || ''[[The Cisco Kid (1994 film)|The Cisco Kid]]'' || Pancho ||
|-
| ''[[Dream On (TV series)|Dream On]]'' || Waiter || 1 episode
|-
| ''[[Sesame Street]]'' || Genie || Episode 3259
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1995 || ''[[Santo Bugito]]'' || Lencho the Flea || Unknown episodes
|-
| ''[[The Courtyard]]'' || Angel Steiner ||
|-
| ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]'' || Alberto (voice) || Episode: "Hansel and Gretel"
|-
| 1996 || ''Latino Laugh Festival'' || Host ||
|-
| 1996–98 || ''[[Tracey Takes On...]]'' || Carlos || 2 episodes
|-
| 1996–2001 || ''[[Nash Bridges]]'' || Inspector Joe Dominguez || Main cast; 120 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2000 || ''Funny Flubs & Screw-Ups V'' || Host ||
|-
| ''[[26th People's Choice Awards|The 26th Annual People's Choice Awards]]'' || Host ||
|-
| ''[[Resurrection Blvd.]]'' || Hector Archuletta ||
|-
| ''[[South Park]]'' || Carlos Ramirez (voice) || Episode: "[[Cherokee Hair Tampons]]"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2003 || ''The Ortegas'' || Henny Ortega || Unaired TV series
|-
| ''[[Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales]]'' || Himself ||
|-
|''[[George Lopez (TV series)|George Lopez]]'' || Lalo || Episode: "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, Honey"
|-
| 2004–05 || ''[[Judging Amy]]''|| Ignacio Messina || 20 episodes
|-
| 2005 || ''[[Dora the Explorer (TV series)|Dora the Explorer]]'' || King [[Juan Bobo|Juan el Bobo]] (voice) || Episode: "A Crown for King Juan el Bobo"
|-
| 2007 || ''[[Storm Hawks]]'' || Cyclonian Pilot ||
|-
| 2007–09 || ''[[Lost (2004 TV series)|Lost]]'' || David Reyes || 3 episodes
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Mind of Mencia]]'' || Gay man's father ||
|-
| 2008 || ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' || Otis || Episode: "Where the Wild Things Are"
|-
| 2009 || ''[[MADtv]]'' || Himself ||
|-
| 2009 || ''Outnumbered'' || || Television film<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2010/12/cheech-marin-to-co-star-in-outnumbered-and-harry-hamlin-to-recur-on-army-wives-88401/ |title=Cheech Marin To Co-Star In 'Outnumbered' And Harry Hamlin To Recur On 'Army Wives' |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]] |date=December 6, 2010 |access-date=July 7, 2017}}</ref>
|-
| 2009||''[[Expecting a Miracle]]'' || Father Arturo || Television film
|-
| 2010 || ''[[WWE Raw]]'' || Himself (guest host) ||
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2011 || ''[[Off the Map (TV series)|Off the Map]]'' || Papa ||
|-
| ''[[The Simpsons]]'' || Himself (voice) ||Episode: "[[A Midsummer's Nice Dream]]"
|-
| ''[[Lopez Tonight]]'' || Himself ||
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2012 || ''[[American Dad!]]'' || Horatio (voice)||Episode: "Stanny Tendergrass"
|-
| ''[[Psych]]'' || Deacon Jones ||
|-
| ''[[Rob (TV series)|Rob]]'' || Fernando ||
|-
| ''[[Rachael vs. Guy: Celebrity Cook-Off]]'' || Himself (celebrity contestant) ||
|-
| 2014 || ''[[Anger Management (TV series)|Anger Management]]'' || Hector ||
|-
| 2015 || ''[[Jane the Virgin]]'' || Edward ||
|-
| 2017 || ''[[Disjointed]]'' || Cheech||Episode: "The Worst"
|-
| 2017–20 || ''[[Elena of Avalor]]'' || Quita Moz (voice) ||
|- 
| 2018 || ''[[Rob Riggle's Ski Master Academy]]'' || Condor De Bogota ||
|-
| 2018–19 || ''[[Lodge 49]]'' || El Confidente ||
|-
| 2020 || ''[[Broke (2020 TV series)|Broke]]'' || Don Dominguez || Episode: "The Test"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2021 || ''[[Maya and the Three]]'' || Hura / Can / Teca (voice)||5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Bubble Guppies]]'' || Fogzilla (oice) || Episode: "Fogzilla!"
|-
| ''[[Nash Bridges#Revival TV film|Nash Bridges]]'' || Joe Dominguez || Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2022 || ''[[Home Economics (TV series)|Home Economics]]'' || Roberto || Episodes: "Round-Trip Ticket SAN-OAK, $234", "Wedding Bouquet, $125"
|-
| ''[[Cars on the Road]]'' || Ramone (voice) || Episode: "Dino Park"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2023 || ''[[Lopez vs Lopez]]'' || Carlos || Recurring Cast
|-
| ''[[The Legend of Vox Machina]]'' || Trinket (voice) || Episode: "The Fey Realm"
|-
| ''[[The Muppets Mayhem]]'' || Himself || Episode: "Track 4: The Times They Are A-Changing"
|-
| 2024–present || ''[[Primos (TV series)|Primos]]'' || rowspan="2" | Ignacio "Pop" Ramírez Sr. (voice) || Recurring role
|-
| 2025 || ''[[Chibiverse]]'' || Episode: "Grandparent Napped"
|-
| {{TableTBA}} || ''[[The Eric Andre Show]]'' || Himself (guest) || Upcoming episode
|}

===Video games===
*''[[Disney's Animated Storybook|Animated Storybook: The Lion King]]'' (1994) - [[List of The Lion King (franchise) characters#Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed|Banzai]] (voice)
*''[[Blazing Dragons (video game)|Blazing Dragons]]'' (1996) - Sir George / Guido the Pizza Chef / Loudmouth Guard
*''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' (2006) - Banzai (voice)
*''[[Cars (video game)|Cars]]'' (2006) - [[List of Cars characters#Ramone|Ramone]]
*''[[Cars Mater-National Championship]]'' (2007) - Ramone
*''[[Cars Race-O-Rama]]'' (2009) - Ramone
*''[[Cars 2 (video game)|Cars 2]]'' (2011) - Ramone
*''[[Kinect Rush: A Disney-Pixar Adventure]]'' (2012) - Ramone
*''[[Disney Infinity]]'' (2013) - Ramone
*''[[Cars: Fast as Lightning]]'' (2014) - Ramone
*''[[Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (2023 video game)|Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III]]'' (2024) - Cheech

===Theme park attractions===
*''[[It's Tough to Be a Bug!]]'' (1998) - Chilic
*''[[Radiator Springs Racers]]'' (2012) - Ramone

==Discography==
* ''[[Cheech and Chong (album)|Cheech and Chong]]'' (1971)
* ''[[Big Bambu]]'' (1972)
* ''[[Los Cochinos]]'' (1973), won Best Comedy Recording at the [[16th Annual Grammy Awards]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/richard-cheech-marin|title=Richard "Cheech" Marin|date=November 19, 2019|website=GRAMMY.com|language=en|access-date=January 28, 2020}}</ref>
* ''[[Cheech & Chong's Wedding Album]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Sleeping Beauty (Cheech & Chong album)|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)
* ''[[Follow the Leader (Korn album)|Follow the Leader]]'' (1998)

== Books ==
* {{Cite book |first1=Cheech |last1=Marin |first2=John |last2=Hassan |year=2017 |title=Cheech Is Not My Real Name...But Don't Call Me Chong! |location=New York |publisher=Grand Central Publishing |isbn=9781455592340 |oclc=974034992}}

== See also ==

* [[List of celebrities who own cannabis businesses]]

==References==
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==External links==
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* {{official website|https://cheechmarin.com/}}
* {{IMDb name|1507}}
* {{Discogs artist|Cheech Marin}}

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