Ben Woolf, an actor on American Horror Story: Freak Show, was in critical condition Friday after being hit by the side mirror of a passing vehicle in Hollywood. The accident occurred Thursday night on Hollywood Boulevard just east of U.S. 101, police officer Drake Madison said. Woolf, who is 4 feet 4 inches tall, was hit in the head and rushed to the hospital. The motorist stopped at the scene and was not cited or arrested. “Ben is one of the kindest and hardest-working people I know,” publicist Zack Teperman said Friday. “His condition remains critical at this time, and we ask that everyone please keep Ben in your thoughts and prayers and respect his family’s privacy during this time.” Woolf has been a cast member on the FX show since 2011.
Glen Campbell ’s daughter said that although she can’t have a typical conversation with her father, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, she’s able to speak to him through music. “When you sit there and play a guitar right in front of him, it really seems to reach him,” Ashley Campbell said. “So I try to do that as often as I can.” The 28-year-old daughter of the country music luminary said it is tough watching her father suffer from the disease, but she’s hoping to carry on his legacy with her own music career. She sings an original song called “Remembering” and a cover of “Home Again” on the soundtrack for the documentary about his life, Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me. The soundtrack also features “I’m Not Gonna Miss You,” the track that earned Glen Campbell a nomination for best original song at Sunday’s Academy Awards. “It’s just so amazing that my dad’s song is getting so much recognition, especially now that he really can’t speak for himself,” said Ashley, who, with her mother and brothers, will attend the Oscars, where Tim McGraw will perform “I’m Not Gonna Miss You.” Her 78-year-old father’s song won the Grammy for best country song earlier this month. It appears on the documentary’s fivesong soundtrack, released in September; a 10-track version of the soundtrack, featuring “Remembering,” was released Tuesday. Ashley Campbell said her father, whose hits include “Rhinestone Cowboy” and “Southern Nights,” is receiving care at a facility close to their Nashville home.