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{{quote|''You might know him from Desperado, Grindhouse, The Devil's Rejects, xXx, Con Air, Heat, your worst nightmares.''|''[[Cracked]]''}}
{{quote|''You might know him from Desperado, Grindhouse, The Devil's Rejects, xXx, Con Air, Heat, your worst nightmares.''|''[[Cracked]]''}}


Danny Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor that everyone can recognize, but not as many can name. When you see him, you tend to think, "[[Hey It's That Guy]]" He's been working in Hollywood since 1985 and has played dozens of supporting roles, usually as some kind of Mexican tough guy, [[Mook|henchman]] or thug. Trejo has also been in a number of [[Robert Rodriguez]] films, usually with slightly larger roles than he normally plays, including ''[[Desperado]]'' and the ''[[Spy Kids]]'' trilogy, finally culminating in his first leading role: the [[Badass]] [[Knife Nut]] known as [[Machete]]. As an [[Ink Suit Actor]], he was Dale's "Man Friday," Octavio on ''[[King of the Hill]]''.
Danny Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor that everyone can recognize, but not as many can name. When you see him, you tend to think, "[[Hey, It's That Guy!]]" He's been working in Hollywood since 1985 and has played dozens of supporting roles, usually as some kind of Mexican tough guy, [[Mook|henchman]] or thug. Trejo has also been in a number of [[Robert Rodriguez]] films, usually with slightly larger roles than he normally plays, including ''[[Desperado]]'' and the ''[[Spy Kids]]'' trilogy, finally culminating in his first leading role: the [[Badass]] [[Knife Nut]] known as [[Machete]]. As an [[Ink Suit Actor]], he was Dale's "Man Friday," Octavio on ''[[King of the Hill]]''.


He had criminal problems during his youth and spent time in jail, but the accounts of everybody he works with in the movies (''Everyone'') [[Mean Character, Nice Actor|is that he is one of the best people in the industry]]. The [[All-Star Cast|cameo heavy and varied cast of]] ''[[Machete]]'' stems from all the people he worked with in the past wanting to contribute something to his first starring role.
He had criminal problems during his youth and spent time in jail, but the accounts of everybody he works with in the movies (''Everyone'') [[Mean Character, Nice Actor|is that he is one of the best people in the industry]]. The [[All-Star Cast|cameo heavy and varied cast of]] ''[[Machete]]'' stems from all the people he worked with in the past wanting to contribute something to his first starring role.
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** [[Badass Spaniard]]: An icon of Mexican badassery.
** [[Badass Spaniard]]: An icon of Mexican badassery.
* [[Being Evil Sucks]]: Trejo confessed that he often chooses to play bad guys to teach younger audiences that bad guys often die or go to prison, and that one should try to live a decent life.
* [[Being Evil Sucks]]: Trejo confessed that he often chooses to play bad guys to teach younger audiences that bad guys often die or go to prison, and that one should try to live a decent life.
* [[Chronically Killed Actor]]: By virtue of playing expendable thugs.
* [[Chronically-Killed Actor]]: By virtue of playing expendable thugs.
** Entirely intentional, as the above entry will indicate.
** Entirely intentional, as the above entry will indicate.
** Bizarrely averted in [[Fallout New Vegas]] where he plays a 230+ year old [[Our Zombies Are Different|ghoul]].
** Bizarrely averted in [[Fallout New Vegas]] where he plays a 230+ year old [[Our Zombies Are Different|ghoul]].

Revision as of 18:56, 25 January 2014

Oh yeah, him!
You might know him from Desperado, Grindhouse, The Devil's Rejects, xXx, Con Air, Heat, your worst nightmares.
—Cracked

Danny Trejo (born May 16, 1944) is an American actor that everyone can recognize, but not as many can name. When you see him, you tend to think, "Hey, It's That Guy!" He's been working in Hollywood since 1985 and has played dozens of supporting roles, usually as some kind of Mexican tough guy, henchman or thug. Trejo has also been in a number of Robert Rodriguez films, usually with slightly larger roles than he normally plays, including Desperado and the Spy Kids trilogy, finally culminating in his first leading role: the Badass Knife Nut known as Machete. As an Ink Suit Actor, he was Dale's "Man Friday," Octavio on King of the Hill.

He had criminal problems during his youth and spent time in jail, but the accounts of everybody he works with in the movies (Everyone) is that he is one of the best people in the industry. The cameo heavy and varied cast of Machete stems from all the people he worked with in the past wanting to contribute something to his first starring role.

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