The Masked Singer
Danny Trejo raves about his time on the TV show
Danny Trejo at a 2019 premiere
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Film villain Danny Trejo surprised everyone as a cute raccoon in the American edition of “The Masked Singer”.
“From Dusk Till Dawn”, “Breaking Bad”, “Machete Kills” – the list of dark films in which Danny Trejo (76) was the villain is long. In yesterday’s episode of the American “The Masked Singer”, the actor has now revealed himself in a completely different role: as a cute raccoon.
In an interview with “Entertainment Weekly” He shared how his first reaction to the show’s request was, “I thought it was the cutest thing in the world. I’ve never done anything like that before. I definitely can’t sing. But when I saw the costume … “The costume reminded him of his dog John Wesley Harding – and was decisive for his participation. “Same color, same eyes. So I had to do it.”
The jury had a lot of ideas about who could be under the mask – but they never came up with Trejo. “It was fun. They named everyone I worked with. I couldn’t stop laughing.” Names like Danny DeVito (76, “Twins”), Joe Pesci (78, “Casino”), Jon Voight (82, “Anaconda”), Sylvester Stallone (74, “Rocky”): “They just kept going . It was so much fun. ”
He gave future mask wearers on the show the tip to be just crazy. “I loved doing it. I think that was one of the funniest times I’ve ever had in my career. It was just great.”