Thomas "Tommy" B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian comedian, actor and musician who is well-known for his stereotypical portrayals of hippie-era stoners. He is most widely known for his involvement in the marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo Chingkwake on Fox's That '70s Show. The terms Chonger (a large cannabis joint), Chonging or To chong (to smoke cannabis) are based on his last name.

Biography

Early life

Chong was born in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada,"Biographies." CheechandChong.com. the son of Lorna Jean (born Gilchrist), a waitress, and Stanley Chong, a truck driver.Tommy Chong Biography (1938-) Chong's father was of Chinese descent and his mother was of Scots-Irish ancestry.Tommy Chong - NORMLThomas Chong - Yahoo! TVTommy Chong - Mahalo Chong graduated from Victoria Composite High School. When Chong was still young, the family moved to Calgary, Alberta, to a neighbourhood Chong refers to as the Dog Patch. He says that his father had "been wounded in World War II, and there was a veterans' hospital in Calgary. He bought a five-hundred dollar house in Dog Patch, and raised his family on fifty dollars a week". He later went on to graduate from Victoria School back in Edmonton, Alberta.Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong Biographies