History Creator / DannyTrejo

'''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, "HeyItsThatGuy" 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 RobertRodriguez films, usually with slightly larger roles than he normally plays, including ''Film/{{Desperado}}'' and the ''Film/SpyKids'' trilogy, finally culminating in his first leading role: the {{badass}} KnifeNut known as Film/{{Machete}}. As an InkSuitActor, he was Dale's "Man Friday", Octavio on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.

* RealLife/MeanCharacterNiceActor: Plays rough and cruel characters, but is widely reputed as one of the friendliest actors in Hollywood and a blast to work with. The AnimalPlanet documentary ''PitbullsAndParolees'' also reveals that he helps out at the Villalobos Pitbull Shelter, since he lives down the street, and they even named a dog after him.
* RealLifeRelative: He's actually RobertRodriguez's second cousin. No {{nepotism}} is involved, however; they didn't even know that they were related until ''Desperado'' had wrapped.

** BadassSpaniard

** Alternatively DoNotDoThisCoolThing, as his bad guys are often awesome.

* FaceOfAThug

* InkSuitActor: As Octavio in ''KingOfTheHill'', and Umberto Robina in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoViceCity''.

* KnifeNut: Many of Trejo's characters in Creator/RobertRodriguez movies [[MeaningfulName have been named after knives or sharp instruments]]: Machete in ''SpyKids'' and, well, ''Film/{{Machete}}'', Razor Eddie in ''Film/FromDuskTillDawn'', Navajas (Spanish for blades) in Desperado, and Cuchillo (Spanish for knife) in ''Film/{{Predators}}''.

* ''Film/BadAss'' (2012): Kind of [[{{Badass}} self-explanatory]], don't you think? Plays a BadassGrandpa.

** BadassMoustache

** Bizarrely averted in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'' where he plays a 230+ year old [[OurZombiesAreDifferent ghoul]].

->''"You might know him from Film/{{Desperado}}, Film/{{Grindhouse}}, Film/TheDevilsRejects'', Film/XXx, Film/ConAir, Film/{{Heat}}, your worst nightmares."''

->''"You might know him from ''Film/{{Desperado}}'', ''Film/{{Grindhouse}}'', ''Film/TheDevilsRejects'', ''Film/XXx'', ''Film/ConAir'', ''Film/{{Heat}}'', your worst nightmares."''

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, "HeyItsThatGuy" 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 RobertRodriguez films, usually with slightly larger roles than he normally plays, including ''Film/{{Desperado}}'' and the ''Film/SpyKids'' trilogy, finally culminating in his first leading role: the {{badass}} KnifeNut known as Film/{{Machete}}. As an InkSuitActor, he was Dale's "Man Friday", Octavio on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.

->''"You might know him from ''Film/{{Desperado}}'', ''Film/{{Grindhouse}}'', ''Film/TheDevilsRejects'', ''Film/{{xXx}}'', ''Film/ConAir'', ''Film/{{Heat}}'', your worst nightmares."''
-->--''{{Website/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, "HeyItsThatGuy" 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 RobertRodriguez films, usually with slightly larger roles than he normally plays, including ''{{Desperado}}'' and the ''SpyKids'' trilogy, finally culminating in his first leading role: the {{badass}} KnifeNut known as Film/{{Machete}}. As an InkSuitActor, he was Dale's "Man Friday," Octavio on ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''.

* ''Film/{{XXX}}'': El Jefe

* ''Bad Ass'' (2012): Kind of [[{{Badass}} self-explanatory]], don't you think? Plays a BadassGrandpa.

** BadassLonghair

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

* MeanCharacterNiceActor: Plays rough and cruel characters, but is widely reputed as one of the friendliest actors in Hollywood and a blast to work with. The AnimalPlanet documentary ''PitbullsAndParolees'' also reveals that he helps out at the Villalobos Pitbull Shelter, since he lives down the street, and they even named a dog after him.

* TypeCasting: As a KnifeNut Mexican thug.

** Bizarrely averted in VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas where he plays a 230+ year old [[OurZombiesAreDifferent ghoul]].