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    Manuel Benitez

    1969-09-28 (55 years old) in 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.

    Movies

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    Stand and Deliver
    76 %|Mar 11, 1988
    Drama
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    Final Jeopardy
    63 %|Dec 8, 1985
    Action, Crime, Thriller, TV Movie
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    Pee-wee's Big Adventure
    64.36 %|Jul 26, 1985
    Comedy, Adventure
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    Be Somebody... or Be Somebody's Fool!
    57 %|Jan 1, 1984
    Music, Comedy, Family

    Series

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    CBS Summer Playhouse
    60 %|Jun 12, 1987
    Action & Adventure, Drama, Comedy
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    Highway to Heaven
    74.08 %|Sep 19, 1984
    Family, Drama, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Silver Spoons
    63 %|Sep 25, 1982
    Comedy
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    Galactica 1980
    61 %|Jan 27, 1980
    Sci-Fi & Fantasy
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    Trapper John, M.D.
    63 %|Sep 23, 1979
    Drama