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The duo released a number of successful comedy Album s, and starred in a series of low-budget Film s, becoming one of the most successful comedy teams of all time. Their best-known comedy routines include " Earache My Eye ," " Basketball Jones ," " Santa Claus And His Old Lady ," and " Sister Mary Elephant ." Perhaps their all-time most famous line is ''"Dave's not here."'' (from their Self-titled Debut Album ). The duo separated in the '' (which featured Chong in one episode and treated fans to a recreation of "Dave's not here, man") and '' The Golden Palace '', as well as a recurring guest role on '' Judging Amy ''. He had a memorable part as a bartender in the film '' Desperado '', as well as other roles in successful Robert Rodriguez films such as '' From Dusk Till Dawn '' and '' Once Upon A Time In Mexico ''. Tommy Chong also pursued a solo career, starring in such comedies as '' Far Out Man '', in which Marin made an appearance. He had co-starred on the Fox Television series '' That '70s Show '' in which he played Leo , a burned-out hippie very similar to his character Anthony Stoner (Man) in the movie '' Up In Smoke '' ( 1978 ). The two reunited when they did voices for ''. After their contentious parting in the '80s, the duo had a less-than-stellar friendship. Chong recalled going to Cheech's birthday party in 1994 and seeing Cheech "on the couch with his arm around his wife like we had just met. It wasn't comfortable." The duo had plans to reunite for another film when Tommy Chong's California-based company, Chong Glass, was raided by federal officials on February 25 , 2003 , as part of a federal crackdown on "drug-related paraphernalia." Tommy Chong pleaded guilty to charges of distributing drug paraphernalia in May and on September 11 , 2003, was sentenced to nine months in federal prison, fined US$20,000, and forced to forfeit US$120,000 in assets. He served the time between October 8 , 2003 and July 7 , 2004 . With Chong released, the duo planned to resume production on their latest opus. A variety of titles were rumored, including ''Grumpy Old Stoners''. Cheech and Chong announced on September 8, 2005 that the reunion film had been canceled. In a 2007 interview, Chong hinted that the reunion may be back on. {Link without Title} FILMOGRAPHY .]] # '' Up In Smoke '' ( 1978 ) # '' Cheech & Chong's Next Movie '' ( 1980 ) # '' Nice Dreams '' ( 1981 ) # '' It Came From Hollywood '' ( 1982 ) # '' Things Are Tough All Over '' ( 1982 ) # '' Still Smokin' ( 1983 ) # '' Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers '' ( 1984 ) # '' Get Out Of My Room '' ( 1985 ) EXTERNAL LINK |
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