Robbi Chong: Who Is Tommy Chong’s Daughter?

Robbi Chong is an actress, former model, and the daughter of Tommy Chong. Robbi’s father Tommy is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, writer, producer, musician, activist, and “Dancing With the Stars” contestant. As an actor, he has appeared in films including Up in Smoke, Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie, Nice Dreams, Things Are Tough All Over, After Hours, and Get Out of My Room.

Robbi Chong: Bio Summary

How Old Is Robbi Chong?

Robbi Lynn Chong is 58 years old as of 2023. She was born on May 28, 1965, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Thomas B. Kin Chong aka Tommy Chong and his first wife Maxine Sneed are her parents. Her father is a Canadian-American comedian, actor, musician, and activist while her mother was an editor of ‘Black Radio Magazine.

Robbi Chong’s father is of Chinese and Scots-Irish descent and her mother was of black Canadian descent. Robbi is her parents’ second daughter. Her older sister is actress Rae Dawn Chong (February 28, 1961). Robbi has four half-siblings which includes one adopted, from her father’s second marriage to Shelby Chong (née Fiddis).

Robbi Chong’s half-siblings are Paris Chong, Precious Chong, Gilbran Chong, and Marcus Chong, also known as Marcus Scott Wyatt. Marcus whose biological father, Martin Wyatt was a sports reporter in San Francisco for KGO-TV was adopted by Robbi’s father Tommy, and his wife Shelby Chong, in the year 1978.

Shelby is an American comedian, actress, producer, and the current and second wife of Tommy Chong. She is the stepmother of Robbi Chong. Robbi’s paternal grandparents were Stanley Chong and Lorna Jean Gilchrist. Lorna was a Canadian of Scottish and Irish ancestry and Stanley was Chinese who immigrated in the 1930s.

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Robbi’s maternal grandparents, Napoleon Sneed and Willa Carothers, were both the children of African-American immigrants to Canada (their families were from the American South). Robbi studied acting in Los Angeles, California for two years.

Robbi Chong Is An Actress And Former Model

Robbi Chong used to be a model. She was an international cover girl who joined the Click Modeling Agency at age 19 and modeled in Paris from 1983 to 1988. After she studied acting in Los Angeles, California for two years, she started appearing on stage and television, working full-time. She appeared as Princess III in Cheech & Chong’s: The Corsican Brothers.

Robbi Chong is known for her appearances in the films Sécurité publique, Far Out Man, The Evil Inside Me, Jimmy Hollywood, Ellie Parker, Shelter, and Only God Can. She starred in television series including The Cosby Show, Amen, Red Shoe Diaries, Dave’s World, Murder One, The Outer Limits, Poltergeist: The Legacy, and ER.

Robbi Chong’s Married Life

Robbi Chong has kept her personal life private and away from the spotlight. Due to her private nature, it is difficult to tell if she is a married woman or not. Nothing is known regarding her marriages, relationships, or children. Robbi’s parents Tommy Chong and Maxine Sneed used to be husband and wife.

The two were married in 1960, in Canada. Tommy and Maxine got divorced in 1970. After the divorce, Tommy married Shelby Chong in 1975 in, Los Angeles, California, USA.

What Happened To Robbi Chong’s Father?

Robbi Chong’s father Tommy Chong is a cancer survivor. He was diagnosed with prostate cancer and colorectal cancer (rectal cancer). Tommy has revealed that he is cancer-free. During an interview in 2016, he said: “I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2008. I had a biopsy and a specialist advised me not to do anything because it was slow-acting.”

“Then I started to get cocky. I did some [media] interviews and said I was treating my prostate cancer with marijuana suppositories. I was on “Dancing With the Stars,” bragging about treating my cancer with marijuana, and then I start getting symptoms of colorectal cancer.”

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Please wish me luck while I kick cancer's behind. Thank you for all of your love and support.

— Tommy Chong (@tommychong) June 17, 2015

“I went to the doctor, and yes indeed, I did have a tumor. It was as if the cancer gods said, ‘No, we’ll give you something real to treat.’” According to Tommy Chong, his “medical team removed the tumor almost immediately after discovering it. I underwent radiation for about a month, and then had surgery.”

“I found that UCLA is really the best place to be treated: the best surgeons, the best care and the best attitude. For about a year, I was on chemo pills, 20 days on and then a week off. It was a short struggle –­ a short bump in the road for me.”