Manuel Benitez
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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Credits
- 1988 ·Stand and Deliveras Heavy Metal Boy
- 1987 ·CBS Summer Playhouseas Student
- 1986 ·Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugsas
- 1985 ·Final Jeopardyas Street Kid
- 1985 ·Pee-wee's Big Adventureas BMX Kid #0
- 1984 ·Highway to Heavenas Jeff
- 1984 ·Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!as
- 1982 ·Silver Spoonsas Student
- 1980 ·Galactica 1980as Super Scout
- 1979 ·Trapper John, M.D.as