Manuel Benitez

Manuel Benitez

Birthday: 1969-09-28

Deathday: 2008-12-23

Place of birth: Coral Gables, Florida, USA

Also known as: Mark Everett, Mike Evers, Manuel Velasco

imdb_id: nm0263553

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.

Played in movies:

Stand and Deliver

Score: 7.6

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Score: 6.5

Final Jeopardy

Score: 6.1

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

Score: 5.7

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

Score: 3.0

Played in tv shows:

Highway to Heaven

Score: 7.4

Trapper John, M.D.

Score: 6.5

CBS Summer Playhouse

Score: 6.3

Silver Spoons

Score: 6.2

Galactica 1980

Score: 6.1