Manuel Benitez
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.
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Full filmography
- Highway to Heaven (1984) as Jeff
- Trapper John, M.D. (1979)
- Silver Spoons (1982) as Student
- Galactica 1980 (1980) as Super Scout
- CBS Summer Playhouse (1987) as Student
- Stand and Deliver (1988) as Heavy Metal Boy
- Pee-wee's Big Adventure (1985) as BMX Kid #0
- Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell (1988) as Soldier
- Final Jeopardy (1985) as Street Kid
- 2 Nuns in Danger (1998)
- Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! (1984) as Self (uncredited)