‘Little Rascals’ star resorts to GoFundMe ahead of having 6th child: ‘I really need some help’

See more of our coverage in your search results. “Little Rascals” star Brandon “Bug” Hall is asking fans for financial help as he and his wife prepare to welcome their sixth baby. Hall launched a GoFundMe fundraiser on Thursday, sharing that he “really need[ed] some help.” “It’s now six years since I self-cancelled, and I have avoided doing one of these in all that time. 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,” Hall wrote in the description. Bug Hall in 2016. The former child actor launched a GoFundMe to cover family expenses ahead of his sixth child’s birth. Alberto E. Rodriguez He shared that his family needed some “help” before the arrival of their sixth child. eyJpdiI6IjhCcHh6c1I3M1h0S1VIenNkdHZaaFE9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiMHJUNzV5TXVtZ1R5Y0hmcVB0dytUQ3pFMXVlaG9yNGlaMmMxTUdrSFprSElBTWFKMUs0b1YveW10MlBtRDdabWViSXRJSXQvZVZpTGs3NDlHOWdXNFE9PSIsIm1hYyI6IjA4MzEyNGUxNDRi The former child star wrote that he had fallen behind on a few of the family’s bills after moving to a new property in rural Arkansas. He shared that he needed some help “getting the last few things buttoned up” before the arrival of their sixth child. “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,” he wrote. Bug Hall played Alfalfa in the 1994 film “The Little Rascals.” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection Hall has been living in rural Arkansas with his family. So far, Hall has raised $10,130, which has surpassed his original $2,000 goal. The star’s GoFundMe comes just months after he was arrested and charged in Ohio in April with failure to appear for a court date over an October 2024 traffic citation. In 2020, he was arrested in Texas for huffing air duster cans. Hall, who is best known for playing Alfalfa Switzer in the 1994 Steven Spielberg comedy, previously revealed to the Daily Mail that he had taken a “vow of poverty” and was living off-the-grid as “a radical Catholic extremist”. Hall has raised $10,130 on the GoFundMe page, as he is pictured above with his children. He has been living off-the-grid with his family in rural Arkansas. (Above). eyJpdiI6IkIvcFFOVUxVVGQ2NStycmxDaWdjMGc9PSIsInZhbHVlIjoiUVNaMFpjaGc3Q0U2NlJhcERvZHEwbCtpRm9IYWt3VUFGaGtOeXJMSVVhZ09BTi81MzJlVFNjMU95aWFtWWtWS3kwbTAyaFFiTU9JeDMvSWYwYjR5d2c9PSIsIm1hYyI6Ijk2NmE4ZTMyMjhm Want more celebrity and pop culture news? Start your day with Page Six Daily. Thanks for signing up! He said that he had given up the money he made as a child star, donating it to charity, along with many of his belongings. “My goal is to maintain a life as free of any need for an income as possible,” he told the outlet at the time. “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,” he said. Previously, Hall and his family lived in Los Angeles and Texas. He told the Daily Mail that he gave up his money he made as a child star to live off-the-grid. (He is pictured above). Bug Hall gained fame as a child star in “The Little Rascals.” ©Universal/Courtesy Everett Collection The former actor told the Daily Mail that they homeschool their children, and will “strongly discourage them” from going to college one day. He called formal school “nonsense.” The former star also called gay marriage “contrary to natural law” and abortion “plainly murder.” “I didn’t want to go work some job that was basically meaningless, making widgets to entertain people or distract people,” Hall told the outlet at the time about his decision to quit Hollywood. Community Guidelines Welcome to the Page Six Community! Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations. We want our readers to share their views and exchange ideas in a safe space. In order to do so, we've created a simple set of rules that will improve your experience. Simply put, keep it civil. Your post will/might be rejected if it contains: Spam Insults, profanity, incoherent, obscene or inflammatory language and threats of any kind Attacks on the identity of other commenters or the article's author User accounts will/might be blocked if we notice: Continuous attempts to re-post comments that have been previously moderated/rejected Racist, sexist, or homophobic comments Attempts or tactics that put the site security at risk So, how can you be a power user? Stay on topic and share your passion. Feel free to elaborate to get your point across. 'Like' or 'Dislike' when you are filled with emotions! Protect your community. Use the report tool to alert us when someone breaks the rules. Thanks for reading our community guidelines. Don't forget, freedom of speech is not the freedom of reach!