Stanislaus Berent [1] (November 24, 1901 – 1980) was an American performer who performed at many freak shows, including the World Circus Sideshow in 1941 under the stage name of Sealo the Seal Boy (often stylized to just Sealo).

Jan 14, 2015 · But to millions of Americans, he’s first come into view as Paul “the Illustrated Seal Boy” on American Horror Story: Freak Show, whose penultimate episode airs tonight.

Mat Fraser (born 1962) is an English rock musician, actor and performance artist who portrays Paul, the Illustrated Seal in the fourth season of American Horror Story. Fraser was born with phocomelia of both arms, due to his mother being prescribed thalidomide during her pregnancy.

A man with the strange physical feature was Sealo, "The Seal Boy". Stanley Berent was in sideshows for many years including several at Coney Island and with Pete Kortes show. Sealo toured Europe, as well as South America and all of North America.

Stanislaus Berent was an American freak who performed at many freak shows, including the World Circus Sideshow in 1941 under the stage name of Sealo the Seal Boy.

seal boy by Ken Weitzman was a finalist for NNPN's 2020 National Showcase of New Plays. A highly original, extremely theatrical piece that explores the complex experience of parenting a child who doesn't meet societal expectations.

Stanley Berent - better known to the world as Sealo, the Seal Boy - was a performer from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, who spent the greater part of his lifetime working as a premier sideshow attraction.

Meg has given birth to a seal. But what kind? Predator? Prey? And if she doesn't know, how will she know how to keep him safe. Or others safe from him. A contemporary fable about the complexities of parenting an unconventional child, about love, and about growing up.

seal boy was named an NNPN National Showcase Finalist. It won Boulder Ensemble Theatre Company’s 2019-2020 Generations competition. Covenant (or bagels and butchery) which won the 2018 City Theatre National Short Playwriting Contest Award, is being published in Smith and Kraus’ best 10-minute plays.