This movie worked for me as a typical buddy flick with trejo and glover sharing the spotlight. Danny trejo filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting. Frank vega danny trejo beat skinhead in the bus film description. Trejo isnt known for his ability to act but he does manage to make you like him in spite of it all. With his intimidating, tattooed, musclebound appearance, character actor danny trejo has formed a successful career as the allpurpose hard case over his curious and enduring cinematic career. Danny has five children, danielle trejo, gilbert trejo, esmeralda trejo. I went from movie to movie but for five years, i didnt have a name. Trejo was rocketed to fame via filmmaker robert rodriguez, who cast him in films including desperado 1995, from dusk till dawn 1996, spy. Beating the odds of repeat offender syndrome after. Danny trejo got his first acting job while working as a.
A child drug addict and criminal, trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. The series watch slayer and danny trejo film goredrenched video at l. Check out the release date, story, cast and crew of all upcoming movies of danny trejo at filmibeat. How danny trejo escaped the death penalty and fought his way. Jul 24, 2017 danny trejo has experienced prison life for 11 years. Danny trejo biography and filmography danny trejo movies. Trejo attended his first 12step meeting when he was just 15. Like a lot of crazy movie fans i love action films.
Danny trejo has the most onscreen deaths of any actor. Rodriguez also said, in an interview, that he wrote trejo this idea of a federale from. The film is set to arrive on digital platforms july 7th. Danny trejo talks saint george, working with george lopez on the fx. He continued to grind away, taking every small part he could to make a name for. Meanings of all danny trejos tattoos and his famous career. Danny trejo shares remarkable life story in trailer for new doc. I was a drug counselor and i walked on to a movie set to help somebody and i ran in to a guy named eddie bunker, who was the film s screenwriter. The movie was going to hit theaters later this year. Mar 11, 2014 the last but one answer in this interview has a slight spoiler for muppets most wanted. Danny trejo got his first acting job while working as a drug. Nov 25, 2010 danny trejo gets beaten to a pulp by eric roberts in 1985 andreji konchalovski film runaway train.
The feature pays homage to danny trejos heritagehis mexican roots and. In typical trejo bad ass fashion someones heinie needs a serious kicking and he feels the need to step up. The latest film from 74year actor danny trejo isnt an action movie or an episode of a crime drama, its a heartwarming comedy called granddaddy daycare, all about a lowkey assisted living facility for grandfathers. The marriage didnt work out and he ultimately filed for a divorce in 2009. Danny trejo upcoming movies 2020, 2021 danny trejo.
Danny trejo beats christopher lee as hollywoods most. I was throwing it at a group of guys, and he happened to be hit. May 16, 1944 danny trejo has developed a prolific career in the movie business, yet his road to success has been hard earned and everything but typical. Danny trejo is now spending time on movie sets, but he was in and out of juvie and prison before that. Trejo was a changed man after completing a lifechanging 12step rehabilitation program. Trejo is also the father of sons danny boy and jose, and daughter esmeralda from other relationships. Danny trejo filmography including movies from released projects, in theatres, in production and upcoming films. But now universal has announced that they are debuting it on digital. As a young boy, he went to prison many times on charges of drug addiction and criminal activities. Danny trejo, seen here as the title character in 2010s machete, will be the official starter of hot springs 17th annual first ever worlds shortest st.
Jan 12, 2017 worldrenowned actor danny trejo has teamed up with awardwinning filmmaker brett harvey ice guardians, the culture high to tell a story 71years in the making. From the big house to the big screen trejo is famous for playing rough, macho tough guys. While on the set of the 1985 action thriller runaway train to help perfect star eric. Danny trejo gets beaten to a pulp by eric roberts in 1985 andreji konchalovski film runaway train. If theres one thing i discovered from our chat with danny trejo, its that he laughs a lot. Get the list of danny trejos upcoming movies for 2020 and 2021. However, danny trejo didnt start out as a film star. The movie was 1985s runaway train, an actionadventure vehicle starring eric roberts and jon voight. Few cinematic performers are as immediately recognizable as danny trejo. The following is a filmography of his workconsisting of about 250 film and television roles.
A distinctive tattoo helped him get his first role, as. Nov 05, 2019 the movie was 1985s runaway train, an actionadventure vehicle starring eric roberts and jon voight. The rise of danny trejo releases july 7 on digital hd. Danny trejo biography facts, childhood, family life. Imprisoned for armed robbery and drug offenses, he successfully. Danny trejo talks machete, trump, granddaddy daycare and. I came out of the pen in 1969 and i dedicated my life to helping other people, he told. A distinctive tattoo helped him get his first role, as a convict. Jan 03, 2019 danny trejos road to stardom happened totally by chance. Worldrenowned actor danny trejo has teamed up with awardwinning filmmaker brett harvey ice guardians, the culture high to tell a story 71. Danny trejo has experienced prison life for 11 years. Danny trejo biography, movie highlights and photos. I loved the movie machete a robert rodriguez movie with danny trejo and had to see the second movie in this action series.
He was previously married to american actress debbie trejo. Danny trejo has the most onscreen deaths of any actor nerdist. Feb 29, 2020 it was actually his experience in the ring that got danny trejo his first big break in front of the camera. Jun 27, 2018 frank vega danny trejo beat skinhead in the bus film description. When i met danny, i said, this guy should be like the mexican jeanclaude van damme or charles bronson, putting out a movie every year and his name should be machete. It was actually his experience in the ring that got danny trejo his first big break in front of the camera. Danny trejo talks machete, trump, granddaddy daycare.
His prominence in the b movie scene has resulted in disparate media sources referring to trejo as an iconic actor and a film legend, among other titles. Debbie is famous for her movie high hopes the wedding ceremony took place on 12 december 1997. Danny trejo on staying sober for 51 years and his recovery. Being a reallife superhero, trejo showed up on the set to give the guy some assistance, but it wasnt long before someone approached trejo and asked if hed like to be an extra in the movie. The 10 most badass danny trejo roles, ranked cinemablend. One of the screenwriters, eddie bunker, happened to be a former inmate whom trejo knew from. Trejo spent many years of his early life in prisons on drug and robbery convictions. His prominence in the b movie scene has resulted in disparate media sources referring to trejo as an iconic actor and a film legend, among other titles trejos film career began in 1985, when he accidentally landed a role in runaway train. How danny trejo escaped the death penalty and fought his. Angeles upbringingas he gives fans a firsthand look into the extraordinary. Why did danny trejo, divorce his wife, what about their. Upon his release, trejo got involved with several rehabilitation and counseling programs to help people struggling with problems he struggled once with. After facing a possible death penalty, danny trejo wove his prison experience and toughguy persona into a successful movie career. I went to the hole looking at three gaschamber offences the star of machete on how he escaped the death penalty, being a.
Nov 05, 2019 trejo attended his first 12step meeting when he was just 15. How danny trejo went from inmate to action star looper. He was fortyone years old when he acted in his first feature film. Fatherly caught up with trejo to talk about the movie, his views on. Frank vega danny trejo beat skinhead in the bus bad. I purchased robert rodriguezs machete kills starring danny trejo, michelle rodriguez, sopia vergara, and amber heard for a bargain price on amazon. Thursday at allen theatres cineport 10 as part of the first las cruces. After their first film, the two quickly formed a personal and professional bond that would lead to nine movies, including spy kids and from dusk. Danny trejo full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. He is the son of alice rivera and dionisio dan trejo 19221981, a construction worker, and a second cousin of filmmaker robert rodriguez born 1968 in san antonio, texas, though the two were unaware that they were related until the filming of desperado. Aug 23, 2017 being a reallife superhero, trejo showed up on the set to give the guy some assistance, but it wasnt long before someone approached trejo and asked if hed like to be an extra in the movie. Danny trejo beats christopher lee as hollywoods most killed. After twelve years of marriage, the couple divorced in 2009. With his intimidating, tattooed, musclebound appearance, character actor danny.
Why did danny trejo, divorce his wife, what about their children. The last but one answer in this interview has a slight spoiler for muppets most wanted. Frank vega danny trejo beat skinhead in the bus bad ass. He is one of the most prolific of american actors, having usually done at least 4 films a year since the 1990s. In 2014, trejo produced his first film, ambition, and then produced his second film, the action film bad asses. Meanings of all danny trejos tattoos and his famous. Danny trejos road to stardom happened totally by chance. Danny trejo filmography, movie list, tv shows and acting career. Join sign up keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. The now wellknown actor spoke of how striking a corrections officer in the head with a rock during a prison riot inevitably changed his life, as contained in a dec. Danny trejo married actress and realtor debbie shreve on december 12, 1997. Filmmakers and audiences apparently love to watch danny trejo shuffle his way off this mortal coil, because the popular tv and movie actor has now died 65 times in films. He went on to star in a multitude of other movies, including desperado 1995, from dusk till dawn 1996, con air 1997, reindeer games 2000, and grindhouse 2007, among others. They have two children together, gilbert and dannielle.