It was also during this time that he was socially introduced to marijuana through his fraternity, a key feature in his later film career, in addition to becoming acquainted with Timothy Leary at a local Students for a Democratic Society event, who would become a lifelong friend. During his second semester at CSUN, he worked almost full-time at Nordskog Industries in Van Nuys, while enrolled more than full-time as a college student. Afterwards, he studied at California State University, Northridge (then known as San Fernando Valley State College), where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa. Marin then went to high school at Bishop Alemany High School, during which he started to attend folk music events at the Ash Grove on Melrose Avenue as a teenager. John Baptist de la Salle Catholic School. In 1955, Marin and his family moved to Granada Hills, California, and he attended primary school at St. In a 2017 NPR interview, Marin attributed the nickname to his uncle: 'I came home from the hospital, I was like a couple of days old or something, my uncle came over and he looked in the crib and he said, 'Ay, parece un chicharrón.' Looks like a little chicharrón, you know?' Marin's nickname 'Cheech' is short for ' chicharron', fried pork rind, which is a popular snack and ingredient in Latin American cuisine. Marin identifies as Chicano he speaks some Spanish and often uses it in his movies, but he is not fluent. Marin was born with a cleft lip, which was surgically repaired. Marin was born on July 13, 1946, in South Los Angeles, California, to Mexican parents Elsa (née Meza) (1923–2010), a secretary, and Oscar Marin (1922–2015), a police officer for the LAPD. Marin's trademark is his characters' strong Chicano accents, although Marin himself is not fluent in Spanish. He has also voiced characters in several Disney films, including Oliver & Company, The Lion King, the Cars series, Coco and Beverly Hills Chihuahua. He gained recognition as part of the comedy act Cheech & Chong during the 1970s and early 1980s with Tommy Chong and as Don Johnson's partner, Insp. Richard Anthony ' Cheech' Marin (born July 13, 1946) is an American comedian, actor, musician, and activist.

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