Manuel Benitez

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.

Known For

Trapper John, M.D.

Highway to Heaven

Jeff

Galactica 1980

Super Scout

CBS Summer Playhouse

Student

Silver Spoons

Student

Stand and Deliver

Heavy Metal Boy

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

BMX Kid #0

Final Jeopardy

Street Kid

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
1988	Stand and Deliver	Heavy Metal Boy
1986	Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
1985	Final Jeopardy	Street Kid
1985	Pee-wee's Big Adventure	BMX Kid #0
1984	Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!

Year	TV Show	Role
1987	CBS Summer Playhouse	Student
1984	Highway to Heaven	Jeff
1982	Silver Spoons	Student
1980	Galactica 1980	Super Scout
1979	Trapper John, M.D.