A Los Angeles native was born July 13, 1946. Chicha's real name is Richard Anthony Marine. Best known for the movie "Stoned", in which he starred with his partner in a duet. Richard and his friend Tommy began with performances in the stand-up genre, and then began to make films of their own production, which made them popular.
A family
His parents were far from art. A mother named Elsa served as secretary. And father Oscar worked for the good of his country and worked as a policeman. No one could have imagined that in the future the boy would act in films and travel around the country with concerts.
Education and the army
As a boy, Richard attended high school Episcopal. After graduation, he entered the University of California, but in the horse of the 1960s he began studying.
Richard was not determined to join the army because of his pacifist views. So he moved to Vancouver.
The beginning of the way
Then an event occurs that will change his whole future life - he meets a guy named Tommy Chong. The guys began to communicate well and found a lot in common in each other. Subsequently, together they organized the duet "Cheech and Chong." Chich Marin and Tommy Chong were engaged in what amused people, they did it well. Richard took this nickname only because he thought it was consonant with the name of his new friend.
The guys gave their first performances in a stand-up format. Also in the scope of their activities included funny sketches and humorous songs.
Tommy had a club in Canada, and the guys were in it. Spectators who watched their performances spoke about the duo to their friends - this is how Richard and Tommy gained their first popularity and fame.
Until 1972, the duo continued to record humorous songs - and for good reason. Indeed, this year they were awarded a Grammy, they fell into the category of "Best Album in the genre of musical comedy."
Duet Work
The recognition and love of the audience motivated the duet to new exploits. So the guys were in the movies. Their debut work in the film industry was the film "Smoked". The duet participants independently wrote the script and played in their creation. True, I had to attract another person, because Tommy could not fully act as an actor and director at the same time. This person, and concurrently the second director, was Lou Adler. Martin also tried his hand at composing compositions for the film.
Their film was received by critics and viewers with a bang. The picture told of two hippies who were fans of smoking marijuana. After positive reviews, the duo understands that it is necessary to continue to move in this direction and further.
According to the old scheme, they shoot the sequel, which appears on the screens already in 1980. Subsequently, the guys every year until 1983 pleased the fans with a continuation of the last series of the picture. All of her films were successful, but the theme has become obsolete. But on this duet does not stop to conquer the film industry.
After graduating from the hippie saga in 1983, the team presents to the audience a new film, "Yellow Beard." A year later, they shoot the comedy film "Corsican Brothers." And already in 1985, Martin Scorsese invites them as actors to work on the project “After Work”.
The same year was marked by the short film “Get Out of My Room!”. This time, the guys changed places a little, and Chich Marin was engaged in the director's work. The project was created in order to draw attention to the new album of the same name.
This was the last collaboration of Tommy and Richard. Then everyone decides to do solo work closely, so the duo breaks up.
Solo career
Richard decided to continue walking along the acting path. During the period from 1987 to 1995, with his participation, various series and films were released. Chich Marine managed to participate in 57 projects. Richard managed to visit not only the role of the actor. He managed to visit the director again, and also for the first time he tried his hand at voicing another actor.
The most significant films of that period were the following:
- the series "Married and with Children", "Tales from the Crypt" and "Like a Movie";
- Sudden Awakening, Ghostbusters 2, Desperate, and From Dusk Till Dawn.
Then in the career of actor Chicha Marina a new promising project appears - “Detective Nash Bridges”. The picture was recognized mainly by American viewers. Richard was entrusted with the role of a police inspector named Joe. This character was far from the last place in the film. Trust Chich justified and regularly performed his role until the closure of the project in 2001.
The next stage in Richard's career can be called a lull, because there were no vivid pictures. It can be distinguished except that “Children of Spies” and “Once Upon a Time in Mexico”.
Reunion
Then an event occurred that at that time caused delight among the loyal fans of the duo Tommy and Richard, because they met on the TV show "Biography". It happened in 2003, on the air the comedians gave an official statement about the readiness to reunite the duo.
But unfortunately, the union was thwarted by government officials. They showed up at Richard's office with a search and allegations of trafficking in drug accessories. Thinking, Chich Marin did not deny guilt to leave his family alone. This entailed the punishment that Richard served for nine months.
The statement given in the television show, nevertheless managed to be implemented in five years. And in 2008, the duo goes on tour in America. The return of the legendary comedians was a huge success and public approval.
Then, in 2013, comedians released the sequel to “Smoked” in the form of a cartoon, where they worked as screenwriters and voice actors. "Nonsense cartoon: Stoned" won fame in narrow circles.
What today?
In 2018, the actor and comedian managed to work on two series and the film "The War with Grandfather."
To date, the filmography of Chicha Marina consists of 118 paintings. Over the past 5 years of his career in cinema, his following works can be distinguished:
- the series "Jeff and the Aliens";
- scoring in the films “Book of Life”, “Cars 3” and “The Secret of Coco”.
Personal life
The first wife of Chicha Marina was a girl named Darlene. She at one time helped the duet in creating "Stoned" by playing episodic roles. Their marriage lasted from 1975 to 1984. During this period, Darlene managed to give a comedian a child.
Two years later, Chich Marin got a second wife, who turned out to be Patti Haid. She was professionally engaged in art. In the union they had two children. However, their marriage broke up in 2009.
In the same year, a nimble comedian married pianist Natasha Rubin. She became the third and last wife of Richard, their marriage continues to this day.
Photo Chicha Marina can be seen in the article.
Interesting facts about the Stoned
In the first part of the saga, the word “dude” is repeated 259 times throughout the whole picture. With all this, the name of the hero, who performed Tommy, is mentioned only once, at the very beginning of the film, at the time of the quarrel of the guy with his parents.
The track that the duet performs at the concert was recorded in 1974.
The registration number of the hero of Chich was indeed registered on Chich at that time.
Tommy appears before the viewer as a supporter of the legalization of marijuana and its use as a medicine. But at the same time, he writes in his notes that he smokes a little, and after serving his sentence in 2003, he will not touch the weed before it is legalized.