Little Rascals star Bug Hall launches GoFundMe for financial help ahead of sixth childKathleen O'BoyleSun, November 8, 2026 at 6:19 PM UTC
Little Rascals star launches GoFundMe -Credit:Getty/Facebook (Getty/Facebook)
Former Little Rascals star Brandon ‘Bug’ Hall has launched a GoFundMe campaign asking for financial assistance as he and his wife, Jill, prepare to welcome their sixth child.
Hall, 41, explained that the growing family recently moved onto a new property in Mountain View, Arkansas, where they are living in a camper van. The former Hollywood actor said they have fallen behind on several bills and need help covering expenses before the baby’s expected arrival in less than a month.
The fundraiser comes after Hall previously spoke about taking a "vow of poverty" and stepping away from Hollywood, telling the Daily Mail that he had chosen to live off the grid as a "radical Catholic extremist." In the GoFundMe description, Hall acknowledged that asking for donations was not something he had wanted to do since making the decision to leave his former lifestyle behind.
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"It’s now six years since I self-cancelled, and I have avoided doing one of these in all that time," Hall wrote beneath a photograph of his family dressed in old-fashioned clothing. "I always said this was my choice, and so I didn’t want to offload the glorious burden of it unless there was no other choice. Well here we are.
"We’ve made it onto the new land in record time, but I’m a few materials short of having things working right, and I’ve fallen a little behind on the few bills we have (phone, propane for the camper, and an unexpected electric hookup service fee)," he explained.
Hall is expecting his 6th child -Credit:Getty
Despite the financial difficulties, Hall said the family was happy with their new living situation but needed some additional support to get everything in order before the baby’s birth. He described the assistance as necessary for "getting the last few things buttoned up" and said he hoped to finish the work on the property within the next two weeks.
Hall concluded the message by writing, "My hope is to finalize everything here over the next two weeks so I can take some work until the baby arrives. Times are hard for everyone, and I’m no more deserving than anyone else, but I ask in your charity that you help where you can, whether monetarily, by sharing this, or by prayer and sacrifice for the Hall-Barnetts of the Holy Cross."
As of Sunday, November 8, the fundraiser had collected $22,055, significantly surpassing its original $2,000 goal.
Hall legally changed his name to Bug Hall-Barnett, incorporating the surname of his stepfather, Mark Barnett, who helped raise him.
He and his wife took a 'vow of poverty' -Credit:Facebook
The former actor became widely recognized for playing Alfalfa Switzer in Steven Spielberg’s 1994 film The Little Rascals, which was based on the classic comedy shorts about a group of neighborhood children.
He went on to appear in several other family films, including The Big Green (1995), The Stupids (1996) and Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves (1997). He also appeared in the Disney Channel movie Get a Clue in 2002.
As an adult, Hall took on roles in television shows including Charmed, CSI: Miami, Castle, Criminal Minds and Cold Case. He also worked behind the camera as a writer and producer, co-creating and starring in the 2020 film This Is the Year, which had Selena Gomez as an executive producer. He later provided voice work for the animated series A Tale Dark & Grimm in 2021. His most recent Hollywood project was the 2024 film Cabrini.
However, Hall has attracted attention in recent years for his significant lifestyle changes and controversial public remarks.
Source: Entertainment
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