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Danny Trejo

Biography

Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo is one of Hollywood’s most recognizable, prolific and beloved character actors. Famed for his ultra-baddie roles in series like AMC’s "Breaking Bad," FX’s "Sons of Anarchy," and director Robert Rodriguez’s global, billion-dollar Spy Kids and Machete film franchises, Danny is also a successful restauranteur. He owns seven locations of Trejo’s Tacos, Trejo’s Cantina and Trejo’s Coffee & Donuts in the Los Angeles area, and is expanding his Trejo’s Tacos franchise nationwide.

Danny Trejo

Books by Danny Trejo

Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood
by Danny Trejo with Donal Logue - Memoir, Nonfiction

On screen, Danny Trejo the actor is a baddie who has been killed at least a hundred times. Off screen, he’s a hero beloved by recovery communities and obsessed fans alike. But the real Danny Trejo is much more complicated than the legend. Raised in an abusive home, Danny struggled with heroin addiction and stints in some of the country’s most notorious state prisons from an early age before starring in such modern classics as Heat, From Dusk till Dawn and Machete. Now, in this funny, painful and suspenseful memoir, Danny takes us through the incredible ups and downs of his life, including meeting one of the world’s most notorious serial killers in prison and working with legends like Charles Bronson and Robert De Niro.