Danny Trejo Net Worth

Danny Trejo's Quotes

• [of on-set competition between actors] I've watched so many of those kinds of things turn bad, and the last thing you want to do is compete with somebody, 'cause he might be a sore loser.
• [on being promoted from a $50/day extra to a $350/day boxing coach] How bad do you want this kid beat up?
• [after being told an actor he was supposed to hit might hit back] For $350 a day, give him a bat. I used to get beat up for free.
• Juvenile hall, youth authority . . . I was in a lot of trouble. I grew up like the characters I've been playing. But would I do things differently? I honestly believe that circumstances create destiny, almost. There weren't too many ways I could have done things. The only things that were available to me were either be a laborer or be a drug dealer. So I became an armed robber. It was a lot simpler.
• I'll be watching TV and all of a sudden I'll think, "Hey, I'm in this!" A lot of times I don't even know the names of [the movies]. I just show up. From 1985, when I first started, to 1990, I did a shitload of B-movies about prisons. They would always say, "Get that Mexican guy with the big tattoo". I'd show up and I'd have one line, like, "Kill 'em all!" or something.

Interesting Facts about Danny Trejo

1. A scarred face, a long, thin moustache, and a muscular body with large tattoos render Trejo one of the most distinctive character actors of our time.
2. Has two sons: Danny Boy (b. 1981) from an earlier marriage, Gilbert Trejo (b. 1988) and one daughter Danielle Trejo (b. 1990).
3. He is one of the most prolific of American actors, having usually done at least 4 films a year since the 1990s. In 2002 alone, he did 9 films.
4. His character's name in Heat (1995) was Trejo.
5. Is the only actor to appear in all three of the From Dusk Till Dawn movie series.
6. Trejo spent much of the 1960s in California prisons--Tracy (1963-1965), San Quentin (1965-1968), Soledad (1968-1969).
7. He and director Robert Rodriguez are second cousins.
8. His characters in the films of Robert Rodriguez are usually named after knives: Desperado (1995) (Navajas), the From Dusk Till Dawn trilogy (Razor Charlie), the Spy Kids movies (Machete), the Grindhouse (2007) trailer (Machete), Predators (2010) (Cuchillo), Machete (2010) (Machete again). Only in Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003) (Cucuy) is this not the case.
9. He named his five favorite films as The Searchers (1956), Death Wish (1974), Animal Factory (2000), Dirty Harry (1971) and Once Upon a Time in the West (1968).
10. Was considered for the role of Det. Rey Curtis on Law & Order (1990).
11. Inducted into the Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 8, 2012, in Austin, Texas.
12. Attended The Scandinavian Sci-Fi, Game & Film Convention in Helsingborg, Sweden [October 2009]
13. Was released from Soledad CTF (Correctional Training Facility) in August 1969.
14. The character of Octavio in the "King Of The Hill" cartoon was based on his likeness.
15. Volunteers at the Villalobos Pitbull Shelter.
16. Despite being known for playing intimidating and violent characters, he is widely known as being one of the nicest and friendliest actors in Hollywood who has been described as a joy to work with by co-stars.
17. He didn't start acting until he was thirty-three.
18. He was forty-one years old when he acted in his first feature film.
19. He has started three restaurants bearing his name. The first one was Trejo's Tacos in 2016, followed by Trejo's Cantina and Trejo's Coffee & Donuts in 2017.
20. His surname is pronounced tray-HOH.