Bug Hall

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Bug Hall
Born
Brandon Michael Hall

(1985-02-04) February 4, 1985 (age 40)
OccupationActor
Years active1994–2021
Spouse
Jill de Groff
(m. 2017)
Children5

Brandon "Bug" Hall (born February 4, 1985) is an American former actor. He is best known for his childhood roles as Alfalfa Switzer in The Little Rascals (1994), Newt Shaw in The Big Green (1995), and Buster Stupid in The Stupids (1996).

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Life and career

Brandon Hall, nicknamed "Bug" by his family, was born in Fort Worth, Texas, on February 4, 1985. He is the second oldest in his family. Most popular as a child actor during the 1990s, he is best known for portraying Our Gang kid Alfalfa in the 1994 film The Little Rascals . He and five others in the cast of The Little Rascals won a Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture. [1] Following Rascals, Hall appeared in John Landis's The Stupids and the soccer comedy The Big Green . In 1996, Hall was nominated for a YoungStar award (Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Made For TV Movie) for his work as Eddie Munster in the Fox telefilm The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas , and he voiced a little boy in Disney's Hercules in 1997.

In 1998, he played the lead as Scout Bozell in the film Safety Patrol . Hall also starred in Disney's Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves as Adam Szalinski. Since then, he has continued to appear in films as a teenager and young adult. He was in the direct-to-DVD film Skipped Parts , released in 2000, with Mischa Barton. He also appeared in 2002 in the Disney Channel Original Movie Get a Clue , starring Lindsay Lohan and Brenda Song. Hall has had many notable TV guest appearances, appearing on Charmed , Strong Medicine , CSI: Crime Scene Investigation , Cold Case , Justice , Providence , Criminal Minds , and 90210 .

Personal life

In 2013, Hall converted to Catholicism, later leaving Hollywood in 2020. [2] In 2021, Hall stated that he and his family had moved to a farm in the Midwest, so as to undertake a vow of poverty. [3]

In December 2022, Hall was temporarily banned on Twitter after posting Tweets in support of marital duty and corporal punishment of minors, regarding his two daughters. He followed up on the ban through his Instagram stating: "The truth will always be unpopular. The truthful will always be persecuted. But eternity will always be sweet". [4] [5] In September 2024, Hall was criticized for referring to his daughters as "dishwashers" in an X post regarding the birth of his first son, whom he called his "heir". [6]

2020 arrest

In June 2020, Hall was arrested for inhaling an air duster and was charged with a misdemeanor possession for use to inhale or ingest a volatile chemical. He was held and released on a $1,500 bond at Parker County Jail. [7] TMZ reported that Hall's family were the ones who made the report and that Hall himself admitted to inhaling from cans. [8] [9]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNote(s)
1994 The Little Rascals Alfalfa
1995 The Big Green Newt Shaw
1996 The Stupids Buster Stupid
1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Adam SzalinskiDirect-to-video
1997 Hercules Little BoyVoice
1998 Mel Travis
2000 Skipped Parts Sam Callahan
2004 Arizona Summer Scott
2005 Mortuary Cal
2008 The Day the Earth Stopped ManDirect-to-DVD
2009CamouflageCorey
2009 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love Robert "Rob" ShearsonDirect-to-DVD
2012 Fortress Michael Schmidt
2012 Atlas Shrugged: Part II Leonard Small
2012Karaoke ManMax
2014 The Little Rascals Save the Day Ice Cream Man / Delivery ManDirect-to-DVD
2014North BlvdPeter
2015SubterraneaThe Captive
2015Body HighRay
2017The Shadow PeopleAndrew
2019Prime TimeEddie RolandShort film
2020 This Is the Year DonnieAlso co-screenwriter

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1995Tad Tad Lincoln Television film
1996 The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas Eddie Munster Television film
1998 Safety Patrol Scout BozellTelevision film
1998 Kelly Kelly Brian KellyMain cast; 7 episodes
1999 Providence JackieEpisode: "Guys and Dolls"
2002 Get a Clue Jack DowneyTelevision film
2003The King and Queen of Moonlight BayTim SpoonerTelevision film
2003FootstepsSpencer WeaverTelevision film
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Daniel HalburtEpisode: "Viva Las Vegas"
2004 Strong Medicine Steve KelleyEpisode: "A Dose of Reality"
2004 Charmed Eddie MullenEpisode: "Charmed Noir"
2005 Cold Case Matthew AdamsEpisode: "Blank Generation"
2006 The O.C. RobertEpisode: "The Heavy Lifting" (uncredited)
2006 Justice Colin ClarkEpisode: "Crucified"
2006 CSI: Miami Evan DunlarEpisode: "High Octane"
2010 Saving Grace NickEpisode: "You Can't Save Them All, Grace"
2010, 2012 Nikita RobbieEpisodes: "The Recruit" and "Crossbow"
2011 Criminal Minds BenEpisode: "With Friends Like These"
2011 Memphis Beat Matt HarrisEpisode: "Body of Evidence"
2011 90210 DariusEpisode: "Rush Hour"
2011 CSI: NY Mike BlackEpisode: "Indelible"
2012ArachnoquakePaulTelevision film
2013CSI: Crime Scene InvestigationErnest PrestwichEpisode: "Double Fault"
2013 Major Crimes Scott PerryEpisode: "I, Witness"
2013 Masters of Sex SchacterEpisode: "Involuntary"
2014 Castle Jesse JonesEpisode: "Limelight"
2014 Revolution Brian3 episodes
2016 Harley and the Davidsons Arthur Davidson 3 episodes
2021 A Tale Dark & Grimm Executive ProducerNetflix Series

Awards and nominations

YearAwardCategoryNominated workResult
1995 Young Artist Awards Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture (shared with the cast) The Little Rascals Won
1997 YoungStar Awards Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Made-for-TV Movie The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas Nominated
2022 Children's and Family Emmy Awards Outstanding Animated Series A Tale Dark & Grimm Nominated

References

  1. Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards
  2. Catholic Speakers (Archived)
  3. O Bug Hall, Where Art Thou?
  4. "Alfalfa from "The Little Rascals" Actor, Bug Hall, Was Banned from Twitter for Pushing His Dangerous "Parenting Methods"". December 8, 2022.
  5. "Little Rascals Star Bug Hall Kicked Off Twitter After Saying He's Teaching Young Daughters Marital Rape Is OK" . Retrieved December 25, 2024.
  6. Gonzalez, Alex (September 19, 2024). "'Little Rascals' Alfafa Actor Bug Hall Under Fire for Controversial Comments". Newsweek. Retrieved September 20, 2024.
  7. Parker, Ryan (June 23, 2020). "Actor Brandon "Bug" Hall Arrested on Suspicion of Huffing Air Duster Cans". The Hollywood Reporter .
  8. "Little Rascals Star Bug Hall Arrested After Allegedly Inhaling Air Duster". June 23, 2020.
  9. "Bug Hall, known as Alfalfa in 'Little Rascals,' arrested after allegedly inhaling air duster". Fox6now.com. June 23, 2020.