I didn't tell anyone who I was unless recognized. When I moved back to Texas in 2002, I was really done with acting. It's like Seinfeld when everyone wants George Costanza.
"That's why I never did any huge projects after Little Rascals. "I was typecast pretty hardcore and wasn't given a lot of roles because I looked too much like Spanky," the 27-year-old offered on. Following The Little Rascals, Travis appeared in a number of films, among them Slappy and the Stinkers (1998), The Thirteenth Floor (1999), and the remake of Freaky Friday (2003), before giving up acting to become a marketing specialist for the Texas Trust Credit Union. He also happens to be the president of the "He-Man Woman Hater's Club," and best friends with Alfalfa. Travis Tedford's role of Spanky has always been the leader of the Rascals. I owe everything good in my life to that movie." "It's the reason that I found what I want to do in life. Some call it being an acting teacher, but I like to help out the young ones." In the same interview he emphasized that he's completely at peace with his Little Rascals legacy.
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I like to talk to the kids while they're still young about what to expect and how to make better choices than some people tend to make. I don't really believe in acting classes I never took any. He has often been referred to as an acting teacher, but while speaking to, he clarified, "I've pitched in with some friends who have classes and I'll come in and talk to the kids. In between, he's amassed a wide variety of episodic television guest roles. Since the release of that film, Bug has stayed active in the acting world, his credits including The Big Green (1995), The Stupids (1996), Honey We Shrunk Ourselves (1997), Skipped Parts (2000), Footsteps (2000), Mortuary (2005) and American Pie Presents: The Book of Love (2009). The (Young) Rascals were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997.As Alfalfa, the 30-year-old Brandon "Bug" Hall served as best friend to Spanky and Romeo to Darla. In 1982, Cavaliere and Danelli joined Steve Van Zandt in Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul. Cornish and Danelli worked together in other groups, including Bulldog and Fotomaker. Brigati, with his brother David, released "Lost in the Wilderness" in 1976. They disbanded in 1972.Ĭavaliere released several solo albums throughout the 1970s.
Cavaliere and Danelli released two more albums as The Rascals, Peaceful World and The Island Of Real, using other musicians and singers. The only single release from the album was the spiritually-themed Glory, Glory(#57 in the US), with backing vocals by The Sweet Inspirations. The last album with them as active members was Search & Nearness, which featured Eddie singing lead on the Cornish-penned You Don't Know and their cover of The Box Tops hit The Letter. In 1970, Eddie Brigati left the group, followed by Cornish in 1971. After "People Got to Be Free", the Rascals never regained their former fame or had as large a hit. Unusual for their time, the Rascals refused to tour on segregrated bills. Their best-remembered song was "People Got to Be Free" (1968), a passionate plea for racial tolerance.
Soon the band began to mature as songwriters and released other hit songs written themselves, including the hit "Groovin'" (1967), "It's Wonderful", "How Can I Be Sure" (which got to #1 in the UK when covered by David Cassidy), and "A Beautiful Morning" (1968). Their first minor hit was "I Ain't Gonna Eat Out My Heart Anymore" (1965), followed by the #1 single "Good Lovin'" (1966, originally by the Olympics).
They decided to rename the group the Young Rascals. When Atlantic Records signed them, they discovered that they already had another obscure group named the Rascals on the payroll. Eddie's brother, David Brigati, another former Starliter, arranged the vocal harmonies and sang backgrounds on many of the group's recordings (informally earning the designation as the Fifth Rascal). Three-quarters of the group - Felix, Gene, and Eddie - had previously been members of Joey Dee and the Starliters. The Young Rascals aka The Rascals (the group dropped the "Young" from their name in early 1968 while continuing their streak of hits) were an American soul and rock group of the 1960s.įelix Cavaliere (keyboard, vocals), Gene Cornish (guitar), Dino Danelli (drums) and Eddie Brigati (vocals) formed the band in New York City.