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My Take
Danny Trejo is proof that Hollywood occasionally rewards authenticity over polish. He did not enter films until 1985, past the age of forty, yet his work has appeared in movies grossing over 3.7 billion dollars worldwide. Nobody else looks like him, sounds like him, or carries that lived-in menace which softens into unexpected warmth. He turned what could have been a lifetime of one-scene heavy roles into genuine cult stardom, even thriving as a voice actor. I admire late bloomers, and Trejo may be the ultimate one: a character actor who became more iconic than most leading men of his generation.
Overview
Danny Trejo (, Spanish: [ˈtɾexo]; born May 16, 1944) is an American actor. In his body of work he appears as a character actor. Films in which he has appeared have grossed over $3.7 billion worldwide. 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 credited role was as Art Sanella in Death Wish 4: The Crackdown (1987).
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Danny Trejo
- Name (Japanese)
- ダニー・トレホ
- Reading
- だにー・とれほ
- Born
- May 16, 1944 (age 82)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Monkey
- Origin
- Maywood, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 2 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- actor / television actor / film actor / character actor / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- John H. Francis Polytechnic High School
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Actor — see all → · Television actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.