Years after his arrest for huffing air duster, former Little Rascals star Bug Hall has left Hollywood behind in favor of a quiet, off-grid homesteading life.
The former child actor, who has described himself as a “radical Catholic extremist,” has relocated with his wife, four daughters and son to a rural area near Mountain Home, Arkansas, according to the Daily Mail.
Hall, now 40, told the outlet he has relinquished the money he earned as a child star and taken what he calls a “vow of poverty.”
As part of his religious commitment, he said he donated his savings and most of his possessions and intends to live with as little dependence on income as possible.
Former “Little Rascals” Star Bug Hall Leaves Hollywood, Moves Family to Small Arkansas Town for “Catholic Extremist” Lifestyle
The actor has taken what he calls a “vow of poverty” and now lives with his wife, Jill, and their five children in a campervan with few material possessions.
“If there’s a financial need that comes up, I’ll go take some work or do an odd job for cash to fulfill that need,” Hall explained.
As of Page Six’s reporting, Hall and his family are living in the campervan, which is equipped with a water well and a generator.
He is reportedly planning to go fully off the grid and build a permanent home for his family featuring a hydroelectric dam, along with independent plumbing and electrical systems.
Hall and Jill, whom he married in 2017, homeschool their children and have said they plan to “strongly discourage” their daughters from attending traditional schools, which Hall has described as largely “nonsense,” or from going to college.
Several members of Hall’s extended family have also relocated to Arkansas, including his younger brother, Gemini Barnett, their mother, Twila, and his stepfather, Mark, all of whom have recently purchased land in the area.
The actor shared that he plans to “strongly discourage” his children from attending a “nonsense” formal school in the future
ÇHall said his decision to relocate came after his 2020 arrest involving alleged huffing of air duster cans.
In the interview, he explained that the incident ultimately led him to leave the entertainment industry that same year. Hall claimed he was taken into police custody in Weatherford, Texas, for misdemeanor possession but was not formally charged.
He told the outlet that he had been sober for 15 years prior to the arrest.
While Hall said he “loved making movies,” the highly public nature of the arrest served as a wake-up call, prompting him to reconsider his career and lifestyle. He said it made him realize he no longer wanted to live a life of “manipulation — of other people, in how I speak to them, in the stuff that I make or produce — including myself, as an addict.”
Hall first rose to fame in 1994, starring as Alfalfa in Steven Spielberg’s “The Little Rascals.”
“I didn’t want to go work some job that was basically meaningless, making widgets to entertain people or distract people,” Hall continued.
Hall rose to stardom as Alfalfa in Steven Spielberg’s 1994 film The Little Rascals. He later starred alongside Lindsay Lohan and Brenda Song in Disney’s 2002 movie Get a Clue.
He went on to earn a Children’s Emmy nomination for A Tale Dark and Grimm and co-wrote the film This Is the Year, which was executive produced by Selena Gomez.
