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| 2023 | Trejo was revealed as a celebrity star in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, voicing the character Dwight Méndez. |
| 2023 | Danny Trejo made a surprise appearance on RuPaul’s Drag Race season 15, episode 7 'The Daytona Wind 2' acting challenge, referencing iconic queens of the past. |
| 2022 | Trejo made a guest appearance in the 2D-platforming skateboarding game Olli Olli World, set in the fictional Radlandia. |
| 2022 | Trejo appeared as Machete in the 3rd DLC for the game Scum. |
| 2022 | Trejo made his official Star Wars debut in the Disney+ series The Book of Boba Fett as a Rancor keeper in 'Chapter 3: The Streets of Mos Espa'. |
| 2021 | Trejo appeared in season six of Running Wild with Bear Grylls on the episode 'Danny Trejo in the Moab Desert'. |
| 2021 | Trejo portrayed the Ghost of Huet in the Disney+ puppet comedy Halloween special Muppets Haunted Mansion. |
| 2021 | Trejo published his memoir Trejo: My Life of Crime, Redemption, and Hollywood, co-written with Donal Logue. The book debuted at number four on The New York Times nonfiction best-seller list for the week ending July 10, 2021. |
| 2021 | Trejo portrayed one of the many forms of Mr. World in the first two episodes of the third and final season of American Gods. |
| 2021 | Trejo made a guest appearance in the DLC expansion game Far Cry 6: Danny and Dani vs. Everybody. |
| 2021 | Danny Trejo competed in season five of The Masked Singer as 'Raccoon' and was eliminated in his second appearance. |
| 2020 | Danny Trejo published a cookbook titled Trejo's Tacos: Recipes and Stories from L.A., sharing recipes and stories from his life. |
| 2019 | Danny Trejo became the ring announcer for the full contact karate league Karate Combat during the season titled Karate Combat: Hollywood. |
| 2019 | Trejo played the role of Jose in 'Wish Man', Eduardo Hernandez in 'Grand-Daddy Day Care', and Miguel in 'The Short History of the Long Road'. |
| 2019 | Trejo was added as a playable character to the battle royale mode of Call of Duty: Black Ops 4. |
| 2019 | Following his role as ring announcer, Trejo received a karate lesson from Karate Combat sensei and former UFC champion Georges St-Pierre. |
| 2019 | Trejo participated in promotions for Magic: The Gathering Arena. |
| 2019 | Trejo had a supporting role in the film 'Acceleration' as Santos and voiced the role of Clint Beltran in the 'Family Guy' episode 'Shanksgiving'. |
| August 2019 | Danny Trejo witnessed a car collision and helped extract a five-year-old trapped in a child safety seat inside the overturned SUV. |
| 2017 | He appeared in 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' as Detective Rosa Diaz's father in an episode focused on Diaz's coming out. |
| 2017 | Trejo's rainbow cauliflower tacos were listed among the Los Angeles Times's 10 most favorite recipes of 2017. |
| 2017 | Trejo played the role of 'Muerte' in 'Cross Wars' and the 2019 film 'Cross: Rise of the Villains'. |
| 2017 | In the TV show 'The Flash', Trejo appeared as the father of Cisco's love interest, Gypsy, in the episode 'Elongated Journey Into Night'. |
| August 15 2017 | The film was re-released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray, upgrading the home media version to a higher resolution format. |
| August 6 2017 | Trejo made a guest appearance on season three of the animated TV show 'Rick and Morty', voicing the character Mr. Jaguar. |
| January 2016 | Danny Trejo opened a series of successful restaurants in Los Angeles, including Trejo's Tacos, Trejo's Cantina, and Trejo's Coffee and Donuts, along with plans for ice cream sandwiches. |
| 2015 | Trejo appeared in the music videos 'Repentless' and 'Pride in Prejudice' from Slayer's album 'Repentless'. |
| 2015 | Trejo appeared in a television commercial for Snickers during Super Bowl XLIX, portraying Marcia Brady. |
| 2014 | Danny Trejo featured as the character Machete in the official music video for Train's 'Angel In Blue Jeans'. |
| 2014 | Trejo produced his first film titled 'Ambition' and followed it with production on the action film 'Bad Asses'. |
| 2013 | Danny Trejo shared his journey from convict to film star in a segment for KTTV in Los Angeles, filmed in his home, highlighting his tumultuous life experience. |
| 2013 | Trejo reprised his role in the sequel 'Machete Kills.' |
| 2013 | Trejo's mother passed away. |
| 2012 | Trejo starred in the Craig Moss action film 'Bad Ass' as the main character Frank Vega, based on the real-life figure Thomas Bruso. |
| 2012 | He appeared in a supporting role as Romero 'Romeo' Parada on season four of the FX television drama 'Sons of Anarchy'. |
| 2011 | Trejo moved to the San Fernando Valley to be closer to his mother after she sustained a knee injury. |
| 2011 | Trejo appeared in the action film 'Recoil' as Drayke Selgado and played the role of the Ripper in 'Cross'. |
| July 12 2011 | The Lincoln Lawyer was released on Blu-ray and DVD, making the film available for home media consumption. |
| March 18 2011 | Lionsgate releases 'The Lincoln Lawyer' film, directed by Brad Furman and starring Matthew McConaughey as Mickey Haller, a lawyer who operates out of a Lincoln Town Car. |
| 2010 | Trejo reprised his role as Machete in the film 'Machete.' |
| 2010 | Danny Trejo battled liver cancer. |
| 2010 | Trejo appeared as himself in the second map pack installation for Call of Duty: Black Ops, specifically in the zombie map 'Call of the Dead'. |
| November 12 2010 | Michael Connelly, the original book's author, watched a rough cut of The Lincoln Lawyer and provided initial feedback on the film adaptation. |
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