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Tommy Chong was born!
Tommy Chong was born on May 24th 1938 -
Tommy and his family moved.
Tommy and his family moved to Calgory. -
Tommy Chong Dropped Out Of High School
Tommy Chong dropped out of Crescent Heights High School at 16. As he put it "I dropped out of Crescent Heights High School when I was 16 but probably just before they were going to throw me out anyway." -
Tommy's Band
By the early 1960s, Chong was playing guitar for a Calgary soul group called The Shades. -
Tommy Chong got Married!
In 1960, Chong married Maxine Sneed in Canada. She is also multi-racial, of Black Canadian and Cherokee descent. They have two daughters, Rae Dawn (b. 1961), and Robbi Chong (b. 1963). They divorced in 1970. -
Tommy and The Jackson 5
While on tour in Chicago for a short time, the band followed opening act The Jackson 5. Chong later referred to the young Michael Jackson as a "cute little guy". The band actually discovered The Jackson 5 -
Chong got married...again?
In 1975, Chong married Shelby Fiddis in Los Angeles. -
Cheech & Chong split
Cheech & Chong, while a very successful comedy act, split in 1985 due to creative differences and Marin's desire to focus on a mainstream acting career. This began a difficult time for Chong. He did not act regularly until filling the recurring role (later a regular role) as the fun-loving, aging hippie "Leo" (similar to his Chong character) on That '70s Show. -
Tommy Chong Gets In Major Trouble,man
In 2003, Chong became caught up in two American investigations, code-named Operation Pipe Dreams and Operation Headhunter, which tried to trace drug traffic and users through businesses selling drug paraphernalia, mostly bongs,man -
Movie about Tommy Chong at International Film Festival
In September 2005, a/k/a Tommy Chong premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The documentary, produced, written and directed by Josh Gilbert, chronicles Chong's comedic and personal history. -
Tommy Chong has Prostate Cancer
He announced on June 9, 2012, that he is battling prostate cancer. He described the cancer "as a slow stage one [that I've] had for a long time." He said that he had been drug-free for about three years, during which time he began having prostate-related problems. -
Tommy Chong on Dancing With The Stars
On September 4, 2014, Chong was announced as one of the celebrities participating on the 19th season of Dancing with the Stars. He paired with professional dancer Peta Murgatroyd.[ -
Tommy Chong at annual "Hash Bash"
On April 4, 2015, Chong was in Ann Arbor, Michigan, for the annual "Hash Bash" event which focuses on cannabis legalization,man