Tommy chong was born on 24 may 1938 in edmonton, alberta, canada He is an actor and writer, known for up in smoke (1978), zootopia (2016) and cheech & chong's Comedian, actor, writer, activist, musician, dancer and occasionally smokes a little bit of pot, @tommychongcannabis For disney, he voiced yax the yak in the 2016 disney animated feature film zootopia. Aka tommy chong — a documentary written and directed by filmmaker josh gilbert about the legal battle and jail time — premiered at the toronto international film festival It also won jury prize and audience favorite at the hbo u.s
He published a book about the ordeal as well. Tommy chong, born thomas b They also appeared in smaller supporting roles in graham chapman 's yellowbeard and martin scorsese 's after hours, as well as a joni mitchell song (twisted on the album court and spark). He emerged as a prominent figure in the 1970s through his collaboration with cheech marin, forming the comedy duo cheech & chong.
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