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| birth_name = Brandon Michael Hall-Barnett
| birth_name = Brandon Michael Hall
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| birth_place = [[Weatherford, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| birth_place = [[Fort Worth, Texas|Fort Worth]], [[Texas]], U.S.
| occupation = Actor
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| years_active = 1994-present
| years_active = 1994–2021
| spouse = {{marriage|Jill de Groff|2017}}
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'''Brandon''' "'''Bug'''" '''Hall''' (born February 4, 1985) is an American actor. He is best known for his childhood roles as Alfalfa Switzer in ''[[The Little Rascals (film)|The Little Rascals]]'' (1994), Newt Shaw in ''[[The Big Green]]'' (1995), and Buster Stupid in ''[[The Stupids (film)|The Stupids]]'' (1996).
'''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 (film)|The Little Rascals]]'' (1994), Newt Shaw in ''[[The Big Green]]'' (1995), and Buster Stupid in ''[[The Stupids (film)|The Stupids]]'' (1996).


==Life and career==
==Life and career==
Brandon Hall, nicknamed "Bug" by his family, was born in [[Fort Worth, Texas|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 [[Carl Switzer|Alfalfa]] in the 1994 film ''[[The Little Rascals (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.<ref>[http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards]</ref> Following ''Rascals'', Hall appeared in [[John Landis]]'s ''[[The Stupids (film)|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 Broadcasting Company|Fox]] telefilm ''[[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas]]'', and he voiced a little boy in [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' in 1997.
Brandon Hall, nicknamed "Bug" by his family, was born in [[Fort Worth, Texas|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 [[Carl Switzer|Alfalfa]] in the 1994 film ''[[The Little Rascals (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.<ref>[http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards]</ref> Following ''Rascals'', Hall appeared in [[John Landis]]'s ''[[The Stupids (film)|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 Broadcasting Company|Fox]] telefilm ''[[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas]]'', and he voiced a little boy in [[Walt Disney Pictures|Disney]]'s ''[[Hercules (1997 film)|Hercules]]'' in 1997.


In 1998, he played the lead as Scout Bozell in the film ''[[Safety Patrol (film)|Safety Patrol]]''. Bug 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 (2006 TV series)|Justice]]'', ''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', and ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''.
In 1998, he played the lead as Scout Bozell in the film ''[[Safety Patrol (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 (2006 TV series)|Justice]]'', ''[[Providence (American TV series)|Providence]]'', ''[[Criminal Minds]]'', and ''[[90210 (TV series)|90210]]''.


==Personal life==
In 2013 Bug Hall converted to Catholicism and in 2020 left Hollywood.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210201151035/https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/bug-hall Catholic Speakers (Archived)]</ref> In 2021 he released a YouTube video explaining that he had moved to a farm in the Midwest with his wife and daughter and that the family were to take a vow of poverty.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eP3GTRw9Tc ''O Bug Hall, Where Art Thou?'']</ref>
In 2013, Hall converted to [[Catholic Church|Catholicism]], later leaving Hollywood in 2020.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210201151035/https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/bug-hall Catholic Speakers (Archived)]</ref> 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]].<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eP3GTRw9Tc ''O Bug Hall, Where Art Thou?'']</ref>


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In December 2022, Hall was temporarily banned on [[Twitter]] after posting Tweets in support of [[marital debt]] and [[Corporal punishment of minors in the United States|corporal punishment of minors]]. 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".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dlisted.com/2022/12/08/alfalfa-from-the-little-rascals-actor-bug-hall-was-banned-from-twitter-for-pushing-his-dangerous-parenting-methods/ | title=Alfalfa from "The Little Rascals" Actor, Bug Hall, Was Banned from Twitter for Pushing His Dangerous "Parenting Methods" | date=December 8, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wonkette.com/kid-who-played-alfalfa-now-actual-president-of-he-man-woman-haters-club | title=Kid Who Played Alfalfa Now Actual President of He-Man Woman Haters Club - Wonkette }}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2023}}
==Legal trouble and controversy==
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In June 2020, Bug Hall was arrested for inhaling an air duster which a police investigation ruled as an attempted [[alcohol intoxication|alcohol poisoning]]. An outlet from [[TMZ]] stated that Hall's family were the ones who made the report and that Hall himself admitted to inhaling from cans.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1164126/little-rascals-star-bug-hall-arrested-after-allegedly-inhaling-air-duster | title=Little Rascals Star Bug Hall Arrested After Allegedly Inhaling Air Duster | date=June 23, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/bug-hall-known-as-alfalfa-in-little-rascals-arrested-after-allegedly-inhaling-air-duster | title=Bug Hall, known as Alfalfa in 'Little Rascals,' arrested after allegedly inhaling air duster | date=June 23, 2020 }}</ref>


===2020 arrest===
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In December 2022, Hall was permanently banned on [[Twitter]] for posting Tweets related the support of [[Marital rape]] as a [[Parenting|method of Parenting]] and [[Corporal punishment of minors in the United States|Corporal punishment of minors]]. 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".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://dlisted.com/2022/12/08/alfalfa-from-the-little-rascals-actor-bug-hall-was-banned-from-twitter-for-pushing-his-dangerous-parenting-methods/ | title=Alfalfa from "The Little Rascals" Actor, Bug Hall, Was Banned from Twitter for Pushing His Dangerous "Parenting Methods" | date=December 8, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.wonkette.com/kid-who-played-alfalfa-now-actual-president-of-he-man-woman-haters-club | title=Kid Who Played Alfalfa Now Actual President of He-Man Woman Haters Club - Wonkette }}</ref>
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In June 2020, Hall was arrested for inhaling an air duster, which a police investigation ruled as an attempted [[alcohol intoxication|alcohol poisoning]]. He was held and released on a $1,500 bond at Parker County Jail.<ref>{{cite news|last=Parker|first=Ryan|title=Actor Brandon "Bug" Hall Arrested on Suspicion of Huffing Air Duster Cans|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/actor-brandon-bug-hall-arrested-suspicion-huffing-air-duster-cans-1299979/|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=23 June 2020}}</ref> ''[[TMZ]]'' reported that Hall's family were the ones who made the report and that Hall himself admitted to inhaling from cans.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1164126/little-rascals-star-bug-hall-arrested-after-allegedly-inhaling-air-duster | title=Little Rascals Star Bug Hall Arrested After Allegedly Inhaling Air Duster | date=June 23, 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.fox6now.com/news/bug-hall-known-as-alfalfa-in-little-rascals-arrested-after-allegedly-inhaling-air-duster | title=Bug Hall, known as Alfalfa in 'Little Rascals,' arrested after allegedly inhaling air duster |work=Fox6now.com | date=June 23, 2020 }}</ref>


==Filmography==
==Filmography==
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=== Awards and nominations ===
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!Award
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!Nominated work
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|1995
|[[Young Artist Award|Young Artist Awards]]
|Best Performance by a Youth Ensemble in a Motion Picture {{Small|(shared with the cast)}}
|''[[The Little Rascals (film)|The Little Rascals]]''
|{{Won}}
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|1997
|[[YoungStar Award|YoungStar Awards]]
|Best Performance by a Young Actor in a Made-for-TV Movie
|''[[The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas]]''
|{{Nominated}}
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|2022
|[[Children's and Family Emmy Awards]]
|Outstanding Animated Series
|''[[A Tale Dark & Grimm]]''
|{{Nominated}}
|}
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[[Category:Living people]]
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[[Category:Male actors from Fort Worth, Texas]]

Revision as of 05:15, 4 September 2024

Bug Hall
Born
Brandon Michael Hall

(1985-02-04) February 4, 1985 (age 39)
Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.
OccupationActor
Years active1994–2021
Spouse
Jill de Groff
​
(m. 2017)​

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).

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 debt and corporal punishment of minors. 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][better source needed]

2020 arrest

In June 2020, Hall was arrested for inhaling an air duster, which a police investigation ruled as an attempted alcohol poisoning. He was held and released on a $1,500 bond at Parker County Jail.[6] TMZ reported that Hall's family were the ones who made the report and that Hall himself admitted to inhaling from cans.[7][8]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Note(s)
1994 The Little Rascals Alfalfa
1995 The Big Green Newt Shaw
1996 The Stupids Buster Stupid
1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Adam Szalinski Direct-to-video
1997 Hercules Little Boy Voice
1998 Mel Travis
2000 Skipped Parts Sam Callahan
2004 Arizona Summer Scott
2005 Mortuary Cal
2008 The Day the Earth Stopped Man Direct-to-DVD
2009 Camouflage Corey
2009 American Pie Presents: The Book of Love Robert "Rob" Shearson Direct-to-DVD
2012 Fortress Michael Schmidt
2012 Atlas Shrugged: Part II Leonard Small
2012 Karaoke Man Max
2014 The Little Rascals Save the Day Ice Cream Man / Delivery Man Direct-to-DVD
2014 North Blvd Peter
2015 Subterranea The Captive
2015 Body High Ray
2017 The Shadow People Andrew
2019 Prime Time Eddie Roland Short film
2020 This Is the Year Donnie

Television

Year Title Role Notes
1995 Tad Tad Lincoln Television film
1996 The Munsters' Scary Little Christmas Eddie Munster Television film
1998 Safety Patrol Scout Bozell Television film
1998 Kelly Kelly Brian Kelly Main cast; 7 episodes
1999 Providence Jackie Episode: "Guys and Dolls"
2002 Get a Clue Jack Downey Television film
2003 The King and Queen of Moonlight Bay Tim Spooner Television film
2003 Footsteps Spencer Weaver Television film
2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Daniel Halburt Episode: "Viva Las Vegas"
2004 Strong Medicine Steve Kelley Episode: "A Dose of Reality"
2004 Charmed Eddie Mullen Episode: "Charmed Noir"
2005 Cold Case Matthew Adams Episode: "Blank Generation"
2006 The O.C. Robert Episode: "The Heavy Lifting" (uncredited)
2006 Justice Colin Clark Episode: "Crucified"
2006 CSI: Miami Evan Dunlar Episode: "High Octane"
2010 Saving Grace Nick Episode: "You Can't Save Them All, Grace"
2010, 2012 Nikita Robbie Episodes: "The Recruit" and "Crossbow"
2011 Criminal Minds Ben Episode: "With Friends Like These"
2011 Memphis Beat Matt Harris Episode: "Body of Evidence"
2011 90210 Darius Episode: "Rush Hour"
2011 CSI: NY Mike Black Episode: "Indelible"
2012 Arachnoquake Paul Television film
2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ernest Prestwich Episode: "Double Fault"
2013 Major Crimes Scott Perry Episode: "I, Witness"
2013 Masters of Sex Schacter Episode: "Involuntary"
2014 Castle Jesse Jones Episode: "Limelight"
2014 Revolution Brian 3 episodes
2016 Harley and the Davidsons Arthur Davidson 3 episodes
2021 A Tale Dark & Grimm Executive Producer Netflix Series

Awards and nominations

Year Award Category Nominated work Result
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. ^ "Kid Who Played Alfalfa Now Actual President of He-Man Woman Haters Club - Wonkette".
  6. ^ Parker, Ryan (June 23, 2020). "Actor Brandon "Bug" Hall Arrested on Suspicion of Huffing Air Duster Cans". The Hollywood Reporter.
  7. ^ "Little Rascals Star Bug Hall Arrested After Allegedly Inhaling Air Duster". June 23, 2020.
  8. ^ "Bug Hall, known as Alfalfa in 'Little Rascals,' arrested after allegedly inhaling air duster". Fox6now.com. June 23, 2020.
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