Tommy Chong

Paula Abdul puts Sherman Oaks home on market for $1.899 million

2012-03-04 00:00:00

Singer-dancer Paula Abdul, who until recently was a judge on"The X Factor," has put her house in Sherman Oaks on the market at $1.899 million. The contemporary Mediterranean, built in 2000, features a grand entry with a double staircase, French doors...

Comic actor Cheech Marin sells Malibu home for $5.34 million

2012-02-21 13:33:00

Comic actor Cheech Marin has sold his home in Malibu for $5.34 million. The bluff-top, stone-clad Craftsman-style house sits on nearly an acre above the beach with patios, a built-in stone table and oven, and steps leading to the sand. Interior...

Bel-Air mansion built for Iris Cantor sells for $40 million

2011-06-25 00:00:00

La Belle Vie, the mammoth Bel-Air residence built in 1993 for philanthropist Iris Cantor by her husband, Bernard Gerald Cantor, has sold for $40 million, public records show. The sale is one of the highest this year in Los Angeles County. The mansion had...

President Obama is the key to decriminalizing marijuana, Tommy Chong says

2011-06-24 16:36:08

Hot Property: Cheech Marin puts a home in Malibu up for sale

2011-06-03 11:09:00

Comic and actor Cheech Marin has listed a home in Malibu at $5,995,000. The 1929 Craftsman-style house sits on nearly an acre on a low bluff above 120 feet of beach frontage. The three-bedroom main house includes a master suite with stained-glass...

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2011-03-11 16:35:46

Will Paul Thomas Anderson direct Pynchon adaptation?

2010-12-02 16:33:53

'Greasy Love Songs': Zappa Family Trust digs into vaults to release 'Ruben & the Jets' rarities

2010-05-04 16:34:52

'Inherent Vice' by Thomas Pynchon

2009-08-02 00:00:00

"Inherent Vice" is Thomas Pynchon doing Raymond Chandler through a Jim Rockford looking glass, starring Cheech Marin (or maybe Tommy Chong). What could easily be mistaken as a paean to 1960s Southern California is also a sly herald of that era's end....

With Malibu sale, Olivia Newton-John can get mellow

2009-01-17 00:00:00

It took singer Olivia Newton-John almost a year to find a buyer for her Malibu home, but she finally did -- and didn't even have to get physical about it. Newton-John, who withdrew her house from the market last month, just closed escrow at more than $10...

Cheech Marin lowers price of Malibu beach house to $2.95 million

2009-01-07 00:00:00

Can you say "Cheech" without saying "Chong"? Even long after the comedic duo went their separate ways, there's something that lingers -- at least linguistically -- about the pairing. The first half of the pair, Cheech Marin, just lowered the price to $2....

Words & Ideas

2008-08-17 00:00:00

TODAY Paul Stang The author of "We as Architects in the Wheel of Life" will discuss and sign his book exploring esoteric mathematical principles in subjects such as Stonehenge, Freemasonry, Atlantis and astrology. Bodhi Tree Bookstore, 8585 Melrose Ave.,...

Presenters Tommy Chong and Cheech Marin speak onstage.

2013-04-19 00:37:58

It should come as no surprise that the man who fashioned his early comedy career (with Cheech Marin ) around smoking weed has come out in favor of Proposition 19. On the website CelebStoner, he recently wrote, "Hey stoners, don't forget to vote for Prop. 19! Legalize it! Get it Legal! Let's grow up

2012-06-10 15:10:00

The "smoke 'em if you got 'em" outlook on life did not, as many in the younger generation may believe, begin with Snoop Dogg. Comedians Cheech & Chong are the emperors of pro-marijuana commentary. For entertainment only, of course.

2012-03-16 10:12:29