Age, Biography and Wiki
Cheech Marin, born Richard Anthony Marin, is an American comedian and actor born on July 13, 1946. He gained fame as part of the comedy duo Cheech & Chong, alongside Tommy Chong. Marin's career spans multiple genres, including comedy, acting, and writing. He has been active in the entertainment industry for over 50 years, contributing to numerous films, TV shows, and comedy albums.
| Occupation | Stand-up Comedians |
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| Date of Birth | 13 July 1946 |
| Age | 78 Years |
| Birth Place | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Horoscope | Cancer |
| Country | U.S |
Height, Weight & Measurements
While specific details about Cheech Marin's height and weight are not widely documented in the available sources, he is known for his energetic and lively stage presence as a comedian.
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Dating & Relationship Status
Cheech Marin is married to Natasha Rubin. He has three children and is also known for his philanthropic efforts, particularly in supporting Chicano art and culture.
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 divorced 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.
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| Husband | Darlene Morley (m. 1975-1984) Patti Heid (m. 1986-2009) Natasha Rubin (m. 2009) |
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Net Worth and Salary
As of 2025, Cheech Marin's net worth is estimated to be around $30 million by several sources. His earnings come from a variety of sources, including film and television appearances, voice acting for Disney movies like "Cars" and "The Lion King," and his own business ventures.
However, some reports suggest a differing figure of $12 million. Despite this discrepancy, Marin's wealth is undoubtedly substantial, reflecting his successful career in entertainment, art investments, and business endeavors.
Career, Business and Investments
Cheech Marin's career is marked by his role in the comedy duo Cheech & Chong, with whom he released several successful albums and films, including "Up in Smoke" and "Still Smokin'". He has also had a prolific acting career, featuring in films like "Tin Cup," "Once Upon a Time in Mexico," and the "Spy Kids" franchise. Marin has lent his voice to several Disney films, including "Oliver & Company" and "Cars".
Business Ventures
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, Coco, and Beverly Hills Chihuahua.
While he lived in South Central, he attended Trinity Street Elementary School. 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 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. 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 evade the draft during the Vietnam War, influenced by the draft evasion movement formed by David Harris. After suffering from a skiing accident, he recovered for six months at a Banff residence that only had one vinyl record, 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.
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, the Spy Kids trilogy, From Dusk Till Dawn and Machete. He provided his voice for several Disney animated films, most notably Tito the Chihuahua in Oliver & Company (1988), Banzai the hyena in The Lion King (1994), Ramone in Cars (2006) and its sequels Cars 2 (2011) and Cars 3 (2017). He also voiced Manuel in Disney's live-action-animated comedy film Beverly Hills Chihuahua (2008). Marin also played Pancho in The Cisco Kid (1994), and reprised the Banzai role in the video game Kingdom Hearts II. Cheech appears in several episodes of AMC's Lodge 49 as El Confidente, a member of Lodge 55 in Mexico.
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". 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. The center will provide a location for the presentation and study of Chicano art, and is expected to draw international attention.
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.
Social Network
Cheech Marin is active on social media platforms:
- Twitter: @CheechMarin
- TikTok: @cheechandchong (shared with Tommy Chong)
Marin's nickname "Cheech" is short for "chicharrón", fried pork rind, which is a popular snack and ingredient in Latin American cuisine. 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?"
Education
Marin attended Bishop Alemany High School and later studied at California State University, Northridge. His educational background laid the foundation for his diverse career in entertainment and beyond.
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.
He is an avid golfer, although he initially disliked the sport until he co-starred in the golf-themed comedy Tin Cup. Marin also practices horse archery on a special course built on his private land.
