He would go on to become an entertainer and joined Rooney's dwarf-tossing company where he was given his nickname because of his resemblance to a character in the movie Beetlejuice (1988).

[9] 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.

Despite his popularity, some have been more critical of his appearances on the show due to the belief that Stern exploits developmentally disabled individuals.

Green gave the acceptance speech with some direction from his manager that had to be stopped due to his lengthy, "incomprehensible rambling".

That same year he would make a cameo appearance as himself in Scary Movie 2, depicted as the brain of Marlon Wayans' stoner character Shorty Meeks.

"[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 fifth studio album Chapter V. On September 19, 2005, Blues Traveler played their version of "This Is Beetle" on The Howard Stern Show.

[25] In 2009, Green was featured in his own five-episode reality television show entitled This Is Beetle on Howard TV.

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.