Manuel Benitez
Born
September 28, 1969
Died
December 23, 2008 (39 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
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.
Known For

Stand and Deliver
Heavy Metal Boy
1988

CBS Summer Playhouse
Student · (1 episode)
1987

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
1986

Final Jeopardy
Street Kid
1985

Pee-wee's Big Adventure
BMX Kid #0
1985

Highway to Heaven
Jeff · (2 episodes)
1984

Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!
1984

Silver Spoons
Student · (1 episode)
1982

Galactica 1980
Super Scout · (5 episodes)
1980

Trapper John, M.D.
(1 episode)
1979