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Manuel Benitez
Actor
Died December 23, 2008 (39 years)
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
| 1988 | Stand and Deliver · as Heavy Metal Boy |
| 1987 | CBS Summer Playhouse (TV Series) · as Student |
| 1986 | |
| 1985 | Final Jeopardy · as Street Kid |
| 1985 | Pee-wee's Big Adventure · as Bmx Kid #0 |
| 1984 | Highway to Heaven (TV Series) · as Jeff |
| 1984 | |
| 1982 | Silver Spoons (TV Series) · as Student |
| 1980 | Galactica 1980 (TV Series) · as Super Scout |
| 1979 | Trapper John, M.D. (TV Series) |