Danny Trejo

Danny Trejo.
Danny Trejo is probably one of the best guys in this category. The comeback story of the century. A drug addict and criminal from an early age, he was in and out of jail for a decade. After winning the lightweight and welterweight boxing titles inside he completed a 12 step rehabilitation program at San Quentin. While speaking at an NA meeting, he met a man that later called him for support from a movie set. He was hired on the spot as a convict extra, and then later to train the actors in boxing. While training Eric Roberts (Julia Roberts brother) he was offered a featured role as Roberts opponent in the film.
And just like that...a legend is born.
Trejo has a whopping 368 movie and tv credits to his name, despite the fact that he didn't start acting until he was 33. He has been in some of my favorite movies of my youth, like Con Air, Desperado, From Dusk Till Dawn and Heat. He's been in 63 different television shows, like Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, Burn notice and more recently, The Flash. 20 years later he's still making movies I love like Predators, and Machete 1,2 and cross your fingers for Machete 3.(Machete kills in Space).
Mr. Trejo, keep at it man, here's to 300 more.

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