Cheech Marin

Richard Anthony "Cheech" Marin is a Mexican-American actor, voice actor, comedian, writer, and activist, who is well known for his distinctive raspy voice. He is best known for being part of the comedy act, , along with Tommy Chong. Marin has had multiple contributions to Disney. He voiced Tito in the 1988 Disney animated feature film Oliver & Company, Chuy Castillos in The Golden Palace, Banzai in the 1994 animated feature film The Lion King, Ramone in the Disney•Pixar Cars franchise, David Reynes in Lost, and multiple others listed below.
Marin was born on July 13, 1946, in South Los Angeles, California and graduated from Bishop Alemany High School. He then studied English at San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge), where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and graduated in 1968. Marin then moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in September to evade the draft during the Vietnam War where he met his future comedic partner, Tommy Chong, in Calgary, Alberta. Together, they produced multiple comedy albums and their own films, such as , , , , and .
As a solo performer, Marin appeared in films, such as , , , , the franchise, , , , , , , , , , , , , and . 
Marin's most recognized television role is Inspector/Lieutenant Joe Dominguez in . He has also appeared in shows, such as , , , , , , , , , , , , , and .
==Roles==
Tito.png|Tito(Oliver & Company)
Cheech Marin is sad about Mickey's disappearance.jpg|Janitor(Mickey's 60th Birthday)
Carnival Barker.jpg|Carnival Barker(Mother Goose Rock 'n' Rhyme)
Banzai2.png|Banzai(The Lion King andThe Lion King 1½)
Chili.jpg|Chili(It's Tough to Be a Bug!)
Profile-Ramone.png|Ramone(Cars franchise)
Chihuahua-disneyscreencaps.com-4861-1-.jpg|Manuel(Beverly Hills Chihuahua)
Eddie WM.jpg|Eddie Cortez(Race to Witch Mountain)
Realm-of-the-Jaquins-2.png|Quita Moz(Elena of Avalor franchise)
Corrections Officer.jpg|Corrections Officer(Coco)
Pop Ramirez.png|Pop Ramirez(Primos)
==Gallery==
Cheech Marin behind the scenes of Oliver & Co.jpg|Cheech Marin behind the scenes of Oliver & Company.
Cheech Marin behind the scenes TLK.jpg|Cheech Marin behind the scenes of The Lion King.
Cheech Marin behind the scenes Cars.jpg|Cheech Marin behind the scenes of Cars.
Cheech-marin thumb.jpg|Cheech Marin in May 2011.
Rob Schneider & Cheech Marin at People's Choice Awards.jpg|Cheech Marin and Rob Schneider speak onstage during the 2012 People's Choice Awards.
Cheech Marin & wife Natasha Rubin Cars Land grand opening.jpg|Cheech Marin and his wife, Natasha Rubin, at the grand opening of Cars Land at the Disney Land Resort in June 2012.
Lounging with Cheech & Chong.jpg|Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong discuss the 40th anniversary screening of in April 2018.
==Trivia==
*He got the nickname "Cheech" from , a spicy fried pork skin snack.
*Even though he speaks some Spanish in the films in which he voices, he isn't really fluent.
*He and Tommy Chong voiced Rutt and Tuke in the Spanish version of Brother Bear.
==External links==
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*Official Website
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