Beetlejuice (entertainer)
Beetlejuice | |
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Born | Lester Green June 2, 1968 Browns Mills, New Jersey, U.S. |
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Years active | 1999–present |
Height | 4 ft 3 in (130 cm)[1] |
Website | beetlemerch |
Lester Green (born June 2, 1968),[2] better known as Beetlejuice, is an American entertainer, comedian and actor. Green rose to prominence in 1999 due to his appearances on The Howard Stern Show, becoming a member of Stern's Wack Pack. He was named the greatest Wack Packer of all time in 2015.[3] He has also appeared in such feature films as Bubble Boy (2001) and Scary Movie 2 (2001).[4]
Early life
Lester Green was born in
Career
Green was discovered in a neighborhood bar by Sean Rooney who became his manager. He would go on to become an entertainer and joined Rooney's
1999–2000: Early appearances and The Howard Stern Show
Green made his debut on The Howard Stern Show on July 14, 1999, making an appearance with Frank "Third Degree" Burns, who also has dwarfism, while Rooney was promoting his dwarf tossing business.
In 2000, Stern was invited to the
2001–2016: Rise to fame
Green portrayed a fictional character in the 2001
In 2002, he appeared in rapper N.O.R.E.'s music video for the song "Grimey"[14] and was featured on three songs on the hip-hop group Smut Peddlers' 2001 debut album, Porn Again, on the tracks "Beetlejuice Intro", "Pimpology by Beetlejuice", and "Beetlejuice Outtakes"[15] on Rawkus Records.[16]
Green sang "This Is Beetle", also known as "The Beetlejuice Song", on The Howard Stern Show in late 2004.[17] Stern Show producer Richard Christy recorded the song, wrote music to accompany Beetlejuice's raw vocals, and then engineered it into the full song.[18] The key lyrics to the song are, "This is Beetle, he's bad as can, and he knows he's the best."[19] The song, which Green created spontaneously in the recording studio, has been covered by the rock band Staind,[20] who included the song on special editions of their album Chapter V. On September 19, 2005, Blues Traveler played their version of "This Is Beetle" on The Howard Stern Show.[19][21] Initially, Stern was unable to broadcast this recording on his Sirius Satellite Radio program because CBS Radio owned the copyright to all of Stern's shows from K-Rock.[22] Stern and his production staff recreated many of the more popular segments from his days on K-Rock, but attempts to recreate "This Is Beetle" were unsuccessful. However, in May 2006, Stern, Sirius, and CBS reached an agreement to sell the rights for all his K-Rock broadcasts to Sirius, thus enabling Stern to play the song.[22] There was also a controversy around the share of potential profits from the song, and Green's manager at the time, Sean Rooney, got into an argument with Gary Dell'Abate, the executive producer of The Howard Stern Show, regarding the percentage share of the profits between Green and Christy.[23]
Throughout his career Green also participated in amateur boxing matches with other little people.[24]
In June 2008, film director
Since 2017: Recent appearances
In February 2021, Green made his first appearance on The Howard Stern Show in over five years. He informed Stern that he relocated to Georgia with his mother, and also debuted a remixed version of his 2015 song "Beetle in the House", featuring Snoop Dogg, Sean Paul, and Big Freedia.[27]
In February 2022, Green's manager launched an
In 2023, a video clip of Green dubbed "Just Hanging Around" became a viral meme on TikTok and other video sharing sites.[30]
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role |
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2012 | Girls Gone Dead | Himself |
2004 | Beetle Uncensored | Himself |
2001 | Scary Movie 2 | Shorty's Brain/Himself |
Bubble Boy | Lil' Zip |
Television
Year | Title | Role |
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2009 | This is Beetle | Himself |
2003 | Doggy Fizzle Televizzle | Himself and Super Juice |
2001 | Son of the Beach | Himself[31] |
2000 | WCW Monday Nitro | Himself |
1999-2005 | Howard Stern | Himself |
Video games
Year | Title | Role |
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2005 | True Crime: New York City | Zeke (voice)[32] |
References
- ^ "Sixteen People In Howard Stern's Universe, From Robin Quivers to Crackhead Bob". Rolling Stone. March 16, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2018.
- ^ Vintage Beetlejuice birthday. DVLH2. 4 June 2020. Archived from the original on 17 October 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ "Wednesday, March 18, 2015 | Howard on Air Rundown | HowardStern.com". www.howardstern.com. Archived from the original on 20 March 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ "Beetlejuice". IMDb.
- ^ Kaplan, Jason; Panasci, Thomas (2005-06-16). "The Rundown". The Howard Stern channel Show. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- ^ Beetlejuice Documentary. Peter Fowkes. 28 August 2016. Archived from the original on 29 July 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021 – via YouTube.
- ^ a b "MarksFriggin.com - Stern Show News - Archive". www.marksfriggin.com.
- ^ "Sean M. Rooney Obituary". obits.nj. Jersey Journal. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ Rooney, Bobby. "Stick and Move Management". stickandmovemanagement. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Stern Files Declassified: The Discovery of Lester 'Beetlejuice' Green". 20 March 2017.
- ^ Dell'abate, Gary (20 March 2017). "Stern Files Declassified: The Discovery of Lester 'Beetlejuice' Green". howardstern.com. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- S2CID 147194084. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
- ^ Williams, Joey (16 March 2018). "Top 10 Moments of Jeff Jarrett's WCW Career". wcwworldwide.com. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Jake, Paine (2007-06-27). "N.O.R.E: Hood Dreams". AllHipHop.com. Infinity, Allhiphop.com, Inc. Archived from the original on 28 June 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-04.
AllHipHop.com: To close on a funnier note: one of my favorite rap video moments from of yours is in 'Grimey', when Beetle Juice throws the cereal boxes off the shelf. Tell me, was that your idea to put him in the video? N.O.R.E: Yo, man, let me tell you somethin': nobody got my idea of Beetle Juice first off.
- ASIN B000QR38N8. Retrieved 2012-11-02.
- ^ Shabooty (November 4, 2007). "Shabooty Interview Series: Cage (Chris Palko)". shabooty.com. Retrieved November 2, 2012.
- ^ Kaplan, Jason; Panasci, Thomas (2004-12-03). "The Rundown". The Howard Stern Show. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
- ^ Kaplan, Jason; Panasci, Thomas (2005-06-17). "The Rundown". The Howard Stern Show. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- ^ a b Kaufman, Gil (2005-10-28). "Stern's Beetlejuice: The Jolly Dwarf With Staind, Blues Traveler In His Corner". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
- ^ Kaplan, Jason; Panasci, Thomas (2005-08-10). "The Rundown". The Howard Stern Show. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-02-10.
- ^ Kaplan, Jason; Panasci, Thomas (2005-09-19). "The Rundown". The Howard Stern Show. Archived from the original on 2007-10-13. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
- ^ a b "Stern Gets Old Tapes, CBS Gets $2M". CBS News. 2006-05-25. Archived from the original on 19 June 2006. Retrieved 2006-07-26.
- ^ "The Beetle Song Controversy (Part 3 – Sean Straightens Things Out)". YouTube. Retrieved 2016-04-29.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "SHOW RUNDOWN: MARCH 11, 2005". howardstern.com. 11 March 2005. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ Sciretta, Peter (14 March 2013). "The Story Of How Howard Stern Show Wack Packer Beetlejuice Was Almost In 'Transformers 2'". slashfilm.com. /Film. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Jersey City native 'Beetlejuice' to debut in Howard TV On Demand reality show". The Jersey Journal. 19 January 2019. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- ^ "BEETLEJUICE CALLS THE STERN SHOW AND DEBUTS THE 'BEETLE IN THE HOUSE' REMIX FEATURING SNOOP DOGG, BIG FREEDIA, AND SEAN PAUL". howardstern.com. 9 February 2021. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
- ^ "Beetle NFT - the First and Only Official NFT for Beetlejuice as Seen on The Howard Stern Show (#1/1)". goldin.co. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ "Beetle NFT - the First and Only Official NFT for Beetlejuice as Seen on The Howard Stern Show (#1/1)". goldin.co. Goldin's Auction. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
- ^ Schroeder, Audra (2 May 2023). "The origin of the 'just hanging around' sound on TikTok". dailydot.com. The Daily Dot. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
- ^ "Son of the Beach (TV Series)". imdb.com. IMDb. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- ^ Luxoflux. True Crime: New York City. Activision. Scene: Pause menu credits, 4:29:10 in, VOICE TALENT.
External links
- Beetlejuice at IMDb