# Cheech Marin.......again!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheech-marin-again/118788>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 13, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheech-marin-again/118788 "2002-07-13T16:24:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![pkbites](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pkbites/32/204_2.png) [@pkbites](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pkbites)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheech-marin-again/118788/1 "2002-07-13T16:24:34Z")

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[http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=109049&highlight=cheech+marin](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=109049&highlight=cheech+marin)  
We came to the conclusion that he was not Iranian.

But today on **[Rotten.Com](http://Rotten.Com)** they make a statement that toaday is his birthday, and he is Iranian. What gives?

[http://rotten.com/today/](http://rotten.com/today/)

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**Author:** ![ShibbOleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/848f3c/32.png) [@ShibbOleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShibbOleth)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2002, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/cheech-marin-again/118788/2 "2002-07-13T17:30:41Z")

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He was born in East L.A., ergo he is American.