Benji Wilhoite was born to his parents Roger and Bobbie Wilhoite, on November 19, 1969 in Cartersville, Georgia, as Benjamin Roger Wilhoite. He had four sisters and sisters and one brother. As an actor, he was known for Glory (1989), Impure Thoughts (1985) and Fast Food (1989). To many fans of the Sleepaway Camp horror films he was best remembered as “Anthony” the teenager who dressed up as Freddy Krueger from Nightmare on Elm Street. Benji was married to Dolores Tracy and had two daughters (Savannah & Kennedy) and two sons (Dylan & Julien). However, he tragically passed away on March 14, 2011 at the age of 41 in Baldwinsville, New York.