Danny Trejo is an ex-con turned icon, featured in over 350 films and television shows — from Machete to Breaking Bad to Desperado to American Gods. He’s also a restauranteur who keeps the citizens of Los Angeles filled with tacos, donuts, Cerveza, and love. It’s not overstating things to say that Danny Trejo is a national treasure — but it wasn’t always this way. Before becoming such a prolific star of the silver screen, Danny was a drug-addicted criminal — hooked on heroin at age 12 — who spent more than a decade in and out of prisons. It wasn’t until serving time for armed robbery that he resolved to clean up his act — and now he’s been sober for more than 50 years. This bumpy, unorthodox path to stardom is chronicled in his latest project, Inmate #1: The Rise of Danny Trejo. On this episode, we talk to Danny about second chances, the boundless joy of helping others, the thrill of robbing liquor stores with hand grenades, prison prayers, rescuing kids from car crashes like some kind of superhero, why he doesn’t do his own stunts, maintaining sobriety for five decades, and much more. Listen, learn, and enjoy! ✍️ Full show notes and worksheets for this episode: https://jordanharbinger.com/398 What We Discuss with Danny Trejo: 🎬 What it was once like for Danny to ponder if he was doing robberies to support his drug habit, or doing drugs to support his robbery habit. 🎬 How Danny got his act together after spending 10 years in and out of every prison in California. 🎬 How Danny walked onto a Hollywood movie set as a drug counselor and left as a bona fide actor. 🎬 Why Danny doesn’t do his own stunts. 🎬 How Danny has maintained sobriety for over 50 years — and continues to help others maintain theirs. 🎬 And much more… Never miss a single incredible insight! Subscribe to The Jordan Harbinger Show here: http://www.youtube.com/THEJORDANHARBINGERSHOW?sub_confirmation=1 Want to watch more in-depth interviews with some of the world’s most amazing and successful people? Find full episodes here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNbAQB8BYtM&list=PLxuPu-uyanrrBgAl5-76enemxVsxFjnEQ&index=1 Welcome to The Jordan Harbinger Show, a video podcast where each week you get to join a conversation with some of the world’s highest performers and incredible personalities. I’ll ask them the tough questions to tease out their top tips so that you can reach levels of personal growth and mastery that you never imagined possible. Subscribe to the podcast: http://jordanharbinger.com/subscribe Learn more about Jordan: http://jordanharbinger.com/about