1969-09-28 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.
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Stand and Deliver | Heavy Metal Boy | 1988-03-11 |
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Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs | 1986-01-01 | |
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Pee-wee's Big Adventure | BMX Kid #0 | 1985-07-26 |
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Final Jeopardy | Street Kid | 1985-12-08 |
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Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool! | 1984-01-01 |
