Manuel Benitez

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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TV Series

Trapper John, M.D.

Trapper John, M.D.

6.452
Galactica 1980

Galactica 1980

6.113
CBS Summer Playhouse

CBS Summer Playhouse

6.3
Highway to Heaven

Highway to Heaven

7.385
Silver Spoons

Silver Spoons

6.3

Movies

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

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

5.7
Final Jeopardy

Final Jeopardy

6.125
Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs

3
Stand and Deliver

Stand and Deliver

7.608
Pee-wee's Big Adventure

Pee-wee's Big Adventure

6.46