Acting credits
11
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Manuel Benitez
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.2
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Movies: 6Series: 5
TMDB ID: 1219918
IMDb ID: nm0263553
Known for: Acting
Born: September 28, 1969
Died: December 23, 2008
Age: 39
Place of birth: Coral Gables, Florida, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1979 - 1998
Years active: 20
Average TMDB rating: 6.28
Wikidata: Q6752445
Also known as
Mark Everett • Mike Evers • Manuel Velasco
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Manuel Benitez.
5.0
2 Nuns in Danger
1998 Movie
7.6
Stand and Deliver
as Heavy Metal Boy
1988 Movie
3.6
Deathstalker III: The Warriors from Hell
as Soldier
1988 Movie
6.1
Final Jeopardy
as Street Kid
1985 Movie
6.5
Pee-wee's Big Adventure
as BMX Kid #0
1985 Movie
5.7
Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!
1984 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Manuel Benitez.
