Years after his high-profile arrest, “The Little Rascals” star Bug Hall moved to Hollywood in search of a quiet homesteading lifestyle.
The former child star, who identifies as a “Catholic extremist,” has moved his wife and five daughters to a small area near Mountain Home, Arkansas, the Daily Mail reported.
Hall, 40, told the outlet that she has already given up the money she earned as a child actor and has taken a “vow of poverty.”
In line with his religious devotion, he intends to donate all of his savings, along with most of his goods, and “maintain a life that requires as little income as possible.”
“When a financial need arises, I will work or do odd jobs to get the cash to meet that need,” he explained.
As of Page Six’s reporting, the actor and his family currently live in a camper with a well and generator.
He reportedly plans to build his family a completely off-the-grid home, complete with its own hydroelectric dam and plumbing and electrical system.
As for the girls, Hall and his wife Jill, whom he married in 2017, plan to educate them at home and “strongly discourage” them from attending formal school or university, which are largely “pointless” once they reach adulthood.
In addition to Hall’s immediate family, Hall’s younger brother Gemini Barnett, mother Twila, and stepfather Mark also moved to Arkansas and recently purchased land.
Elsewhere in the interview, Hall revealed that he ultimately decided to step away from the entertainment industry in 2020 after being arrested for allegedly smoking an air duster can.
He claimed he was taken into custody by Weatherford, Texas police on misdemeanor possession charges. However, he was not charged with anything in connection with the incident.
Hall said in an interview Wednesday that he had been sober for 15 years before his arrest.
Although he “loved making movies,” the arrest was a wake-up call for him, realizing he didn’t want to live a life where he was “manipulated by other people, the way they talk, the things they make and produce…including themselves as addicts.”
“I didn’t want to do something that was basically meaningless, like making widgets to entertain or distract people,” Hall continued.
Hall rose to stardom as Alfalfa in Steven Spielberg’s 1994 film The Little Rascals. He also co-starred with Lindsay Lohan and Brenda Song in the 2002 Disney film “Get a Crew.”
He was nominated for a Children’s Emmy Award for “A Tale of Darkness” and co-wrote the film “This Is the Year,” which was executive produced by Selena Gomez.
