Former 'Little Rascals' Star Leaves Hollywood for Off-Grid 'Catholic Extremist' Life

Bug Hall, known for his role as Alfalfa, has traded in his acting career for a homesteading lifestyle in Arkansas with his wife and five daughters.

Jan. 28, 2026 at 8:07pm

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Years after his arrest for huffing air duster cans, former child star Bug Hall has left Hollywood behind and moved his family to a small town in Arkansas. Hall, who now identifies as a 'radical Catholic extremist,' has taken a 'vow of poverty' and plans to live off-the-grid in a campervan with his wife and five daughters, homeschooling the girls and discouraging them from attending formal schooling or college.

Why it matters

Hall's drastic lifestyle change highlights the challenges some former child stars face in transitioning to adulthood, as well as the growing trend of families choosing to live 'off-the-grid' for religious or ideological reasons. His story also raises questions about the long-term impacts of childhood fame and substance abuse issues.

The details

After his 2020 arrest for misdemeanor possession related to huffing air duster cans, Hall said he had been sober for 15 years prior to the incident. However, the public arrest became a 'wakeup call' that led him to leave the entertainment industry behind. Hall has now donated most of his savings and material possessions, and plans to build his family an off-the-grid home with its own hydro-electrical dam and plumbing and electrical systems.

  • Hall was arrested in 2020 for misdemeanor possession related to huffing air duster cans.
  • Hall married his wife Jill in 2017.

The players

Bug Hall

A former child actor known for his role as Alfalfa in the 1994 film 'The Little Rascals,' who has now left Hollywood to live an off-the-grid 'Catholic extremist' lifestyle in Arkansas with his family.

Jill Hall

Bug Hall's wife, who has joined him in moving the family to Arkansas and embracing their new off-the-grid lifestyle.

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What they’re saying

“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.”

— Bug Hall

“I didn't want to go work some job that was basically meaningless, making widgets to entertain people or distract people.”

— Bug Hall

What’s next

Hall plans to build his family an off-the-grid home with its own hydro-electrical dam and plumbing and electrical systems.

The takeaway

Bug Hall's dramatic shift from Hollywood stardom to an off-the-grid 'Catholic extremist' lifestyle in Arkansas underscores the complex challenges some former child actors face in transitioning to adulthood, as well as the growing appeal of radical self-sufficiency movements for some families seeking to disconnect from mainstream society.