That 70s Show It was the comedy that Mark Brazill created based on his life, and developed together with Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner. The series portrayed, for eight seasons, what it was like to be a teenager and live in the 70’s. It was the breeding ground for figures like Ashton Kutcher, Mila Kunis, Laura Prepon, Danny Masterson, Wilmer Valderrama and Topher Grace, who were accompanied by two figures like those of Debra Jo Rupp, passing by Friends, and Kurtwood Smith.
At first, Debra Jo Rupp was not very fond of Tommy Chong. (IMDb)
One of the characters that fans became most fond of throughout the episodes was Leo. The hippie who arrived in the middle of the second season was the owner of the photo shop in which Stephen Hyde (Masterson) started to work. The character was played by Tommy Chong, known thanks to the duo he made with Cheech Marin, Cheech and Chong, who even participated in one of the films of Martin Scorsese, After Hours.
Between the fourth and seventh seasons, broadcast in 2002 and 2005, respectively, Leo disappeared in a mysterious way. There were several episodes in which the fans wondered what had happened. In several portals they talked about what happened: at that time, Chong He was engaged in the commercialization of products for the consumption of cannabis, and after a police raid he was sentenced to prison. Several portals explain that this was the reason why Leo had to be eliminated and only reappeared once he was released. However, this was not completely true.
That 70s Show had a total of 200 chapters. (IMDb)
What Tommy Chong Said About What Happened To That 70s Show
While is true that Tommy Chong was imprisoned for some of the years in which it was issued That 70s Show, the actor said that this had nothing to do with what happened. “They did not remove me from the series for going to prison”The actor explained in an interview, where he explained that the problem was financial and had to do with a request for money he made and it was not complied with.
Tommy Chong said that he got along very well with the actors. (IMDb)
“They wanted to renew everyone but not give raises, but I did enough things to realize that my part was bigger than a cameo or a special appearance. It was an important part ”Said the actor who said that when he asked for a raise, his character was removed from the series instead. “When I left they wrote to me again in the series because the publicity that the prison gave me helped”, he pointed.
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