Yeah,” Chong grumbles. “Well, that’s the difference.” Cheech wanting to establish a career as Cheech Marin is the simple ...

A new life-sized statue celebrating actor and Chicano art collector Cheech Marin was unveiled on Tuesday, November 19, outside his namesake arts and culture center in Riverside, California.

It features the titular pair, Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong, who became a comedy sensation beginning in the 1970s. Lou Adler also appears in the film, the producer of Cheech and Chong's first movie ...