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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Born
September 28, 1969
Died
December 23, 2008 (age 39)
Place of Birth
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Also Known As
Mark Everett
Mike Evers
Manuel Velasco
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

TV
Highway to Heaven
Jeff
1984

TV
Trapper John, M.D.
1979

TV
Silver Spoons
Student
1982

TV
CBS Summer Playhouse
Student
1987

TV
Galactica 1980
Super Scout
1980

Film
Stand and Deliver
Heavy Metal Boy
1988

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

Film
Final Jeopardy
Street Kid
1985

Film
Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell
Soldier
1988

Film
2 Nuns in Danger
1998

Film
Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!
1984
Filmography
1998Film2 Nuns in Danger1988FilmStand and Deliveras Heavy Metal Boy1988FilmDeathstalker III: The Warriors from Hellas Soldier1987TVCBS Summer Playhouseas Student1985FilmFinal Jeopardyas Street Kid1985FilmPee-wee's Big Adventureas BMX Kid #01984TVHighway to Heavenas Jeff1984FilmBe Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!1982TVSilver Spoonsas Student1980TVGalactica 1980as Super Scout1979TVTrapper John, M.D.