<P> Not knowing what role she was auditioning for , Grossman sent in an audition for American Horror Story : Asylum in mid-2012 and was cast in soon after as Pepper , a microcephalic ; the season premiered later that year on October 17 . In preparation for the role , she shaved her head bald . In 2014 , it was revealed that Grossman would return to the series in its fourth season , American Horror Story : Freak Show , reprising her role as Pepper from the second season , making her the first to play the same role in two different seasons of the show . She spoke of her casting in the fourth season saying that reprising her role was `` the last thing from ( her ) mind '' since it had never been done before . </P>
<P> Not knowing what role she was auditioning for , Grossman sent in an audition for American Horror Story : Asylum in mid-2012 and was cast in soon after as Pepper , a microcephalic ; the season premiered later that year on October 17 . In preparation for the role , she shaved her head bald . In 2014 , it was revealed that Grossman would return to the series in its fourth season , American Horror Story : Freak Show , reprising her role as Pepper from the second season , making her the first to play the same role in two different seasons of the show . She spoke of her casting in the fourth season saying that reprising her role was `` the last thing from ( her ) mind '' since it had never been done before . </P>
who played the pinhead in american horror story
who played the pinhead in american horror story
Grossman
Grossman