Mar 12, 2005 danny trejo is probably the busiest guy in hollywood. Danny trejo documentary to chronicle his life after prison. What i like about champion is it gives you hope, says trejo. Mar 05, 2004 mr monk goes to jail is not quite a monk classic and there are slightly better episodes of season 2, but that it is still a great episode that personally have always had a fondness for is testament to how strong a season season 2 is, one where the only disappointment also the first notsogood episode of monk from personal opinion was. Released september 6th, 2002, champion stars danny trejo, dennis hopper, robert rodriguez, steve buscemi the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 25 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. His most memorable films include con air, desperado, heat, and machete. Danny trejo, dennis hopper, robert rodriguez, steve buscemi, antonio banderas, val kilmer, edward bunker, cecily gambrell, dana gonzales, daniel. Behind the wicked characters he plays on screen lies the story of a childhood which included drug addiction, armed robbery, prison time.
Imprisoned for armed robbery and drug offenses, he successfully. Champion is a fascinating and insightful documentary about danny trejo, an ex convict who turned his life around to become an accidental character actor who. Champion offers an intimate, one of a kind view into the life of danny trejo before he turned himself around and after. The following is a filmography of his workconsisting of about 250 film and television roles. Danny trejo is an american film actor born on may 16, 1944. Hey, remember that movie where jake gyllenhaal was a bubble boy or whatever.
The goofy 2001 comedy might be a punch line these days, but trejo who played slim, a bike gang leader who helps bubble jake get to niagara falls in order to stop the girl he loves from marrying the wrong man says he loves this one. Oct 20, 2005 mexicanamerican actor danny trejo has appeared in about 100 films, usually playing the perfect bad guy. It features dennis hopper, val kilmer, steve buscemi and robert rodriguez. Danny trejo bio, net worth, trejo, movies, tv show. In 2014, trejo produced his first film, ambition, and then produced his second film, the action film bad asses. Danny trejo escaped the death penalty when the court had no witnesses to. The film is danny and a few friends and family discussing his life. Champion by joe eckardt joe eckardt, danny trejo, val. Is danny trejo married after he divorced debbie shreve. The rodrigueztrejo twosome found the actor taking on the role of uncle isadore machete cortez in the directors 2001 smash hit spy kids, and was later cast in both the films sequel and. Dec 20, 2017 champion offers an intimate, one of a kind view into the life of danny trejo before hollywood, all the way to stardom. Mar, 2020 danny trejo biography affair, divorce, ethnicity, nationality, salary, net worth, height married biography who is danny trejo. Rent champion 2005 starring danny trejo and dennis hopper on dvd and bluray. I was lightweight or welterweight champion of every penitentiary ive been in, trejo once told tmz.
Danny trejo and stephen lang are in negotiations to join gina carano in the action thriller in the. He was born to a father, dionisio dan trejo, and a mother, alice rivera. At 16 he went to prison, where he would spend the majority of the next ten years. Thinking back on his crimes, drugs and alcohol were always the common denominator. Dan trejo is a mexicanamerican actor and voice actor who has. Filmmaker joe eckardt examines the life and work of actor danny trejo. Trejos life is documented in the 2005 independent biographical film champion, which features dennis hopper, val kilmer, steve buscemi. Champion featured dennis hopper, val kilmer, steve buscemi, and robert rodriguez. Introduction danny trejo is a mexicanamerican actor who has appeared in several hollywood films throughout his career. He has appeared in many films, usually as a villain or antihero.
Champion, screening this weekend at the hollywood film festival. It was written and directed by peter gathings bunche. He often portrays as villains and antiheroes in the movies. A child drug addict and criminal, trejo was in and out of jail for 11 years. Danny trejo married actress and realtor debbie shreve on december 12, 1997. The most badass moments from danny trejos actual life. We especially know him from his roles in heat 1995, desperado 1995, con air 1997 and spy kids 2001. Behind the ink and the wicked characters he plays on screen lies the story of a troubled childhood which included drug addiction, armed robbery and extensive prison time. Danny and director joe eckardt where they explained that this movie came from an. Champion by joe eckardt joe eckardt, danny trejo, val kilmer. As a teen, he was a crazy punk with an apparent death wish. The 10 most badass danny trejo roles, ranked cinemablend. Rent champion 2005 starring danny trejo and dennis hopper on dvd and blu ray. This simple recipe for easy carnitas slowcooked mexicanstyle pork shoulder with all the fixings is adapted from actor danny trejo s forthcoming cookbook, trejo s tacos.
Worldrenowned actor danny trejo has teamed up with awardwinning filmmaker brett harvey ice guardians, the culture high to tell a story 71. Danny trejo biography facts, childhood, family life. Behind the ink and the wicked characters he plays on screen lies the story of a. Champions is a 1997 american film, starring louis mandylor, danny trejo and ken shamrock. This is the documentary everyone has been waiting for.
The film emporium, a motion picture companys documentary champion chronicles the life of danny trejo. Jan 05, 2018 films releases long awaited documentary film champion the danny trejo story from inmate to humanitarium hollywood, calif. John stockwell is directing the film, which is designed to be a showcase for mma champion carano. The films director andrei konchalovsky later offered trejo a small part in the project. He has often appeared in films as a villain or an antihero. Trejo was born in echo park and he began his career as an actor when he got small roles in. Danny trejo s rise to fame had quite a few twists and turns along the way. In 2015, trejo appeared in a television commercial for snickers that aired during super bowl xlix, in which he portrayed marcia brady prior to eating the candy bar. Years before he took up acting, he was actually a violent criminal whod spent time in multiple prisons. Before he became the big movie star that he is today, trejo was a labor foreman in construction. With danny trejo, dennis hopper, robert rodriguez, steve buscemi. The reallife diet of danny trejo, whos banging out twoadays in isolation. Sep 19, 2014 william rockman louis mandylor is a champion terminal combat fighter who retired from the sport after accidentally killing a young man while training.
In 2014, he appeared in about 20 different filmsnow that is clearly busy. After twelve years of marriage, the couple divorced in 2009. Films releases documentary film champion the danny. His prominence in the b movie scene has resulted in disparate media sources referring to trejo as an iconic actor and a film legend, among other titles. An award winning independent film was made of danny trejos life. William rockman louis mandylor is a champion terminal combat fighter who retired from the sport after accidentally killing a young man while training. How tall is danny trejo, the famous hollywood villain and. Bunker also served time in jail, and remembered trejo as a boxing champion.
Directed by brett harvey, the film will chronicle his tumultuous upbringings. The films screenwriter instantly recognized trejo and all his tattoos from trejos days as a prison boxing champion. Buy online, pick up in store is currently unavailable, but this item may be available for instore purchase. A lifetime in the making champion is the original documentary which traces the incredibly inspirational and unique life of hollywoods most unlikely champion, danny trejo. When they take him back to prison to do the movie he is ok talking outside, but when he goes back to his old cell, you can tell he is having flashbacks. He is an associate producer on the action film bad ass 3. His life is documented in the 2005 independent biographical film champion.
Champion offers an intimate, one of a kind view into the life of danny trejo before hollywood, all the way to stardom. Fight for ny, a fighting game to which the actor lent his voice and likeness. Actually i didnt expect this movie to be what it was. Champion offers an intimate view into the life of danny trejo before he turned himself around and after. Because if kit harington wants to be the mostkilled actor in history, hell have to get past danny trejo. How danny trejo escaped the death penalty and fought his. The first film produced by danny trejo was a family film called ambition. Champion offers an intimate, one of a kind view into the life of danny trejo before.
Prior to that, trejo had served time in prison on multiple occasions and worked as a drug counsellor after his release. May 24, 2018 the awardwinning independent film, champion was released in 2005, documenting trejo s life. Actor danny trejos easy carnitas tacos easy carnitas recipe. Alamy were sitting in a manchester bar, the evening before trejo is due to appear at for the love of horror, a twoday film convention. Danny trejo celebrity profile check out the latest danny trejo photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. I became the lightweight champion of every institution in the state of california. Being an exconvict himself, bunker hired trejo to train eric roberts for a boxing scene. A new survey by buzz bingo has revealed that trejo has died a whopping 65 times on film. Danny trejo met him on the set of the film runaway train in 1985 and was recognized by the screenwriter edward bunker. The now wellknown actor spoke of how striking a corrections officer in the head with a rock during a prison riot inevitably changed his life, as contained in a dec. I can say with great satisfaction that this piece champion a documentary about danny trejo s addiction of work is very original and real. Mar 23, 2018 after facing a possible death penalty, danny trejo wove his prison experience and toughguy persona into a successful movie career. The movie the movie is trejo s cinematic memoir of the good and bad of his life in and out of prison.
Champion is a fascinating and insightful documentary about danny trejo, an exconvict who turned his life around to become an accidental character actor who. Even though hes part of an older generation of actors, he is still very well recognizable to the young generation of moviegoers thanks to his appearance in popular films where he has built a reputation of always playing villainous and ultramale roles. The reallife diet of danny trejo, whos banging out twoa. The awardwinning independent film, champion was released in 2005, documenting trejo s life. After portraying several characters in films like the hidden 1987, lockup 1989, marked for death 1990, mi vida loca 1993, and heat 1995, trejo formed an alliance. Feb 24, 2018 danny trejo on donald trump, how he got into acting and trejo s tacos full interview.
Films releases long awaited documentary film champion the danny trejo story from inmate to humanitarium hollywood, calif. He offered him a job on set to train one of the movie lead stars eric roberts. Danny trejo, stephen lang board gina caranos in the. Trejo s life is documented in the 2005 independent biographical film champion, which features dennis hopper, val kilmer, steve buscemi, and robert rodriguez. Films releases long awaited documentary film champion.
The most badass moments from danny trejos actual life complex. Champion is a fascinating and insightful documentary about danny trejo, an exconvict who turned his life around to become an accidental character actor who was recruited into the craft to give. He has fierce tattoos, and frequently plays a thug in your favorite movies. Danny trejo bio, net worth, trejo, movies, tv show, actor. The blessing that this film business has given me is that when i walk into a. Daniel trejo, popularly known as danny trejo is an american actor. Is danny trejo married after he divorced debbie shreve, his. Danny trejo, dennis hopper, robert rodriguez, steve. Champion available in dvd ship this item this item is available online through marketplace sellers.
I am very impressed that it lives up to my expectation and more. My clients can relate to the experiences of drug problems of danny trejo and more importantly danny s substance use problems story gives. I went to the hole looking at three gaschamber offences. Trejos film career began in 1985, when he accidentally landed a role in runaway train. Danny trejo, from inmate to humanitarian, you know the man. While serving time in san quentin, he won the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles. Danny trejo, shown here at the premiere of the 2010 film machete, is famous for playing macho roughs. In the comic series dmz a character named danny with the same appearance as danny trejo appears, he also makes indications that he was formerly a criminal as well. Trejo was offered a chance to train eric roberts for a film, and interestingly he was eventually offered the role as his opponent in the ring. Danny trejo is related to filmmaker robert rodriguez but the two were not aware of their relations until they filmed desperado in 1995. Danny trejo is a popular actor that was once referred to as the mexican james bond.
Trejo is also the father of sons danny boy and jose, and daughter esmeralda from other relationships. They have two children together, gilbert and dannielle. Edward bunker who was a coinmate at san quentin prison during danny s time there remembered trejo for how good he was as a boxing champion. He was so good at the job that it caught the admiration of the movie. The story of actor danny trejo, the award winning film chronicles his life, from a child drug addict, armed robber, to eventual prison time. He played the role of trejo in the movie heat and as machete in the spy kids series of movies.
Louis mandylor, danny trejo, ken shamrock, lee reherman, cristo andrew, official content from ardustry home entertainment movie, champions. But in real life, trejo is dedicated to helping others. I expected it to be lifestory reenactments, with mr. Behind the ink and the wicked characters he plays on. Joker rising full length fan film dc joker origins duration. He spent 11 years in and out of jail serving terms for armed robbery and drug offenses.
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