
Danny Trejo was born Dan Trejo in Echo Park, Los Angeles, to Alice (Rivera) and Dan Trejo, a construction worker. A child drug addict and criminal, Trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. While serving time in San Quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. Imprisoned for armed robbery and drug offenses, he successfully completed a 12-step rehabilitation program that changed his life. While speaking at a Cocaine Anonymous meeting in 1985, Trejo met a young man who later called him for support. Trejo went to meet him at what turned out to be the set of Runaway Train (1985). Trejo was immediately offered a role as a convict extra, probably because of his tough tattooed appearance. Also on the set was a screenwriter who did time with Trejo in San Quentin. Remembering Trejo's boxing skills, the screenwriter offered him $350 per day to train the actors for a boxing match. Director Andrey Konchalovskiy saw Trejo training Eric Roberts and immediately offered him a featured role as Roberts' opponent in the film. Trejo has subsequently appeared in many other films, usually as a tough criminal or villain.Trejo is of Mexican descent.
1 win & 4 nominations.
The Adventures of Puss in Boots | Unknown | 2015-01-16 |
Saint George | Tio 10 episodes, 2014 | 2014-03-06 |
From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series | The Regulator | 2014-03-11 |
Lucha Underground | Unknown | 2014-10-29 |
Maron | Unknown | 2013-05-03 |
The Arsenio Hall Show | Unknown | 2013-09-09 |
Talking Bad | Unknown | 2013-08-11 |
The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange | Unknown | 2012 |
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Unknown | 2012-09-29 |
Franklin & Bash | Unknown | 2011-06-01 |
The Good Guys | Unknown | 2010-05-19 |
Modern Family | Unknown | 2009-09-23 |
NCIS: Los Angeles | Unknown | 2009-09-22 |
The Cleveland Show | Unknown | 2009-09-27 |
Pit Bulls and Parolees | Unknown | 2009-10-30 |
Breaking Bad | Unknown | 2008-01-20 |
The Spectacular Spider-Man | Unknown | 2008-03-01 |
Sons of Anarchy | Unknown | 2008-09-03 |
Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! | Unknown | 2007-02-11 |
The Knights of Prosperity | Unknown | 2007-01-03 |
Blood Ties | Unknown | 2007-03-11 |
Phineas and Ferb | Unknown | 2007-08-17 |
Chelsea Lately | Unknown | 2007-07-01 |
Burn Notice | Unknown | 2007-06-28 |
Heist | Ernesto 2 episodes, 2006 | 2006-03-22 |
Bones | Unknown | 2005-09-13 |
Stargate: Atlantis | Unknown | 2004-07-16 |
The Soup | Unknown | 2004-07-30 |
Desperate Housewives | Unknown | 2004-10-03 |
Kingpin | Unknown | 2003-02-02 |
George Lopez | Unknown | 2002-03-27 |
Monk | Unknown | 2002-07-12 |
Grounded for Life | Unknown | 2001-01-10 |
Alias | Unknown | 2001-09-30 |
The District | Unknown | 2000-10-07 |
King of the Hill | Unknown | 1997-01-12 |
Nash Bridges | Unknown | 1996-03-29 |
The Daily Show | Unknown | 1996-07-22 |
NYPD Blue | Unknown | 1993-09-21 |
Walker, Texas Ranger | Unknown | 1993-04-21 |
The X-Files | Unknown | 1993-09-10 |
Renegade | Unknown | 1992-09-19 |
Baywatch | Unknown | 1989-09-22 |