Danny Trejo | |
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 Trejo in 2017 | |
| Born | May 16, 1944 Maywood, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Works | Full list |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (174 cm)[1] |
| Spouses | Laura
(m. 1962; div. 1965)Debbie Schipek
(m. 1971; div. 1975)Joanne Discuillo
(m. 1975; div. 1978)Debbie Shreve
(m. 1997; div. 2009) |
| Children | 3 |
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Danny Trejo (/ˈtreɪhoʊ/, Spanish: [ˈtɾexo]; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. A native of Los Angeles, Trejo's film career began in 1985, when he landed a role in Runaway Train (1985). The first film in which he was given a proper credited role was as Art Sanella in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987).[2] He went on to star in a multitude of other films, many of which were small parts as inmates, gangsters, or other criminals,[3] appearing in Desperado, Heat (both 1995), From Dusk till Dawn (1996), Con Air (1997), The Replacement Killers (1998), Reindeer Games (2000), and Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003), among others.
From 2001 to 2003, Trejo appeared in the Robert Rodriguez-directed Spy Kids franchise as Isador "Machete" Cortez. Subsequently, in 2010, Trejo reprised his role as Machete in the spin-off exploitation action film Machete as the protagonist. With the success of Machete (2010), Trejo once again reprised his role in a direct sequel, Machete Kills (2013).
His voice acting work includes the characters Umberto Robina for the video games Grand Theft Auto: Vice City and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories, himself in Def Jam: Fight for NY (2004), Raul Tejada in Fallout: New Vegas, Trainer Duke in The Fight: Lights Out, himself in Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of The Dead and Call of Duty Black Ops 4: Blackout and also himself in Far Cry 6: Danny and Dani vs. Everybody, and SCUM, among others.[4]
- ^ "Inside Danny Trejo's Bizarre Odyssey from Ex-Con Character Actor to Taco Mogul".
- ^ Marks, Lisa (December 6, 2012). "Danny Trejo: 'I went to the hole looking at three gas-chamber offences'". Theguardian.com.
- ^ Danny Trejo Biography at Britannica.com
- ^ Contemporary Theatre, Film, and Television. Gale Research Company. 2006. pp. 310–312. ISBN 978-0-7876-9041-0.