Danny Trejo born May 16, 1944) is an American actor.
Danny Trejo (/ˈtreɪhoʊ/, Spanish: [ˈtɾexo]; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. Known for his large body of work as a character actor, films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide.[1][2]
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Trejo in 2024
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| Born | May 16, 1944 Maywood, California, U.S.
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| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1985–present |
| Works | Full list |
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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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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).[3] He went on to star in a multitude of other films, many of which were small parts as inmates, gangsters, or other criminals,[4]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 Storks (2016) and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022), as well as 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
