Danny Trejo

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------END GEEK CODE BLOCK------. He is the cousin of director Robert Rodriguez. Wil's geekcode:. He is married to Debbie Trejo. Wesley Crusher's name first appeared on Usenet in 1987 as a quote attached to a signature in the comp.os.cpm group. see the post here (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/comp.os.cpm/msg/88d5472b0ce206e1). He also pointed out that, most of the time, he chooses to play the characters of bad guys at the movies he participates, to teach young children that bad guys often die. Wheaton is often confused with Will Wheaton, Junior, a jazz musician who contributed to the film Mystery Men, among other works.

Trejo expressed at an interview with a magazine that he is amazed when he walks the streets where he used to commit crimes and has children ask him for autographs. He lives with his wife and two step-sons in Los Angeles, California. In 1994, his third child and first daughter, Danielle, was born. Wheaton married Anne Prince in 1999. Subsequently, he has shared the silver screen with a list of Hollywood's most famous actors, including Nicolas Cage, Charles Bronson, Jennifer Lopez, Edward Furlong, Tyra Banks, Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas. Wil has a monthly column "Wil Save" in the Dungeons and Dragons based magazine Dungeon, where he relates anecdotal tales of his life in relation to the famous fantasy RPG. Trejo's life would change forever: realizing he did not need crime to make a living, he decided to stick with acting. O'Reilly acquired Dancing Barefoot, and published Wheaton's extended memoirs, Just A Geek in summer of 2004.

That is when the movie's director, Andrei Konchalovski, decided to offer Trejo a job as a main actor in the movie. Wheaton sold out three printings in four months, and in the winter 2003, the book's success caught the eye of publisher Tim O'Reilly, who signed Wheaton to a three book contract. In 1988 his second son, Gilbert, was born. Most of the entries are extended versions of his online blog entries. Remembering Trejo's boxing skills, he asked Trejo to train one of the movie's stars, Eric Roberts, for $350 a day, so that Roberts could develop boxing skills himself to play his character in the movie. In the spring of 2003, Wheaton founded the independent publishing company Monolith Press and released a book of his memoirs, entitled Dancing Barefoot. The screenwriter from that movie recognized Trejo: they had done time together at San Quentin. His work as a voice actor can be found in such diverse places as the Disney animated film "Brother Bear", as Aqualad of the cartoon "Teen Titans" and, most recently, as the voice of radio newsman Richard Burns in the smash hit video game "Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas," latest in Rockstar Entertainment's GTA series.

Not having any desire to become an actor at the time, Trejo still accepted a job as an extra in the movie. Wil also contributes regularly to the Los Angeles based Metroblogging site. Trejo later met his newly found friend at the set of the movie Runaway Train. He is a frequent poster at Slashdot and Fark, and is heavily involved with the Electronic Frontier Foundation, promoting free speech and privacy issues. In 1985, he was attended a Cocaine Anonymous meeting, where he spoke of his personal experiences and met a young person who was involved in the movie business and wanted to befriend Trejo. The majority of his present popularity comes from this web site, the books it has spawned, and from fans who admire his earlier work. In 1981, his son, Danny Boy, was born. Although his character (and by extension Wil himself) was loudly hated by a small but vocal group of Trekkers (see Usenet group alt.ensign.wesley.die.die.die or alt.wesley.crusher.die.die.die) during TNG's first run, Wheaton has emerged as a vocal member of the geek / nerd community and runs his own weblog web site, Wil Wheaton Dot Net.

His hopes to become a professional boxer were dashed, however, by a long sentence he was given for a crime. He has a travelling sketch comedy/improv troupe called "EarnestBorg9" that performs Sci-Fi and geek-related comedy at conventions. While the San Quentin State Prison, he became the California state jails champion at both the lightweight and welterweight categories. He was also a contestant on a Star Trek themed episode of The Weakest Link, and performs improvisational and sketch comedy at the ACME Comedy theater in Hollywood. While on the streets, Trejo developed talent as a boxer, indeed, he considered becoming a professional boxer. He also received the Best Actor award at the 2002 Melbourne Underground Film Festival for his performance in Jane White Is Sick And Twisted. he has proved himself to be a gifted performer, although is somewhat unlucky. He went in and out of jail many times as a teenager, accused of different crimes. Several of his independent films have won awards: The Good Things, in which Wheaton portrays a frustrated Kansas tollbooth worker, was selected Best Short Film at the 2002 Deauville Film Festival.

Trejo's life as a youngster wasn't easy: He roamed the streets around his home area while committing various crimes, and he became an drug user. Like many actors attempting to revitalize their careers, he has as of the late 1990s embraced independent film with various appearances. Trejo is a native of the Los Angeles area of Echo Park. As he left TNG during the middle of its television run, and as three other Trek series have come since, Wheaton eventually faded from the convention scene as well, replaced by more popular actors/characters. Danny Trejo (born 1944) is a character actor who has appeared in many Hollywood movies. However, barring teen work in the 1980s and Stand By Me, he has done little else of note in the way of performing. During his youth, he was a prominently featured guest at Star Trek conventions and very popular in teen magazines.

Like many talented actors who were popular from their work in the Star Trek franchise, much of Wheaton's career has been limited to Trek-oriented appearances. He is best known for his portrayals of Wesley Crusher on the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation and Gordie LaChance in the film Stand By Me. Richard William (Wil) Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is a former child actor, now a writer and father. Just A Geek (ISBN 059600768X) (2004).

Dancing Barefoot (ISBN 0596006748) (2003). A Long Way Home (1981) (TV). The Secret of NIMH (1982). The Shooting (1982) (TV).

Hambone and Hillie (1984). The Last Starfighter (1984) (scenes deleted from film but included as DVD extra). The Buddy System (1984). The Defiant Ones (1986) (TV).

Long Time Gone (1986) (TV). Stand By Me (1986). Young Harry Houdini (1987) (TV). The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987) (TV).

Star Trek: The Next Generation - Encounter at Farpoint (1987) (TNG pilot episode). The Curse (1987/I). Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987) (TV). She's Having a Baby (1988).

Can He? (1989) (TV). My Father Can't Be Crazy.. Toy Soldiers (1991). The Last Prostitute (1991) (TV).

Stitch (1995) (TV). Mr. "Lifestories: Families In Crisis" (1995). Pie in the Sky (1996).