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.
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 |
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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) |
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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)