

Danny Trejo
Danny Trejo is an American actor. His film credits include Death Wish 4: The Crackdown, Desperado, Heat, From Dusk till Dawn, Con Air, Reindeer Games, Machete, Spy Kids, Predators, A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas, Silencer, and The House Next Door: Meet the Blacks 2. Trejo's first acting role came in 1985 in Runaway Train.
Trejo also joined the series King of the Hill, The Young and the Restless, Sons of Anarchy, American Horror Stories, and The Book of Boba Fett.
Beyond acting, Trejo has produced the film Animal Factory and the documentary Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo.
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- Our American Stories Before Hollywood, Danny Trejo Was Behind Bars

On this episode of Our American Stories, before Danny Trejo became one of Hollywood’s most recognizable actors, known for films like Machete and Heat, he spent years in prison battling addiction and violence. Speaking at the Crossroads Recovery Center's 60th Anniversary Breakfast event in Phoenix, AZ., Trejo shares how sobriety, recovery, faith, and helping others transformed his life and unexpectedly led him from prison cells to movie sets.Support the show (https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donate)Support the show: https://www.ouramericanstories.com/donateSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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About
- FROM
- Maywood, CA, United States
- BORN
- May 16, 1944