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Stars Who Were on 'Barney & Friends' as Kids
Selena Gomez
What would the big purple dinosaur think of Gomez — who starred on 13 episodes from to — moving on to Only Murders in the Building? He'd probably be happy her character made such good friends.
Demi Lovato
Barney would likely be glad to see Grammy nominee Lovato — who also did a handful of episodes in the early s with fellow Disney Channel star Gomez — go on to receive GLAAD's Vanguard Award.
Jaren Lewison
Years before he joined the cast of the hit Never Have I Ever, the actor got his start on Barney & Friends at 8 years old.
"I'm from Dallas and Barney actually filmed in a city near us," he recalled on a episode of A Little Late with Lilly Singh. "I can still right now at 20 years old phyiscally picture the set, exactly what everything looked like."
He even tried on the famous purple suit! "You have to be so tall," he shared. "And it was so
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David Joyner (actor)
American actor (born )
David Joyner | |
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| Born | David Eugene Joyner () July 4, (age&#;61) Decatur, Illinois, U.S. |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years&#;active | –present |
David Eugene Joyner (born July 4, ) is an American actor. He is best known for physically portraying Barney from to on the children's television series Barney & Friends and its predecessor Barney & the Backyard Gang.[1]Bob West, Duncan Brannan, and Tim Dever voiced the character.[2] Later on, Joyner played the title character of Hip Hop Harry.[3]
Early life
[edit]Joyner was born July 4, , in Decatur, Illinois, to Roscoe and Mary Joyner. He attended MacArthur High School and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic engineering technology from the ITT Technical Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana.[4][5] He worked as a software analyst for Texas Instruments for six years.[6]
Career
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Barney & Friends
American children's television series
Barney & Friends is an American children's television series targeted at children aged two to five, created by Sheryl Leach. The series first aired on PBS on April 6, , and features Barney, a purple anthropomorphicTyrannosaurus rex who conveys educational messages through songs and small dance routines with a friendly, huggable and optimistic attitude.[6][7][8][9] The series ended on November 2, , although new videos were still released on various dates after the last episode aired. Reruns aired on Sprout from to , and from December 17, to January 25, on Sprout's successor network, Universal Kids. On October 6, , the series was initially renewed for revival with a new season to premiere in , but that never came to fruition.[10] A CGI-animated series aired on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito on October 18, , and streamed on Max on October 14, [11][12&#