Bug Hall

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

Life and career Brandon Hall, nicknamed "Bug" by his family, 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. 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. 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.

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". 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". He has described himself as a "radical Catholic extremist".

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

He was arrested again in 2026 after being charged in Ohio for failing to appear for a court date in 2024; the court date was for not having vehicle liability insurance.

Filmography

Film Year Title Role Note(s) 1994 Alfalfa 1995 Newt Shaw 1996 Buster Stupid 1997 Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves Adam Szalinski Direct-to-video Hercules Little Boy Voice 1998 Mel Travis 2000 Skipped Parts Sam Callahan 2004 Arizona Summer Scott 2005 Mortuary Cal 2008 Man Direct-to-DVD 2009 Camouflage Corey American Pie Presents: The Book of Love Robert "Rob" Shearson Direct-to-DVD 2012 Fortress Michael Schmidt Atlas Shrugged: Part II Leonard Small Karaoke Man Max 2014 Ice Cream Man / Delivery Man Direct-to-DVD North Blvd Peter 2015 Subterranea The Captive Body High Ray 2017 The Shadow People Andrew 2019 Prime Time Eddie Roland Short film 2020 This Is the Year Donnie Also co-screenwriter 2024 Cabrini Christopher Weddington Filmed in 2021

Television Year Title Role Notes 1995 Tad Tad Lincoln Television film 1996 Eddie Munster 1998 Safety Patrol Scout Bozell Kelly Kelly Brian Kelly Main cast; 7 episodes 1999 Providence Jackie Episode: "Guys and Dolls" 2002 Get a Clue Jack Downey Television film 2003 Tim Spooner Television film Footsteps Spencer Weaver 2004 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Daniel Halburt Episode: "Viva Las Vegas" Strong Medicine Steve Kelley Episode: "A Dose of Reality" Charmed Eddie Mullen Episode: "Charmed Noir" 2005 Cold Case Matthew Adams Episode: "Blank Generation" 2006 Robert Episode: "The Heavy Lifting" (uncredited) Justice Colin Clark Episode: "Crucified" CSI: Miami Evan Dunlar Episode: "High Octane" 2010 Saving Grace Nick Episode: "You Can't Save Them All, Grace" 2010, 2012 Nikita Robbie 2 episodes 2011 Criminal Minds Ben Episode: "With Friends Like These" Memphis Beat Matt Harris Episode: "Body of Evidence" 90210 Darius Episode: "Rush Hour" CSI: NY Mike Black Episode: "Indelible" 2012 Arachnoquake Paul Television film 2013 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Ernest Prestwich Episode: "Double Fault" Major Crimes Scott Perry Episode: "I, Witness" Masters of Sex Schacter Episode: "Involuntary" 2014 Castle Jesse Jones Episode: "Limelight" Revolution Brian 3 episodes 2016 Harley and the Davidsons Arthur Davidson 2021 A Tale Dark & Grimm Executive Producer Netflix Series

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