Cheech Is Not My Real Name

Get a look into the mind of Cheech Marin-one half of the renowned Cheech and Chong comedic duo-and follow through the highs and lows of his personal and professional lives.

An unborn baby with a fatal heart defect . . . a skier submerged for an hour in a frozen Norwegian lake . . . a comatose brain surgery patient whom doctors have declared a "vegetable."

The long-awaited memoir from a counterculture legend. Cheech Marin came of age at an interesting time in America and became a self-made counterculture legend with his other half, Tommy Chong. This insightful memoir delves into how Cheech dodged the draft, formed one of the most successful comedy duos of all time, became the face of the recreational drug movement with the film Up in Smoke, forged a successful solo career with roles in The Lion King and, more recently, Jane the Virgin, and became the owner of the most renowned collection of Chicano art in the world. Written in Cheech's uniquely hilarious voice, this memoir will take you to new highs.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 03/14/2017
ISBN: 9781455592340
Pages: 272
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.30w x 1.10d

Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 12/12/2016
Booklist 02/01/2017 pg. 15
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2017
Shelf Awareness 04/14/2017