Biography
Manuel Benitez, also known as Mark Everett, was among the group of seven BMX bikers at Chuck's Bike-O-Rama when Pee-wee visited to retrieve his horn from Dottie. He's remembered for saying, "Sure is gettin' hot in here," upon Dottie's greeting to Pee-wee. Tragically, his life went downhill from there. He allegedly bludgeoned the mother of his child to death with a dumbbell - in front of their son - at their home in California in 2004. He then kidnapped their toddler son and went on the run. He was finally cornered at a restaurant in El Monte California on December 23, 2008. Benitez reportedly had his son in a headlock and had been holding a gun to his head. The police threw a flash grenade inside the restaurant police and killed Benitez in a gunfight. His son was shot in the thigh but survived. The former child actor was found to have a semi-automatic gun and a revolver on him.
Filmography
all 10
Movies 5
TV Shows 5
Stand and Deliver (1988)
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs (1986)
Final Jeopardy (1985)
Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985)
Highway to Heaven (1984)
Be Somebody… or Be Somebody's Fool! (1984)
Silver Spoons (1982)
Galactica 1980 (1980)
Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
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Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birthday1969-09-28
Deathday2008-12-23 (39 years old)
Birth PlaceCoral Gables, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsMark Everett, Mike Evers, Manuel Velasco
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