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Manuel Benitez

Acting
September 28, 1969-December 23, 2008

Birth Place

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.

Movies Played

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

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

Final Jeopardy thumbnail

Final Jeopardy

Stand and Deliver thumbnail

Stand and Deliver

Pee-wee's Big Adventure thumbnail

Pee-wee's Big Adventure