Warning: This article contains spoilers about Wednesday’s episode ofThe Masked Singer.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY:What was your gut reaction when the producers approached you about the show?
DANNY TREJO:You know what, I thought it was the cutest thing in the world.
Raccoon on ‘The Masked Singer’.Michael Becker/FOX
I’ve never done anything like that.
I’m definitely not a singer.
I can’t carry a tune in a bucket.
Danny Trejo.Barry King/FilmMagic
Same coloring, same eyes.
So I got to do this, you know.
Everybody thought I was being a raccoon, but really I was being John Wesley Hardin, my Schnauzer.
There was a running joke of you flirting with panelist Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg.
Where did that come from?
Jenny McCarthy is an advocate for special needs children, for autistic kids.
I work with autistic kids.
I raised two of them.
So now we’re trying to pick which one he’s going to go to.
And I’m just so proud of him.
So, she’s done a lot for autistic children, so I just love her.
And besides, she’s gorgeous.
I’d be stupid not to mention that.
So what did it mean to be on the show at the same time as him?
I didn’t know it until he got [unmasked]!
I had no idea.
Like I said before, Kermit, he was awesome to me.
When we didThe Muppets Most Wanted, we were in England.
you’re able to say, “Hey, Bob, how you doing?”
And Kermit will answer, “Oh, Bob’s doing great.”
But they can’t talk to you when they’re in costume or when they have the puppets.
The panel definitely reacted to your performances the most.
Did you get a kick out of that?
Yeah, I did.
And they [guessed] everyone that I worked with.
I couldn’t stop laughing.
They had some horrible guesses for you Danny DeVito?
DeVito works for the character, that would work with the Raccoon I guess?
I don’t know.
But [they guessed] everybody I worked with, everybody.
I was in a movie with Joe Pesci, and we’re like buds.
And Jon Voight I did my first film with him.
And Sylvester Stallone I worked with.
They just kept going on.
But it was just so much fun.
You started to strip at the end there.
I had no idea you were such a ham!
A tough Raccoon would not have looked good.
So you’re free, and I could just play a Raccoon.
The songs are great.
I love Johnny Cash.
And I like “Wild Thing.”
[Laughs]
Were there other songs that you wanted to do?
They had a list of songs.
If you could give advice to anyone considering doing the show in the future, what would it be?
It’s like, whatever your expectations of yourself are, forget ‘em.
I loved doing it.
I think that’s one of the most fun times I’ve ever had in my career.
It was just great.
