Thomas B. Kin Chong (born May 24, 1938) is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, director, musician and cannabis rights activist who is known for his marijuana-themed Cheech & Chong comedy albums and movies with Cheech Marin, as well as playing the character Leo on Fox\'s That \'70s Show. He became a naturalized United States citizen in the late 1980s.\n', '

Thomas B. Kin Chong was born at the University of Alberta Hospital[citation needed] in Edmonton, Alberta, on May 24, 1938, His mother was Lorna Jean (née Gilchrist), a waitress of Scotch-Irish ancestry and his father was Stanley Chong, a Chinese truck driver who immigrated to Canada from China in the 1920s.[citation needed] The senior Chong had first lived with an aunt in Vancouver after arriving in Canada.\n', '

As a youth, Tommy Chong moved with his family to Calgary, settling in a conservative neighbourhood Chong has referred to as "Dog Patch". He has said that his father had "been wounded in World War II and there was a veterans\' hospital in Calgary. He bought a $500 house in Dog Patch and raised his family on $50 a week." In an interview, Chong later said,\n', '

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