This Is What Tommy Chong Did Before The Fame Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images
By Karen Corday/Dec. 31, 2020 9:38 am EDT/Updated: Jan. 14, 2021 5:24 pm EDT
It s hard to think about Tommy Chong without also thinking of his longtime comedy partner Cheech Marin and their hijinks as Cheech & Chong, the madcap hippie stoner duo who found themselves in all sorts of hilarious situations thanks to their all-encompassing love of marijuana. Cheech & Chong hit it big in the 1970s thanks to their hit comedy albums and went on to massive success with their movies like
Up In Smoke and
Nice Dreams. It s hard to imagine the bandana ed, bearded, befuddled Chong as a slick crooner with a neat suit and tie and impressive pompadour hairdo, but that s exactly what he was before he started toking and joking with Cheech.