The slick-haired, freckle-faced star of The Little Rascals TV series struggled to find acting work as an adult. At 19 he moved to the Central Valley to become a professional bear hunter. “He was more ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Who doesn’t remember Alfalfa’s freckles, stand up hairdo and horrible off-key singing voice? Stymie with his top hat, Buckwheat ...

Author James Tehrani joins Rick Kogan to talk about his book ‘Alfalfa: The Rascal You Knew, the Character You Never Knew’. James discusses the life of Carl Switzer, who played Alfalfa, and whether it ...

Carl Switzer’s spontaneous discovery by a Hollywood producer reads like entertainment folklore. His exit, however, sounds more like a cautionary tale. Poor Switzer went from being one of the most ...

Carl Switzer skyrocketed to fame as freckle-faced Alfalfa in the "Our Gang" series – but it wouldn’t be a wonderful life for the actor. At age 31, the former child star was killed in a fight ...

James Tehrani wrote the first biography of the famous child star Carl “Alfalfa” Switzer, who is best known for his role in “The Little Rascals.” *Like his contemporaries, Spanky, Buckwheat, Porky, ...