Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
5
Gender
Male
Birthday
September 28, 1969 ( 39 years old )
Place of Birth
Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Also Known As
Mark Everett
Mike Evers
Manuel Velasco
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.
Known For
Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!
1984-01-01Final Jeopardy
1985-12-08Shattered: If Your Kid's on Drugs
1986-01-01Stand and Deliver
1988-03-11Pee-wee's Big Adventure
1985-07-26