Marin graduated from Bishop Alemany High School and then studied English at San Fernando Valley State College (now California State University, Northridge), where he was a member of Phi Sigma Kappa and graduated in 1968. Marin then auditioned to sing for Frank Zappa in 1967, but instead moved to Vancouver, British Columbia in September to evade the draft during the Vietnam War.
Marin met his future comedic partner, Tommy Chong, in Calgary, Alberta. Tommy Chong directed four of their films while co-writing and starring in all seven with Marin.Īfter Cheech & Chong disbanded in 1985, Marin starred in a number of films as a solo actor, most notably Born in East L.A., which was also his directorial debut, The Shrimp on the Barbie, Tin Cup, and Once Upon a Time in Mexico.Ĭareer Comedy albums and films Īs a part of the highly successful comedy duo Cheech & Chong, Marin participated in a number of comedy albums and feature film comedies in the 1970s and 1980s. He made a cameo appearance as a dockworker in Ghostbusters II. In 2004 he made his second appearance as a policeman, as "Officer Salino" in the film adaptation of John Grisham's holiday novel "Skipping Christmas", under the title "Christmas With the Kranks", starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis. But he wouldn't hurt no kids.Marin appeared in the Fox sitcom Married. "He's got some serious mental issues," Justin said, noting that Robert had depression and suicidal thoughts. Justin said Robert, originally from North Carolina, grew up in Gadsden and attended Walnut Park Elementary. Robert White's younger brother, Justin, told CBS 42 that his brother seemed "off" when the two saw each other a week before Robert's death. It remains unclear whether White was armed himself.
White was shot to death after "resisting and trying to take the resource officer's gun," the AP reported, citing the ALEA statement. Other officers from the Gadsden Police Department also responded to the scene, per the AP. The resource officer confronted White, at which point White tried to break into a police car near the school, the ALEA said in a statement, per the AP.
As he was trying to break into the school, 34 children were inside participating in a summer literacy program, The Associated Press reported. The man was identified as 32-year-old Robert Tyler White by the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency, ABC 33/40 reported.
"Our principal was alerted immediately and went around to make sure the doors were secure, which they already were." A gentleman who was coming around to several doors trying to get into the building," Reddick told the outlet. "As best I know, there was a potential intruder. The man was trying to enter Walnut Park Elementary School in Gadsden, prompting the school to go into a lockdown and call the school resource officer, Gadsden City Schools Superintendent Tony Reddick told ABC 33/40. White's brother said Robert struggled with depression and may have been attempting suicide by cop.Ī man who was attempting to enter an Alabama elementary school was shot and killed by police on Thursday, authorities said. Robert White, 32, was identified as the "potential intruder" who was killed, authorities said. Oliver Helbig/Getty ImagesĪlabama police shot and killed a man who was trying to enter an elementary school in Gadsden.