Ben Woolf
Ben Woolf | |
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| File:Ben Woolf actor.jpg Woolf in 2013 | |
| Born | Benjamin Eric Woolf September 15, 1980 Fort Collins, Colorado, U.S. |
| Died | February 23, 2015 (aged 34) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 2002–2015 |
Benjamin Eric Woolf (September 15, 1980 – February 23, 2015) was an American film and television actor. He is known for his roles in American Horror Story's first and fourth seasons, in which he played Infantata and Meep, respectively.[1] He was also a pre-school teacher.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Born September 15, 1980, Fort Collins, Colorado, in the United States, to parents Nicholas Woolf and author Marcy Luikart, Woolf grew up in Fairfield, Iowa. He moved with his family to Santa Barbara in 1999 where he was an active league pool player, improv theater performer, and karaoke enthusiast.[1] He earned a degree in Early Childhood Education at City College, teaching in the Head Start program in Goleta until 2010, when he moved to Hollywood to pursue his dream of being an actor.[1]
Career
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In 2002, Woolf began his acting career in his musical film debut "Tap". Woolf was featured in Dead Kansas, Insidious, Haunting Charles Manson, and Woggie. However, Woolf was perhaps best known for his role as The Infantata and Meep on the television series American Horror Story.[2][3][4]
Of his love of pre-school teaching, Woolf said, "when you're with children, you kind of live in a different world that doesn't have any rules. It's more imagination."[5]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Woolf was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism at an early age.[5] He stood at 4 feet 4 inches (1.32 meters) as an adult.[1]
Honors
[edit | edit source]Two weeks before he died Woolf was honored in Moscow for his contributions to the horror genre at the Russian Horror Film Awards.[1]
Death
[edit | edit source]Woolf died February 23, 2015, at age 34 from a stroke resulting from a head injury he received in a traffic accident while crossing the road.[6] He was struck by the side-view mirror of a passing car[2] in Los Angeles, California. Woolf later died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center located in Los Angeles.[5]
Filmography
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2002 | Tap | Dancing Boy | Film debut |
| 2004 | The Jets | Mike | Uncredited |
| 2010 | Insidious | Dancing Boy | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Woggie | Little Dude | |
| 2013 | Unlucky Charms | Pookah | |
| 2013 | Dead Kansas | Squeak | |
| 2013 | Behind the Scenes of Haunting Charles Manson | Himmler | |
| 2013 | Haunting Charles Manson | Himmler | |
| 2015 | Tales of Halloween | Rusty Rex |
Television
[edit | edit source]| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | TV Face | Something | 2 episodes |
| 2011 | American Horror Story: Murder House | Infantata | 2 episodes |
| 2012 | Eagleheart | Frib | Episode: "Little Dude" |
| 2012 | Little People, Big Word | Self | Episode: "Amy's 50th" |
| 2012 | TMI Hollywood | Host | Episode: "Hungry Like the Woolf" |
| 2014–15 | American Horror Story: Freak Show | Meep | 3 episodes |
References
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External links
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