2 minutes of readingNew DelhiUpdated: Jan 30, 2026 05:10 pm IST
Hollywood is a difficult industry to navigate. Many stars become one-hit wonders, some become legends, while others never get the chance to be. Meanwhile, many who find success early in life burn out and eventually walk away from show business. The same goes for actor Bug Hall, who rose to fame as a child actor in the film The Little Rascals (1994). The actor recently announced that he has taken a “poverty oath” and will live off the grid.
According to People magazine, Hall discussed his plans with the Daily Mail, telling them that he had become a “radical Catholic extremist.” The actor had already left Hollywood after his arrest in 2020 for inhaling a volatile chemical substance. Hall said his life-changing moment came after 15 years of sobriety and that many of his relapses were swept under the rug because of the Hollywood lifestyle.
(Photo: Bug Hall/X)
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Bug Hall said he didn’t want to live a life of “manipulating other people in the way I talk to them, in the things I do or produce…including myself, as an addict.” He added: “I didn’t want to work in a job that was basically meaningless, like making gadgets to entertain or distract people. It was hard to realize, but it was something I was pretty adamant about, and I still am. The irony was that I loved the work. I wasn’t like disillusioned in terms of my love for the work. I really, really loved it. I loved film and television and the process of telling stories more than any of you.”
Hall has given up all his material possessions. “It really wasn’t that big of a sacrifice compared to what our Lord had planned to give me in return. The fruits of that decision to live this radical lifestyle.” He also revealed that he plans to use a hydroelectric dam, special plumbing and electrical systems to live off the grid in rural Arkansas.