Trejo : my life of crime, redemption, and Hollywood /
by Trejo, Danny; Logue, Donal.
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BookPublisher: London : John Blake Publishing, 2021Description: x, 274 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9781789465280 (hbk.) :; 1789465281 (hbk.) :.Classification number: 920 TRESubject(s): Trejo, Danny, 1944- | Actors -- United States -- Biography | Hispanic American actors -- Biography | Ex-convicts -- United States -- Biography | Ex-drug addicts -- United States -- Biography | Biography | Biography | Biography & non-fiction prose | Autobiography: arts & entertainment | Memoirs | True crimeSummary: On screen, Danny Trejo is the most recognisable anti-hero in Hollywood - killed at least a hundred times, he steals every scene he's in. But off screen, he is so much more. The ultimate hard-knock-lifer, and a true man of the world, he has all the stories, and all the scars. Raised in an abusive home, Danny struggled from an early age with heroin addiction and doing time in some of the country's most notorious state prison, including Folsom and San Quentin - where he met Charles Manson - before starring in such modern classics as 'Heat', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', and 'Machete'. Now, Danny takes us over the peaks and through the valleys of his life, including meeting one of the world's most infamous serial killers and working with icons like Charles Bronson and Robert De Niro.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Fiction | 920 TRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Pending hold | 003099284X |
On screen, Danny Trejo is the most recognisable anti-hero in Hollywood - killed at least a hundred times, he steals every scene he's in. But off screen, he is so much more. The ultimate hard-knock-lifer, and a true man of the world, he has all the stories, and all the scars. Raised in an abusive home, Danny struggled from an early age with heroin addiction and doing time in some of the country's most notorious state prison, including Folsom and San Quentin - where he met Charles Manson - before starring in such modern classics as 'Heat', 'From Dusk Till Dawn', and 'Machete'. Now, Danny takes us over the peaks and through the valleys of his life, including meeting one of the world's most infamous serial killers and working with icons like Charles Bronson and Robert De Niro.
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