Beloved Child Star Now Lives In 'Poverty' As A 'Catholic Extremist' After Ditching Hollywood

"The Little Rascals" child star Bug Hall has gone from being a Hollywood actor to a "Catholic extremist" living off the grid with his family.

According to reports, he now lives in a camper van in rural Arkansas after giving away all of his wealth and quitting Hollywood.

Bug Hall has also previously faced legal trouble. In 2020, he was arrested in Texas for huffing air duster cans at a hotel and later drew backlash online in 2022 over comments supporting corporal punishment for his children, along with other controversial beliefs.

After finding fame with his starring role in "The Little Rascals," Bug Hall now spends his days living off the grid.

New reports obtained by the Daily Mail reveal that the former child star now lives in a camper van on an 80-acre plot near Mountain Home, Arkansas. He shares the vehicle with his wife, four daughters, and one son.

He is reportedly planning to go completely off the grid by building a family home equipped with its own hydroelectric dam, independent plumbing, and electrical systems. However, for now, the family relies on a water well and a generator for their basic needs.

As for his children's schooling, Hall and his wife, Jill, have chosen an unconventional path by homeschooling all of them.

He also does not believe any of his children should attend college and intends to "strongly discourage" them from doing so when they come of age.

Prior to his departure from Hollywood, Hall appeared in a long list of film and television projects that earned him a substantial income.

However, that money is said to be long gone, as the former child actor reportedly took a "vow of poverty" after becoming what he has described as a "Catholic extremist."

The vow required him to donate all of his savings, along with any material possessions he had accumulated during his years in Hollywood.

Today, he reportedly spends what little he has on gas to power a generator, run their vehicle, and maintain his and his wife's cellphones. If additional needs arise, he will only then take on odd jobs to cover the expenses.

"My goal is to maintain a life as free of any need for an income as possible," Hall told the news outlet. "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."

In 2020, Hall was arrested for huffing air duster cans at a hotel while visiting his parents in Weatherford, Texas.

The experience later led to him giving up the life of showbiz after years of suffering several relapses due to working in 'high-energy' Hollywood.

"I loved making movies. I loved writing, producing, acting," Hall recalled of his decision. "So God had to shake me up a little harder, I suppose."

He appears to have no regret about his decision, as he reflected on how irrelevant his career was in the scheme of life during an April 2025 video titled "Into the Unknown."

"It was a big pile of nothing," Hall said of his Hollywood career at the time.

He added, "It really wasn't all that great 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."

Over the years, Hall's controversial beliefs have led to widespread criticism from netizens. One of his stances, which centered on the relevance of corporal punishment for his children, even led to him being temporarily banned from X in 2022.

"We punish severely in my home for unacceptable behavior," Hall shared in the controversial post. "Punishment begins at around 10 months. Before the age of reason, it's an immediate corporal/retributive justice. It then begins to shift to a privation/reparative model."

Describing the kind of punishment, Hall said at the time that he spanks his kids and sees the measure as a means of "creating right cogitative associations early." However, the intensity was "age dependent," and a ten-month-old child would only get a "small swat on the diaper."

He went on to share that the punishment changes to "a more deprivation" style when they grow older, including taking their toys away alongside other measures.