Danny Trejo

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.

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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)

Origin

Maywood, California, United States

Height

164 cm

Occupation

actor / television actor / film actor / character actor / voice actor

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Taurus / Monkey

High school

John H. Francis Polytechnic High School

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• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny%20Trejo
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%88%E3%83%AC%E3%83%9B
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q223830

Tags

• California
• actor
• television actor
• film actor

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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