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Manuel Benitez

Acting

BornSeptember 28, 1969
DiedDecember 23, 2008 · 39
FromCoral Gables, Florida, USA
GenderMale

6

Movies

5

TV Shows

19

Years Active

★ 1

Popularity

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.

AKA Mark Everett · Mike Evers · Manuel Velasco

Known For

Top 8 by popularity

Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

★ 7.41984

Highway to Heaven

1984★ 7.4

as Jeff

Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver

★ 7.81988

Stand and Deliver

1988★ 7.8

as Heavy Metal Boy

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

★ 6.61979

Trapper John, M.D.

1979★ 6.6
Silver Spoons

Silver Spoons

★ 6.31982

Silver Spoons

1982★ 6.3

as Student

Galactica 1980

Galactica 1980

★ 6.11980

Galactica 1980

1980★ 6.1

as Super Scout

CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

★ 7.01987

CBS Summer Playhouse

1987★ 7.0

as Student

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

★ 6.51985

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

1985★ 6.5

as BMX Kid #0

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

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

★ 6.41984

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

1984★ 6.4

as Self (uncredited)

Filmography

6 titles

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