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Manuel Benitez

Manuel Benitez

Acting
Born: 1969-09-28
Coral Gables, Florida, USA

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.

Known For

11 Works
Highway to Heaven
7.4

Highway to Heaven

1984

tv

Trapper John, M.D.
6.6

Trapper John, M.D.

1979

tv

Silver Spoons
6.3

Silver Spoons

1982

tv

CBS Summer Playhouse
7.0

CBS Summer Playhouse

1987

tv

Galactica 1980
6.1

Galactica 1980

1980

tv

Stand and Deliver
7.7

Stand and Deliver

1988

movie

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
6.5

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985

movie

Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell
3.6

Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell

1988

movie

Final Jeopardy
6.3

Final Jeopardy

1985

movie

Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!
6.4

Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!

1984

movie

2 Nuns in Danger
5.8

2 Nuns in Danger

1998

movie