Cheech Chong

 Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong form the comedy duo Cheech & Chong. They met in Vancouver in the early 1960s. Chong was an eminent Canadian citizen, while Cheech had moved there from the southern part of California to stay out of the draft at the time of the Vietnam War. They performed stand-up comedy, had many successes on comedy records, and were featured in several low-budget films. Some of their most famous songs and comedy routines include "Earache My Eye", "Basketball Jones", "Santa Claus and His Old Lady", as well as "Sister Mary Elephant". Their most famous line is "Dave’s not here", which they put out on their debut album. The album was their first feature-length film, Up in Smoke in 1978. It was a cult classic, and was also successful enough at the box office (grossing more than $44 million, despite a low budget)