Cheech Marin Quotes & Trivia

Quotes

I was part of the draft resistance movement in LA where we did demonstrations at the draft centre and burned our cards and made a lot of trouble on campus.

Our first gig was a battle of the bands. We did 45 minutes of comedy and never played a note - and we won!

The reason we're so dangerous is because we're totally harmless.

We did six records, then six movies. Now we need to do six of something else, so we get 666 - and then our master Satan can return!

There is no longer beauty except in the struggle. No more masterpieces without an aggressive character. Poetry must be a violent assault against the unknown forces in order to overcome them and prostrate them before men.

Trivia

Later in his carrer he started to more and more voice work in animated movies.

Cheech directed Latinologues, a Broadway show.

Cheech was paid $75,000 an episode for the tv series Nash Bridges.

He owns and plays Taylor guitars. He has written and sang many original songs for his movies.

Cheech was the first Celebrity Jeopardy Champion.

He hated golf before he co-starred in the movie Tin Cup. Now it is one of his hobbies.

He speaks fluent Spanish.

Cheech's father is a 30 year old veteran of the LAPD.

Is currently married to Patti Heid. They have been married for 21 years. They have two children together.

He is 5' 6" tall.