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 first and fourth seasons, in which he played Infantata and Meep, respectively. He was also a pre-school teacher.
Early life 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. 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.
Career
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.
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."
Personal life Woolf was diagnosed with pituitary dwarfism at an early age. He stood at as an adult.
Honors Two weeks before he died Woolf was honored in Moscow for his contributions to the horror genre at the Russian Horror Film Awards.
Death 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. He was struck by the side-view mirror of a passing car in Los Angeles, California. Woolf later died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center located in Los Angeles.
Filmography Year Title Role Notes 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 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
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