Everyone recognizes the large purple dinosaur, but not many people know the man inside the costume. David Joyner played Barney for 10 years on TV and in live performances, and dancing around in ...

It came at a price." In another candid revelation, Lovato admitted to having a childhood crush on the actor inside the Barney ...

At the height of the show’s popularity, the podcast shared, the cast and crew faced serious backlash over the kid-friendly purple dinosaur ... guy inside of the Barney costume was African ...

The popular Barney & Friends ran on PBS from 1992 until 2010, and the new series will premiere next year. Previously, the purple dinosaur was played by an actor in a costume, but this reboot will ...

Joyner played the benevolent purple dinosaur on “Barney & Friends ... the Klan had found out that the guy inside of the Barney costume was African American, so they banned their kids from ...

So then when I also got the role, it wasn't like I had to put on a costume and a facade ... which traced Barney's beginnings to the eventual vitriol the dinosaur received. "Barney bashing" was ...

He credited the practice for helping him maintain "an abundance of joy" while wearing the costume in hot conditions. WATCH: ‘BARNEY’ DOC DETAILS DARK SIDE OF ONCE-BELOVED DINOSAUR, HOW ACTOR ...