Brandon Adams (actor)

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Brandon Adams
Born
Brandon Quintin Adams

(1979-08-22) August 22, 1979 (age 45)
Other namesBrandon Q. Adams
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present

Brandon Quintin Adams (born August 22, 1979) is an American actor, known for having played Jesse Hall in the first two Mighty Ducks movies and Kenny DeNunez in The Sandlot . He also played Jimmy Bean in the 1989 film Polly . [1]

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Career

Adams has also appeared in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air , A Different World , Moesha , Sister, Sister , Martin , [2] Michael Jackson's Moonwalker where he played Zeke in the "Smooth Criminal" segment and Young Michael in the "Badder" segment, [1] a parody of Jackson's classic video for "Bad", and was the leading actor in Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs . [1] He also provided the voice of Rai in Kingdom Hearts II . [2]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1988 Moonwalker Michael "Badder" / Zeke
1989 Polly Jimmy BeanTV film
1991 The People Under the Stairs Fool
1992 The Mighty Ducks Jesse Hall
1993 The Sandlot Kenny DeNunez
1993 Ghost in the Machine Frazer
1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks Jesse Hall
1994 Beyond Desire Vic Delgado
2001 MacArthur Park Terry

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986 Benson PhilEpisode: "Last Man on Earth"
1988, 1990 Empty Nest Georgie / Peter2 episodes
1989 Quantum Leap Older BrotherEpisode: "Camikazi Kid"
1989 The Magical World of Disney Jimmy BeanEpisode: "Polly"
1989–1991 A Different World Dion / Tino5 episodes
1991Sunday in ParisBrandon Chase
1991 Drexell's Class OscarEpisode: "Air Drexell"
1991, 1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Bryan / Ramon2 episodes
1992 Nightmare Cafe Luke WallEpisode: "Sanctuary for a Child"
1992The BoysMarcusTelevision film
1993 Martin Boy #2Episode: "Blackboard Jungle Fever"
1993 Crime & Punishment Harold CarrEpisode: "Right to Bear Arms"
1993 South Beach TJEpisode: "I Witness"
1994 Roc TerranceEpisode: "Terrance Got His Gun"
1995 Boy Meets World AlexEpisode: "I Am Not a Crook"
1995 Sister, Sister Michael2 episodes
1996 The Burning Zone D-Ray DrummondEpisode: "The Silent Tower"
1998–2001 Moesha Aaron4 episodes
2021 The Resort Narrator

Video games

YearTitleRole
2005 Kingdom Hearts II Raijin (Rai)
2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Vaughn, Shamontiel L. (2009-06-24). "From child star and actor to rapper, Brandon Adams is back". Chicago Defender. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  2. 1 2 "Filmography for Brandon Adams". IMDb .