Brandon Call

Brandon Spencer Lee Call (born November 17, 1976) is an American former television and film actor as a child and adolescent. He is most notable for portraying Hobie Buchannon in the first year of Baywatch, and for portraying J.T. Lambert for seven seasons on the TV series Step by Step.[1]

Personal life
Call was born on November 17, 1976, in Torrance, California. He is the youngest of four children bron to Richard and Elyse Call; Brandon's three elder siblings are Dee Anne, Tandi, and Dustin.

Brandon is currently divorced, with a daughter who was born in 1998.[2]

Career
Call, complimented on his appearance from early childhood, took up acting in 1984. His first appearances were guest roles on Simon & Simon and Hotel. His film debut was voicing "Fairy #1" in Disney's The Black Cauldron in 1985.[3] Also in 1985, he landed a recurring role on the NBC daytime drama, Santa Barbara. During his stint on Santa Barbara, he earned two Young Artist Awards for the role. After leaving the series in 1987, he guest starred on two episodes of St. Elsewhere; he also co-starred with fellow soap opera veteran Christopher Richon the short-lived series The Charmings. In 1989, Call was cast as Hobie Buchannon for the maiden season of NBC's Baywatch...which passed into syndication the following year. Call was asked to leave the series for having grown almost as tall and imposing as its star David Hasselhoff.

In 1990, Call broke into films...starting with Blind Fury, in which he co-starred with Rutger Hauer. A year later, Call starred opposite Andrew Dice Clay in The Adventures of Ford Fairlane; he also appeared in For the Boys starring Bette Midler.

Before 1991 was out, Call was cast as John Thomas "J.T." Lambert on the ABCsitcom Step by Step...which moved to CBS in 1997 for its final season, after which Call retired from acting...although he returned to television for a recurring role on Hulk Hogan's series Thunder in Paradise.

Shooting
After taping an episode of Step by Step on September 3, 1996, Call got into a traffic dispute while driving home. He was shot in both arms by Tommy Eugene Lewis.[4] Call was treated at the UCLA Medical Center and made a full recovery.[5]

Film

 * 1985: The Black Cauldron – Fairfolk (Voice)
 * 1985: Jagged Edge – David Barnes
 * 1989: Blind Fury – Billy Devereaux
 * 1989: Warlock – Young boy
 * 1990: The Adventures of Ford Fairlane – The Kid
 * 1991: For the Boys – Danny Leonard (at 12), New York

Television

 * 1984: Simon & Simon – Addie Becker's Son (1 episode)
 * 1984: Hotel – Timmie (1 episode)
 * 1985: Slickers (Television movie) – Scooter Clinton
 * 1985: I Dream of Jeannie... Fifteen Years Later (Television movie) – Tony, Jr. (Age 7)
 * 1985–1987: Santa Barbara – Brandon Capwell
 * 1985–1988: Magnum, P.I. – Billy, Karen's son (3 episodes)
 * 1986: The Richest Cat in the World (Television movie) – Bart
 * 1986: Life with Lucy – Max (2 episodes)
 * 1987–1989: St. Elsewhere – Christopher McFadden (2 episodes)
 * 1987: Webster – Ricky (1 episode)
 * 1987: Trying Times – Reggie (1 episode)
 * 1987–1988: The Charmings – Thomas Charming (19 episodes)
 * 1988: Something Is Out There – Joey (2 episodes)
 * 1989: The Gifted One (Television movie) – Michael (age 10)
 * 1989–1990: Baywatch – Hobie Buchannon (22 episodes)
 * 1991–1998: Step by Step – John Thomas "J.T." Lambert
 * 1994: Thunder in Paradise – Zach (2 episodes)