Tommy Chong Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend & More)

Tommy Chong is a Canadian actor, activist, comedian, musician, director, writer and cannabis rights activist. He is 84 years of age as of the year 2023. He is well-known for his Fox’s That 70’s Show in a character called Leo. Tommy Chong then became a US citizen in the year of 1980. He has also done quite a few numbers of marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin.

Tommy Chong Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend & More)

Personal Details

Full Name Thomas B. Kin Chong
Nick Name Tommy Chong
Date of Birth May 24, 1938
Age 84 Years as of January 2023
Birth Place Edmonton, Canada
Origin Residence Edmonton, Canada
Ethnicity White
Religion Christian
Nationality Canadian and American
Occupations Actor, Comedian, Activities and Musician
Education Crescent Heights High School
Net Worth [estimated] $20 million USD
Marital Status Married
Debut
  • 1986- “Miami Vice” (TV)
  • 1978- “Up in Smoke” (Film)

Physical Appearance

Eye Color Brown
Hair Color Brown
Chest NA
Waist NA
Biceps NA
Height 6’1″ Feet
Weight 81 kg

Personal Life (Early life, Family and Relationship)

Father Stanley Chong
Mother Lorna Jean Gilchrist
Sibling Stan Chong (brother)
Girlfriend/ Wife
  • Maxine Sneed (married in 1960 – Divorced in  1970)
  • Shelby Chong (married in 1975)
Children
  • Son: Paris Chong and Gilbran Chong
  • Daughters: Robbi Chong,Precious Chong and Rae Dawn Chong

Early life, Family and Relationship

Tom was born on 24th May 1938 in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada. His father was a Chinese-Canadian and his mother was a Scottish-Irish Canadian by ancestry. Tommy Chong’s father was an immigrated person in the year 1930. His stay in Vancouver was only for some time and later they moved to  Calgary and got settled in a place called Dog’s Patch.

He was a dropout from Crescent Heights High School from where he himself admitted they were going to get him out of the school by the school admin itself. He played the Guitar to make a living. As for his marriage life, he was married to Maxine Sneed in Canada who is of Cherokee descent in the year of 1960. They have two daughters Rae Dawn (mother Gali Lewis his previous Girlfriend) and Robbi Chong. They got divorced in the year 1970.

Later he got married to Shelby Fiddis in Los Angeles in 1975 and they were blessed with three children, Paris in 1974, Gilbran in 1981 and a daughter Precious Chong in 1968. They also had an adopted child Marcus Wyatt.  Rae Dawn, Robbi, Marcus, Paris, and Precious Chong their children had an interest in the acting career too.

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Success and career

As for his career, his playing GUitar for a living got a little up and he was in Shades, a Calgary soul group. Later they moved to Vancouver and turned their name to Little Daddy & the Bachelors. Tom opened a Vancouver Night Club in the year 1963 and called it Blue Balls which was formerly the Alma Theatre.

He also has acted in several movies and TV shows some of the movies include Up in Smoke as Anthony in which he was also the writer and Director, In 1980 Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie he acted as Chong himself, Nice Dreams in the year of 1981, It came from Hollywood in 1983 as himself too.

Tommy Chong Biography (Age, Height, Weight, Girlfriend & More)

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