Cheech Marin Movies, Bio, Wiki, Age, Wife, Daughter, Museum, and Net Worth

Cheech Marin Bio | Wiki

Cheech Marin ( Full name: Richard Anthony “Cheech” Marin) is an American stand-up comedian, musician, activist, writer, actor, and art collector. He gained recognition during the 1970s and early 1980s as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong with Tommy Chong and also as Don Johnson’s partner on Nash Bridges, Insp. Joe Dominguez.

Cheech Marin Age

He was born on July 13, 1946, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Cheech is 76 years old.

Cheech Marin Height

He is a man of average stature. Cheech stands at a height of 5 ft 7 in ( Approx 1.7m).

Cheech Marin Family

He was born to Mexican American parents on July 13, 1946, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America. Cheech’s mother Elsa (née Meza) served as a secretary and his father Oscar Marine was, a police officer for the LAPD. Cheech was born with a cleft lip but was surgically repaired. He identifies as Chicano who speaks some Spanish and often uses it in his movies although not fluent.

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Cheech Marin Wife | Kids | Children

He was married to his ex-wife called Darlene Morley who co-produced Cheech & Chong’s The Corsican Brothers. She also played minor roles in earlier Cheech & Chong films under the name Rikki Marin. The couple was hitched in 1975 and had one child. However, they divorced in 1984. Later, Cheech remarried artist Patti Heid in 1986 and gave birth to two children prior to their divorce. Cheech then married his longtime Russian pianist girlfriend called Natasha Rubin. The two wedded on August 8, 2009, in a sunset ceremony at their home. Currently, Cheech resides in Malibu, California.

Cheech Marin Daughter | Kids | Children

His daughter is called Jasmine Marine. She is an actress, known for Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams (2002).

Cheech Marin Education

He graduated from Bishop Alemany High School prior to studying English at San Fernando Valley State College ( currently California State University, Northridge). In college, Cheech was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and graduated in 1968.

Cheech Marin And Tommy Chong

In 1967, he auditioned to sing for Frank Zappa but instead moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in September where he evade the draft during the Vietnam War. While there, Cheech met his future comedic partner, Tommy Chong, in Calgary, Albert.

Cheech Marin And Don Johnson

Don Johnson ( Full name: Donnie Wayne Johnson) is a 71-year-old American actor, producer, director, singer, and songwriter who was born on December 15, 1949, in Flat Creek, Missouri, United States of America. Don starred in the 1996–2001 CBS-TV police drama Nash Bridges with Jodi Lyn O’Keefe as his daughter Cassidy, Annette O’Toole, Wendy Moniz, Kelly Hu, Jaime P. Gomez, Jeff Perry, Cheech, and James Gammon as Nash’s father.

Cheech Marin The Lion King

Cheech has also voiced characters in a number of Disney films, such as Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Coco, the Cars series, The Lion King,  and Oliver & Company. Cheech’s trademark is his characters’ strong Chicano accents, although he himself is not fluent in Spanish.

Cheech Marin On Jeopardy

In 1992, Cheech ( The War with Grandpa ) became the first champion on Celebrity Jeopardy! The game show debuted the celebrity edition during its ninth season. After Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek  died on Sunday (Nov. 8),  Cheep posted a picture of him on his Instagram account giving a thumbs up and describing Alex as “a true gentleman and a scholar.”

Cheech wrote, “Jeopardy! will not be the same without him. What a great loss. All my love to his wife and children. I’ll still watch him every day.” Cheep competed on Celebrity Jeopardy! three times over the last thirty, and won thousands of dollars for his charity, the Hispanic Scholarship Fund. He talked about Trebek with CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Monday (Nov. 9), who  Cheech beat on Celebrity Jeopardy! in 2010.

Cheech Marin Cleft Lip

His mother Elsa (née Meza) served as a secretary and his father Oscar Marine was, a police officer for the LAPD. Cheech was born with a cleft lip but was surgically repaired. He identifies as Chicano who speaks some Spanish and often uses it in his movies although not fluent.

Cheech Marin Museum | Art Collection

In January 2021, the California city of Riverside approved plans and funding for the Cheech Center for Chicano Art, Culture, and Industry. As an avid trivia player, Cheech won the first Celebrity Jeopardy! tournament. As an art collector, he has put together a 700-work collection of Chicano art and is thought to be the largest of its kind in the whole world. After years of planning, Cheech’s center for Chicano Art and Culture of the Riverside Art Museum based in Riverside, California received the green light from the city and was on track to open in the fall of 2021.

Cheech Marin Movies

– 2004 The Lion King 1½

– 2004 Christmas with the Kranks

– 2005 Sian Ka’an

– 2005 Underclassman

– 2006 Cars

– 2005 Fall Down a School

– 2006 Scarface: The World is Yours

– 2007 The Union: The Business Behind Getting High

– 2008 Beverly Hills Chihuahua

– 2009 Expecting a Miracle

– 2010 The Perfect Game

– 2011 Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil

– 2012 El Santos vs. La Tetona Mendoza

– 2013 Cheech & Chong’s Animated Movie

– 2014 The Book of Life

– 2016 El Americano: The Movie

– 2017 Cars 3

– 2019 The Cheech: An American Icon’s

– 2019 Crusade for the Chicano Art

– 2020 The War with Grandpa

– 2022 Shotgun Wedding

Cheech Marin Tv Shows

– The Ortegas (2003)

– Tracey Ullman in the Trailer

– George Lopez (TV) (2003)

– Judging Amy (TV) (2004–2005)

– Dora the Explorer (TV) (2005)

– Storm Hawks (TV) (2007

– Lost (TV) (2007–2009)

– Mind of Mencia (TV) (2008)

– Grey’s Anatomy (TV) (2008)

– MADtv (TV) (2009)

– Outnumbered (2009 TV movie)

– WWE Raw (TV) (2010)

– Off the Map (TV) (2011)

– The Simpsons (TV) (2011)

– Lopez Tonight (TV) (2011)

– Psych (TV) (2012)

– Rob (TV) (2012)
– Anger Management (TV) (2014)

– Elena of Avalor (TV) (2017-2019)

– Rob Riggle’s Ski Master Academy (TV) (2018)

– Lodge 49 (TV) (2018)

Cheech Marin Net Worth

He has accumulated a decent fortune from his work stand-up comedian, musician, activist, writer, actor, and art collector. Cheech has an estimated net worth of $2,376,082.

Is Cheech Marin Still Alive

Yes, the 76-year-old  American stand-up comedian, musician, activist, writer, actor, and art collector is alive and healthy too.

Who Is Cheech Marin

Cheech is an American stand-up comedian, musician, activist, writer, actor, and art collector. He gained recognition during the 1970s and early 1980s as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong with Tommy Chong and also as Don Johnson’s partner on Nash Bridges, Insp. Joe Dominguez.

How Old Is Cheech Marin

Cheech is a 76-year-old American stand-up comedian who was born on July 13, 1946, in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.

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