By 1994, though, Bonsall was tiring of the acting grind and after appearing in that year's uninspired "Blank Check" and two TV-movies "Father and Scout" (ABC) and "Lily in Winter" (USA Network), more or less retired when his mother and future stepfather relocated to Denver. Proving unruly in school, he was sent to the Missouri Military Academy for a year before returning to Colorado. In Denver, he and two friends formed the punk rock band Late Bloomers and issued a recording ("This One's for Dick"). Unlikely to return to acting (although one never can say never), Bonsall has stated he plans to defer college and concentrate on a music career when he graduates from high school in 2000.