Brandon Adams (actor) explained

Brandon Adams
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Birth Date:22 August 1979
Birth Place:Topeka, Kansas, U.S.
Occupation:Actor
Yearsactive:1986–present
Othername:Brandon Q. Adams

Brandon Quintin Adams (born August 22, 1979) is an American actor, known for having played Jesse Hall in the first two Mighty Ducks movies and Kenny DeNunez in The Sandlot. He also played Jimmy Bean in the 1989 film Polly.[1]

Career

Adams has also appeared in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, A Different World, Moesha, Sister, Sister, Martin,[2] Michael Jackson's Moonwalker where he played Zeke in the "Smooth Criminal" segment and Young Michael in the "Badder" segment,[1] a parody of Jackson's classic video for "Bad", and was the leading actor in Wes Craven's The People Under the Stairs.[1] He also provided the voice of Rai in Kingdom Hearts II.[2]

Filmography

Film

!Year!Title!Role!Notes
1988MoonwalkerMichael "Badder" / Zeke
1991The People Under the StairsFool
1992The Mighty DucksJesse Hall
1993The SandlotKenny DeNunez
1993Ghost in the MachineFrazer
1994Jesse Hall
1994Beyond DesireVic Delgado
2001MacArthur ParkTerry
2021The ResortNarrator

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1986BensonPhilEpisode: "Last Man on Earth"
1988, 1990Empty NestGeorgie / Peter2 episodes
1989Quantum LeapOlder BrotherEpisode: "Camikazi Kid"
1989The Magical World of DisneyJimmy BeanEpisode: "Polly"
1989–1991A Different WorldDion / Tino5 episodes
1990PollyJimmy BeanTelevision film
1991Sunday in ParisBrandon Chase
1991Drexell's ClassOscarEpisode: "Air Drexell"
1991, 1994The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirBryan / Ramon2 episodes
1992Nightmare CafeLuke WallEpisode: "Sanctuary for a Child"
1992The BoysMarcusTelevision film
1993MartinBoy #2Episode: "Blackboard Jungle Fever"
1993Crime & PunishmentHarold CarrEpisode: "Right to Bear Arms"
1993South BeachTJEpisode: "I Witness"
1994RocTerranceEpisode: "Terrance Got His Gun"
1995Boy Meets WorldAlexEpisode: "I Am Not a Crook"
1995Sister, SisterMichael2 episodes
1996The Burning ZoneD-Ray DrummondEpisode: "The Silent Tower"
1998–2001MoeshaAaron4 episodes

Video games

YearTitleRole
2005Kingdom Hearts IIRaijin (Rai)
2007

Notes and References

  1. Web site: From child star and actor to rapper, Brandon Adams is back . Shamontiel L. . Vaughn . . 2009-06-24 . 2010-01-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090819154800/http://www.shamontiel.com/other-publications.html . 2009-08-19 . dead .
  2. Web site: Filmography for Brandon Adams. IMDb.