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Pups Alone Trailer Is Home Alone with Jennifer Love Hewitt & Danny Trejo as Talking Dogs

My hands are quaking as I write this. Our new Christmas classic is arriving soon! Move over Rupert, Pups Alone is in the (dog) house!

Brandy Lynn SebrenOct 5, 2021

Danzig's Death Rider in the House of Vampires Is in Theaters Now, Here's Where to Watch

Writer/director/composer/executive producer Glenn Danzig shows us his singular vision for the perfect bloody spaghetti western vampire flick.

Brandy Lynn SebrenAug 30, 2021

American Horror Stories Trailer Brings the Terror with Danny Trejo as a Killer Santa

The latest American Horror Stories trailer ahead of the anthology spin-off premiere next week has announced more names and a couple of surprise characters coming to the world of American Horror Story.

Anthony LundJul 8, 2021

Danny Trejo Recalls Charles Manson Hypnotizing Him When They Shared Jail Time in L.A.

Machete star Danny Trejo tells the tale of when he met Charles Manson In his new memoir 'Trejo.'

Brandy Lynn SebrenJul 7, 2021

Murder in the Woods Preview Has Danny Trejo Digging Up a Dark Secret [Exclusive]

Danny Trejo takes on unnatural forces at a secluded cabin where he tries to help teens survive a Murder in the Woods.

Brian B.Sep 17, 2020

Danny Trejo Is a Demon-Fighting Priest in The Last Exorcist Trailer

Internationally-recognized action and horror superstar Danny Trejo stars in The Last Exorcist, which hits VOD and DVD this October.

Kevin BurwickSep 3, 2020

Danny Trejo Might Have to Write Machete Kills Again in Space Himself

The B-movie star says he will write the movie himself if that's what it takes.

Jon FugeJul 22, 2020

Desperado Cast Talks Meeting Danny Trejo for the First Time in Inmate #1 Documentary [Exclusive]

Robert Rodriguez and Cheech Marin talk about casting the actor in Desperado in an exclusive clip from the Danny Trejo documentary Inmate #1.

Kevin BurwickJul 8, 2020

The Prey Teaser Trailer Has Danny Trejo Going Nuts on One Nasty Monster [Exclusive]

We have an exclusive look at The Prey, which stars Danny Trejo as a U.S. soldier trapped in Afghanistan.

Kevin BurwickJun 29, 2020

Animal Crossing Fan Danny Trejo Offers Tour of His New Horizons Island

Animal Crossing: New Horizons was released on the Nintendo Switch earlier this year and actor Danny Trejo is kind of obsessed with it.

Kevin BurwickJun 10, 2020

Inmate #1 Trailer Celebrates the Rise of Danny Trejo on Cinco de Mayo

The provocative new documentary Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo will arrive on Digital this July.

B. Alan OrangeMay 5, 2020

Danny Trejo Beats Christopher Lee as Hollywood's Most Killed Actor

Credited with 65 on-screen movie deaths, Danny Trejo has been named as the most-killed actor in Hollywood.

Jeremy DickFeb 8, 2020

Watch Danny Trejo Become a Real-Life Hero as He Rescues Kid in New Security Video

Danny Trejo recently saved a child from an overturned car and now new security footage of the rescue has been released.

B. Alan OrangeAug 11, 2019

Grand-Daddy Day Care Trailer: Danny Trejo Needs a Babysitter

Reno Wilson creates a makeshift daycare center for seniors in the comedy spin-off Grand-Daddy Day Care, coming this February.

B. Alan OrangeJan 24, 2019

Machete Kills in Space Is Still Coming Says Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo gives an update on the third Machete movie which director Robert Rodriguez is working on now.

B. Alan OrangeNov 20, 2018

MFKZ Comes to U.S. Theaters This October with an All-Star Voice Cast

RZA, Danny Trejo, Vince Staples and Michael Chiklis headline the American voice cast for MFKZ, in theaters for two-nights only this fall.

B. Alan OrangeSep 7, 2018

Danny Trejo Blasts Actors Who Do Their Own Stunts

73-Year old Danny Trejo doesn't need to do his own dangerous stunts to prove how tough he is.

Kevin BurwickSep 4, 2017

Machete Kills Again in Space Shooting This Year?

Danny Trejo claims that he has started working on the third Machete movie alongside director Robert Rodriguez, and they will shoot this year.

B. Alan OrangeApr 2, 2015

From Dusk Till Dawn Season 2 Brings in Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo will play The Regulator in Season 2 of El Rey's From Dusk Till Dawn, an agent of evil on a terrifying mission.

Mar 11, 2015

VANish Trailer Starring Danny Trejo and Tony Todd | EXCLUSIVE

Three vicious kidnappers find themselves in over their heads when they use their van for their latest plan in the trailer for VANish.

B. Alan OrangeJan 21, 2015

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About Danny Trejo

Dan Danny Trejo born May 16 1944 Height 5 7 1 70 m is an American actor who has appeared in numerous Hollywood films often as hypermasculine characters villains and anti heroes Some of his notable films include Heat Con Air Machete and Desperado the latter two with frequent collaborator Robert Rodriguez Early life Dan Trejo was born in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles California He is the son of Alice Rivera and Dan Trejo a construction worker He is of Alice Rivera and Dan Trejo a construction worker He is of Mexican descent He is a second cousin of filmmaker Robert Rodriguez though the two were unaware that they were related until the filming of Desperado Throughout the 1960s Trejo was in and out of jail and prison in California There are conflicting accounts of his prison chronology By one account his final stint in custody ended in 1972 by another account he did time in a juvenile offenders camp and six California prisons between 1959 and 1969 He recalled that his last prison term was five years While serving in San Quentin Prison he became a champion boxer in lightweight and welterweight divisions within that prison During this time Trejo became a member of a twelve step program which he credits with his success in overcoming drug addiction In 2011 he recalled that he had been sober for 42 years Upon his final release he enrolled in Pitzer College located in Claremont California but subsequently left after one semester of attendance Personal life Trejo is married to Debbie Shreve He has four children Danny Boy b 1981 Gilbert b 1988 Danielle b 1990 Jose b 1991 who are all from previous relationships He also has a daughter Esmeralda M Trejo who is married and has three children in Austin Texas