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]

Brandon Adams
Born
Brandon Quintin Adams

(1979-08-22) August 22, 1979 (age 45)
Other namesBrandon Q. Adams
OccupationActor
Years active1986–present

Career

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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

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Film

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Year Title Role Notes
1988 Moonwalker Michael "Badder" / Zeke
1989 Polly Jimmy Bean TV film
1991 The People Under the Stairs Fool
1992 The Mighty Ducks Jesse Hall
1993 The Sandlot Kenny DeNunez
1993 Ghost in the Machine Frazer
1994 D2: The Mighty Ducks Jesse Hall
1994 Beyond Desire Vic Delgado
2001 MacArthur Park Terry

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1986 Benson Phil Episode: "Last Man on Earth"
1988, 1990 Empty Nest Georgie / Peter 2 episodes
1989 Quantum Leap Older Brother Episode: "Camikazi Kid"
1989 The Magical World of Disney Jimmy Bean Episode: "Polly"
1989–1991 A Different World Dion / Tino 5 episodes
1991 Sunday in Paris Brandon Chase
1991 Drexell's Class Oscar Episode: "Air Drexell"
1991, 1994 The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air Bryan / Ramon 2 episodes
1992 Nightmare Cafe Luke Wall Episode: "Sanctuary for a Child"
1992 The Boys Marcus Television film
1993 Martin Boy #2 Episode: "Blackboard Jungle Fever"
1993 Crime & Punishment Harold Carr Episode: "Right to Bear Arms"
1993 South Beach TJ Episode: "I Witness"
1994 Roc Terrance Episode: "Terrance Got His Gun"
1995 Boy Meets World Alex Episode: "I Am Not a Crook"
1995 Sister, Sister Michael 2 episodes
1996 The Burning Zone D-Ray Drummond Episode: "The Silent Tower"
1998–2001 Moesha Aaron 4 episodes
2021 The Resort Narrator

Video games

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Year Title Role
2005 Kingdom Hearts II Raijin (Rai)
2007 Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+

References

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  1. ^ a b c Vaughn, Shamontiel L. (2009-06-24). "From child star and actor to rapper,his family is from Kansas and around his cousins and aunties also Brandon Adams is back". Chicago Defender. Archived from the original on 2009-08-19. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  2. ^ a b "Filmography for Brandon Adams". IMDb.
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