Tommy Chong Will Reprise That '70s Show Role In Netflix's '90s Spinoff

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That ‘90s Show, the Netflix spinoff of That ‘70s Show is bringing back tons of familiar faces including one character who often had problems remembering who he was, the beloved Leo Chingkwake, played by 84-year-old actor Tommy Chong.

By now it’s been confirmed most of the original cast will be making guest appearances throughout That ‘90s Show first 10 episodes as Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, and Wilmer Valderrama join Red (Kurtwood Smith) and Kitty Forman (Debra Jo Rupp), who will star in the series while acting as executive producers. That ‘90s Show's main focus will be Eric Forman’s teenage daughter, Leia, who will visit her grandparents in Point Place, Wisconsin during the summer of 1995.

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According to Chong’s own Twitter account, it seems then that Leia will probably run into Leo too, one of the series' most puzzling characters, who first left Point Place after casually noticing he had spent 8 years in the small town before returning for the show’s last two seasons. Leo was a character loosely inspired by the Chong’s most famous comedy act Cheech & Chong, alongside fellow actor Cheech Marin, with the two playing a pair of lovable hippies and bonafide cannabis enthusiasts, much like Leo was in That ‘70s Show where his antics and overall aloofness made him the backup comedy relief when Kutcher’s Kelso wasn’t around.

Chong played Leo in a total of 65 That ‘70s Show episodes out of the series’ 200, regardless of his absence for seasons 5 and 6, when the actor was serving time in prison due to the distribution of drug paraphernalia like the very bongs his co-stars used in the show. The actor is a well-known cannabis activist who constantly voices his support for the