Danny Trejo Robbed a Store With a Hand Grenade (2014)

What happened in this episode?

In this brief clip from The Howard Stern Show (titled “Danny Trejo Robbed a Store With a Hand Grenade (2014)”), host Howard Stern questions actor Danny Trejo about alleged past robberies. Trejo responds with a first-person recollection, saying he “just walked in” to a shop with a hand grenade, pulled the pin, and demanded money. He describes the implied threat as self-evident once the pin is removed, suggesting he did not need to explicitly warn the clerk beyond demanding cash.

Trejo then broadens the story to describe how, he says, an uncle tried to involve him in robberies with firearms. Trejo recalls being coached on how to sound more forceful while demanding money, including rehearsing in front of a mirror. He says the uncle escalated the preparation by providing him with a sawed-off shotgun, adding that when a shotgun is pointed at someone “you needn't say anything”.

The host and studio voices respond by framing the anecdote as an origin story for Trejo’s later acting, with a remark that his uncle was effectively his “first acting coach”. The clip offers no dates, locations, victims, or independent corroboration, and it is presented as Trejo’s personal account in conversation.

What are the key points?

• Danny Trejo tells Howard Stern he once robbed a shop using a hand grenade, describing pulling the pin before demanding money.
• Trejo says the threat was implicit once the grenade pin was removed, minimising the need for verbal threats.
• He also recalls an uncle coaching him to commit robberies, including practising lines in front of a mirror.
• Trejo says his uncle provided him with a sawed-off shotgun and that pointing it removed the need to speak.
• The studio frames the anecdote as an early form of performance training, calling the uncle Trejo’s ‘first acting coach’.

Who is speaking?

Named speakers identified in Egleze's source-linked moments from this episode.

• Danny Trejo

Which topics are covered?

How is this page sourced?

Programme

Howard Stern

Duration

1m

Original episode

Open the original source ↗

Egleze verifies the speaker, source and timestamp for each linked moment. Unless a moment is explicitly marked independently verified, statements remain attributed claims by the named speaker rather than established facts.