 program through California Youth Theatre, where he taught, designed, co-built, directed and produced the first (and 2nd) annual Ivar Puppet Festival, involving 150 L.A. Unified School District teens from two different high schools building dozens of giant 15-foot puppets they performed at the Ivar Theatre in Hollywood'.In 2008 Earl made a brief appearance on the Sky One observational documentary series "UK Border Force" when he was filmed being refused entry into the UK at Heathrow Airport, as his employer had not obtained a work visa for him.He briefly gave a demonstration of some of his puppetry skills in a lighter moment whilst he waited for his deportation.