"Dave? Dave's not here. man!"

That's Tommy Chong's signature comedy routine, but it's his lifelong use of marijuana on and off the silver screen that he's best known for.

Born in Canada in 1939, he met his comedy partner Richard "Cheech" Marin in Vancouver. They ecorded comedy albums like Big Bambu before launching their movie careers. with Up in Smoke in 1978, Chong appeared with Marin in six movies. After the duo went their separate ways, Chong has continued to play the stoner in films and TV - as Leo the head-shop owner on That '70s Show.

In 2006, Chong was the subject of Josh Gilbert's documentary, a/k/a Tommy Chong, which chronicles the government's war on Tommy Chong and his bong company, Chong Glass.

Busted in 2001, he was convicted and spent nine months in jail for selling bongs across state lines. He wrote I Chong about his jail experiences. Chong wrote the foreword for POT CULTURE - co-written by CelebStoner's Steve Bloom.

Nearly 70 year old, Chong still performs stand-up at comedy clubs around the country with his wife, Shelby.  

Pics: Tommy fake tokes, as Leo in That '70s Show and his 2003 mug shots 

More Tommy:

Chong on Cheech

Cheech Marin

Up in Smoke

The I Chong  

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