Brandon Adams’ professional acting career began as a child actor. In 1986, at the age of seven, he won his first on-screen appearance in an episode of the ABC sitcom and Soap, Benson. He broke through when he was cast in Michael Jackson’s experimental anthology musical film Moonwalker. In the “Smooth Criminal” segment, he portrayed Zeke, and in the parody “Badder” segment, he portrayed a younger version of Michael Jackson himself.
A young Brendan Adams with the late Michael Jackson(SOURCE: Pinterest)
Adams later appeared in shows such as the NBC sci-fi drama Quantum Leap and the NBC sitcom Empty Nest.
From 1981 through 1991, he starred as Dion / Tino in the NBC sitcom Different World, and in 1991 and 1994, he made two appearances in another NBC sitcom, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, starring Will Smith.
Since then, Adams has played Terrence on Fox’s comedy-drama Roc, Alex on ABC’s Boy Meets World, Michael on ABC/The WB’s Sister, Sister, and Aaron on UPN’s Moesha.
Brandon Adams is most recognized for his role as Jesse Hall in the first two installments of the live-action Mighty Ducks film trilogy, D1: The Mighty Ducks (1992) and D2: The Mighty Ducks (1994). He has also appeared in films such as The People Under the Stairs, The Sandlot, Ghost in the Machine, and Beyond Desire.
