Danny Trejo, 79, recalls being ‘dead drunk’ before getting sober 55 years ago
foxnews.comDanny Trejo recently marked a major milestone, entering the 56th year of his sobriety journey. Trejo, 79, shared with Fox News Digital how he persevered after he hit "rock bottom" and struggled with alcohol addiction.
The actor admitted he got "dead drunk" before getting help. When Fox News Digital asked the "Machete" actor how he managed to remain sober for more than five decades, he replied, "I accidentally walked into an Alcoholics Anonymous" at the young age of 15. "It was a lot of people outside.
We thought it was a party, so we busted inside, and it was an AA meeting," Trejo recalled. "I was carrying a case of beer, three bottles of wine, a half pint of whiskey.
I was already loaded on pills." As Trejo now laughs about the situation, he added that his sponsor said, "Those were previews of coming attractions" after he stumbled upon the AA meeting.
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