Bug Hall

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| name = Bug Hall

| image =

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| birth_name = Brandon Michael Hall

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1985|2|4}}

| birth_place = Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.

| occupation = Actor

| years_active = 1994–2021

| spouse = {{marriage|Jill de Groff|2017}}

| children = 4

}}

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.[http://www.youngartistawards.org/pastnoms16.htm Sixteenth Annual Youth in Film Awards] 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.[https://web.archive.org/web/20210201151035/https://catholicspeakers.com/profiles/bug-hall Catholic Speakers (Archived)] 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.[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eP3GTRw9Tc O Bug Hall, Where Art Thou?]

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".{{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 }}{{cite web|url=https://www.perezhilton.com/little-rascals-bug-hall-alfafa-permanently-suspended-twitter-homophobia-marital-rape/amp/ |title=Little Rascals Star Bug Hall Kicked Off Twitter After Saying He's Teaching Young Daughters Marital Rape Is OK|access-date=December 25, 2024}} In September 2024, Hall was criticized for referring to his daughters as "dishwashers" in an X post regarding the birth of his first son, who he called his "heir".{{cite web |url=https://www.newsweek.com/entertainment/celebrity-news/little-rascals-alfalfa-actor-under-fire-controversial-comments-1956632 |title='Little Rascals' Alfafa Actor Bug Hall Under Fire for Controversial Comments |author=Gonzalez, Alex |work=Newsweek |date=September 19, 2024 |access-date=September 20, 2024}}

=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.{{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}} TMZ reported that Hall's family were the ones who made the report and that Hall himself admitted to inhaling from cans.{{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 }}{{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 }}

Filmography

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! Note(s)
1994 \| {{sortname\|The\|Little Rascals\|dab=film}} \| Alfalfa \|
1995 \| {{sortname\|The\|Big Green}} \| Newt Shaw \|
1996 \| {{sortname\|The\|Stupids\|dab=film}} \| 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 \| {{sortname\|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 \| {{sortname\|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 \|

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! Note(s)

1994

| {{sortname|The|Little Rascals|dab=film}}

| Alfalfa

1995

| {{sortname|The|Big Green}}

| Newt Shaw

1996

| {{sortname|The|Stupids|dab=film}}

| 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

| {{sortname|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

| {{sortname|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=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" \| Notes
1995 \| Tad \| Tad Lincoln \| Television film
1996 \| {{sortname\|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 \| {{sortname\|The\|King and Queen of Moonlight Bay\|nolink=1}} \| 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 \| {{sortname\|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

class="wikitable sortable"

Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

1995

| Tad

| Tad Lincoln

| Television film

1996

| {{sortname|The|Munsters' Scary Little Christmas}}

| Eddie Munster