What It's Like To Play Barney For 10 Years
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- Опубліковано 7 чер 2017
- 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 that huge costume was not very easy. We spoke with Joyner about what it was like being one of the most famous children's characters of all time, and what he is up to now.
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Damn this man put a lot of effort and passion in his character
Ricardo Rafael Trinidad Leguizamon tru
I thought he was white at first xD
JxGhostX Gaming you mean he was purple
JxGhostX Gaming Same
Ricardo Rafael Trinidad Leguizamon ummmmm I HATE BARNEY
Holy shit i never knew being barney required so much shit
CringeO' Daddy shut up if you knew what barney was like and if you took your time to find out what those barney episodes are like you wouldn't be talking
+Sponge Bob i wasnt being sarcastic..
CringeO' Daddy lol
CringeO' Daddy lol
could say the character of barney was....
a two man job?
ironically, a similar thing happened with darth vader of the original trilogy.
everyone knows darth vader as james earl jones, but that was only the voice.
a man named david prowse was actually in the suit.
I don't really understand the hate that people had towards Barney the character. Not sure if people just won't admit that they liked him, but I literally loved and still love Barney. It holds a special place in my heart. I always looked forward to watching VHS and DVDs of Barney.
barney was my childhood, it's such a sweet show, i miss shows like these, when i was a child it was really conforting to watch lol
1. Barney can't really be enjoyed outside its target demographic, like Sesame Street.
2. Kids who are slightly outside the show's demographic have a fear of being seen as immature so they hate the show. Adults just hate it because it's kinda sickenly sweet (Does Barney have any negative emotions? Even Elmo lost his temper now and again).
3. How do you FIGURATIVELY love something?
That's what I call anti-barney humour. Of course, it has played a role in my childhood and have enjoyed some episodes, although it is nice to have very dark humour every now and then ahah.
Wait he was hated
Same thing with Mr. Rogers when I was growing up.
I’m glad he got to live out his dreams from when he was a child. Everyone rips on the dinosaur, but we all know he was a big part of a lot of our childhoods.
I was made fun of for watching barney but I didn't care, still made my parents take to see Barney on Ice LOL
No he wasn’t a part of my childhood
@@ShintaroShadow Here’s a trophy 🏆
@@ShintaroShadow Congrats. I'm sure sure you're very proud of yourself.
@Nick Selca Yaaas!!!
how tf is he 53 he looks great for his age
Tara White thats really ironic😂
Daryl Dixon hey Daryl
Daryl Dixon he looks like an old 30 year old or a young 40 year old man
Daryl Dixon seriously?! Dude only looks late 30 at most 0_0
Daryl Dixon ...blck dnt crk...
I knew Barney was played by a black man he had too much soul with those dance moves
😂😂
💀💀💀
🙃🙃🤣🤣🤣
He learned the dance moves from James Brown
JAY WAYY TOO FRESH 🤣🤣🤣🤣 facts
I remember in kindergarten kids would say the guy who played barney smoked cigarettes and that was like this huge deal.
Turns out hes a super chill dude who only cares about vibing and spreading love.
Having been a smoker for over a decade, I can say there's now way I'm jumping around with this man's energy in a 120 ° dinosaur costume.
Those are probably lies
Oh man I've heard even worse rumors that the guy was a pedo. I'm so glad that he's just a third eye opened man craving bliss and peace and love
@@BubbleArcadia where did all these rumors come from
@@hoodiek6802 from random people on the internet
Demi Lovato was on Barney when she was a kid, and she said she had a crush on the guy who played Barney because he was ripped because he had to be fit to be able to act in the suit haha
Wasn't justin beiber and debby ryan on there too?
@@shayla8301 No. The other was Selena Gomez.
That was a different guy Demi was talking about
what the heck
@@danielgraham1082 The guy that Demi was talking about was Carey Stinson he replaced David on the TV show
I feel bad for him for everyone hating his cute character. He did a great job as his actor
Krusty Krab what?! PPL ARE HATING ON THIS MAN? Wth
ah i remember when i was a kid singing the song together. My favourite childhood character
Ni b b a
I know right
It's almost like Jar Jar Binks in a way, people hated that character so much the actor considered killing himself, I feel if you put so much life into something and so many people say it's the worst thing ever, if you don't fully commit to loving that character, that hatred will kill you
Why did I get this video after watching Barney Dies which was a giant inflatable Barney being ripped. Weird.
same
The purple cultist The way the world works aye
Same here.
lmao same
Same
Nothing makes me happier to know how much love and soul he put into barney, and the fact that hes proud to have played barney is beautiful. I wasn't a huge barney fan, but this makes me emotional.
The "I love you, you love me" lullaby was sung to me every night by my mother when I was a child. That song has a very special place in my heart.
It’s my favorite Barney song too
This man is literally the glue that has held my childhood together.
exactlyyyyyy
Mine too!
Same
SAME
He was the joy and sparks ⚡️ of our childhood I really enjoyed him
This comment is for my nephew Damien.
Casey ikr
same
That’s the voice actor you’re thinking of
Aesthetic Clouds lol I’m not use to anything? Barney didn’t sound black , blacks have a certain dialect to them, the Ebonics sounding dialect.
Aesthetic Clouds who said anything about black needing to sound ghetto? That’s an insinuation on your part cause maybe you feel that way? I said blacks have a certain dialect, like Beyoncé, Oprah, etc. there’s a dialect in the speech, There’s a black “accent” in most black ppl speech. This guy does not have it thus ppl thought he was white.
Are people really going to ignore the fact that he said “there’s a lot of psychic energy in my family?”
😂😂😂
Barney just got weirder.
Some people are blessed with spiritual gifts from our creator ✨✨
IKR!
Asha gold physcics are not from God
We going to ignore that the barney suit weighed 70 lbs. Medieval suits of armor weighed less than that.
...I weigh that much- (I’m underweight:,)
This guy made my childhood. I was a total Barney baby
OMG I thought I was the only one. I love him.
Me too 🤸♀️
Me 3 I took a picture Barney stuffy on my 5 birthday.
I still know the song and sing it to my kids every day. I love Barney
And too
This man looks way good for 53.
If he had hair he would look even younger
Ikr
Well usually black don’t crack lol
He looks like will smith
Lester Lester black don’t crack
Dude you have my respect for wearing that big costume inside without suffering from dehydration
120 Degrees fahrenheit.
Astonishing
Can we just say thank you to this man who made our childhood?
Yes I can. Thank you, Barney. Can you?
@@trumtrum5136 yee
Facts
Yeah
No matter how much hate Barney has, it's sweet the guy who played him decide to explain how he played him rather than being ashamed of.
Kenny Darmawan I don't know why is there hate for Barney? I grew up with it
And now he gets paid for sex... lol
Kenny Darmawan that ture
Kenny Darmawan he made bank. Why would he be ashamed.
Kenny Darmawan the meme King Barney
This man took a metaphysical, spiritual approach to being a giant purple kids character
If you listen, you might learn something.
@@bobbylewisjr5250 yeah, if I didn't listen why would I have that comment? Furthermore, how do you know exactly, what it is that I know, or what it is you're assuming I don't know? 😉✌🏿
@@Deezy_Ankh giant purple kids character
@@Deezy_Ankh Dinasar lov u
Makes it even better.
Mr. David Joyner, thank you for all the joy you have brought me and my little brother (he is autistic) when we were growing up. My brother is now 26, he still watches Barney videos on UA-cam. Thank you sir!
So he basically made my and millions of other childhoods
Didn’t expect to get this recommended to me considering I’m grown and haven’t watched Barney in years
TROYCETV lol 😂 the real shit is how come barney is black
Troyce! I just thinking you should do a video on what happened to Barney almost every body grew up watching this and I would love to here your view on this.
Yes please do a video on Barney
TROYCETV
Next they may recommend the Barney Outtakes.
I never knew there were Outtakes here on YT. They’re hilarious!
Be careful though. It might ruin your childhood if you let it.
I didn’t though
@@syneshiarivers9999 I swear I was thinking this as I was watching it lol
You don't become Barney.
*Barney becomes you.*
*SOVIET RUSSIA INTENSIFIES*
( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
*COMMUNISM HAS JOINED THE CHAT*
I use Barney as a Sex Toy .
GangMemberFake WTF LOL
P.S: no offence
I was a Barney fan and I didn’t realize how much of a impact it had on my childhood. My best memories were watching it with my dad and going to the park right after dressed up like a princess. I think I still have my Barney bed sheets folded somewhere under layers of other old bed sheets in my moms closet. Damn, that says a lot. Cause after we moved, my childhood was not the same. It took a few years to feel like a happy kid again. Thanks Barney, you kept me safe from the chaos of reality before I became aware of what was happening around me.
Thank you for sharing 💕
It’s crazy how Hip Hop Harry is now meme and the guy used to be Barney.
Does berleezy know?
This dude is low key chill, he’s got some chill vibes.
He jus Vibin
vibe check
Show me his vibing license right now!!!
Like frfr he just vibin not worried about anything
Everybody be stressin out here tryna kill his vibe but he jus be chillin n vibin
_Remembers all those “Barney swears” and “Barney is fired” videos_
I Teach you how to do that title
First Do _ Title _ Without Any Space or you can do any words
_THERE YOU HAVE IT!_
kanavy khith Thanks for your help?
“Elmo Kills Barney” is a UA-cam classic!
_yes_
_Ligma balls_
This genius is an engineer for one of the companies that helped me go through college and played a charachter that shaped my childhood. I'm in love
Thank you to this man and Bob West for being the most iconic purple dinosaur for being part of our childhood.
And now I really want to do a Barney marathon.
Characters from my childhood who were secretly black 1)Elmo 2)Barney 3)Hannah Montana
Wait Hannah Monta- Oh 😂👌
TheBookWorm1718 THE DINASOUR MOVIE LMAOOOO
Zahir Sookoor
The backyardigans 😁
Fictional charters who were played by black guys when I was a kid Barney and hip hop harry
francinehannah santos cuz Miley Cyrus acts like a nigga
I have two things on my mind now:
1-he is such a nice person.i found that he is pretty cool in the way he talked about his work being barney
2-so this is the guy who selena gomez and demi lovato had a crush on back in the day
lol
ZACK dead 💀😂
Ha,lol!
ZACK that is what I was thinking
No it was Carey Stintson
I really love the positivity of this guy. He's such of old age and is still proud of all the children stuff he does
Yesterday I got recommendation of Steve from "Blues Clues" and now this Barney guy, David! Totally made me happy seeing them again and knowing that they're doing good in their life. This made it look like we're getting some kind of closure to our childhood life. Amazing :)) God Bless them
That's how they got me!
He's 53?! I thought he was like 30 or something!!
Nick Pringle black don't crack
+Soulen lewis boi
Duck Horse stfu cause it don't
64 He LOOKS like a 30 year old man.
He was 30 when he played the character, somehow. Around that age anyways
He’s 53????? He looks like he’s in his early thirtys
Hr looks like he is the age that he is.
Nah. He looks his age.
He is likely now 55 years old because this video passed 2 years.
Black don't crack
You guys are bugging he don't look like he's in his 50's
When he said "I loved everything about barney, but that chapter is gone." and showed toy barney... That hit real hard
I'm here after i saw barney being ripped out to death video
*You were literally my childhood!*
It was mr rogers for me , late 80's
TeenTitans AMV mine tooooooo ❤️❤️❤️
TeenTitans AMV same i was 2 i would grab my barney doll put him on lap and watch
You are most likely still a child if your UA-cam channel is about teen titans
ItsKaleb actually teenager
All the 90’s and 80’s babies were obsessed.
The comments were goin so well...
Lol 80s ???
Yup
Luis Martinez 🤦♀️ Barney started in the late 80s with the Backyard gang
@@justicelyric he just said 1991 to 2001 must of been a different barney .
I wish I could thank this man, in person, for being the cornerstone of my childhood. I loved Barney as a kid, and this just made me love him even more.
Me quedé esperando a que dijera cómo movía la boca.
Saludos master!
It’s a shame that I never knew who the real actor was behind Barney until today..
Why?
Me too sis haha it’s my childhood.
Facts
Same
same
My mom had an 8 hour loop tape of Barney when I was a toddler in the early 90,s. She said it would literally shut me up for 8 hours
Garrett Rose me too
Until now..barney still used to make kids stop for a while...
Dude omg me too, my mom had one too
I remember that. Of course, my sister in law might of kept rerunning the same 30+ minute tape.
Ha I had a tape like that but it was with blues clues
David Joyner is such a talented individual! Thank you so much for making my childhood so magical! 💜💚💛🦖
Oh I get it now. You were inside Barney the costume while Bob did his voice that makes sense now
Why is no one talking about how he gave Barney mouth to mouth resuscitation??!!!!!
JohnRitterFan4803 the Nut uhhh
Lmfao i was wondering about it
Do you really wanna know?
Catcadette lol
Catcadette eeeeew
Purple is the new black.
Cameron Battle your very ignorant child
@Cameron Battle 17 years old you say. And yet, you can't spell.
@Cameron Battle Were you high
@Cameron Battle You are high as hell 😂😂
Oh wow
Barney is my childhood. Glad to learn a bit about the person who made Barney possible.
I seem to be the odd guy out who wasn't a fan of Barney growing up. I'm not really sure why that was the case, but nonetheless, I have a newfound respect for the character because of this video and hearing about the man who played him. I think it's so cool that he so fondly remembers his time playing the character.
You're not that odd, my friend. Like you, as well, being introduced to the real man inside the costume and hearing about the effect the character had on his life, I am happy for him.
Sir, you were my childhood. I’m 27 years old and I am not afraid to admit that I still know every lyric to every song in the 90s Barney. I watched the same Barney tape for hours, over and over. For me, this gentleman and Bob West will always be Barney. Thank you for being a major part of my childhood.
Brianna Smith me too I’m 29 and know every song still!
Same here I am 27 ❤️❤️
Brianna Smith Same here I'm 26 gonna be 27 next week
Same!! I'm 32 and I still remember ❤
Same!!
This man is a legend.....
Nick Lee stfu
+Matthew Lariza You stfu
Arthur Velasco stfu Nick Lee copied the top comment
Matthew Lariza how old are u ya know this dude made some ppls childhood smh fucking 8 year old idiot
jacob107 Facts
I was a huge Barney fan growing up.
I am looking forward to sharing this joy to my future children!
Oh how I miss my childhood days, no worries no fears just pure innocence and fun 😢
Thanks for supplying me love and joy as a kid!
Jelani Yaqoub IKR😭
Barney was creepy to me as a kid. Especially with that creepy theme song "I love you" 😖. I'm never showing Barney to my kids knowing the actor studied tantra.
I can't believe I used to like this show. After a while, I actually believed Barney was the devil due to a UA-cam video. How can a giant creepy purple dinosaur provide you with happiness?
The guy explains the purpose of Tantra and still people keep thinking it's all about sex. Why'd he even bother? 🙄
Barney was my childhood.
I like how this dude uploads a video about black holes and just after that a video about Barney the Dinosaur.
it's not just a dude. it's a news website launched by business insider
Κωνσταντινος Ρεντζεπης logic
lol hi
παντου ελληνες
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So much wisdom in this man... I hope he receives so much more than what he has already earned in life. This is the kind of person that truly deserves it
Hide your Wife. If she’s White. She’ll be in bed with him.
Amazing! Grew up loving Barney. No feel good TV like this nowadays. Much needed!
I can't imagine how much this guy suffered, *RESPECT!*
Stfu he didnt suffer for shit ... There people that work hard labor jobs in the sun i might add and make less then he did 😶
Pedro Gamez dang can y’all rude commenters chill like srsly
ComedyFury do you even military?
@@pedrogamez4634 do u even know the things he had to go through? U obviously don't thats y ComedyFury gives him RESPECT
You people need to do some meditation to get rid of some of that salty hate ☮️✌🏼
It’s makes me feel so great that the person behind Barney has such a beautiful energy.
I loved Barney growing up! Hearing this story makes me love it even more. I have had dreams and intuition about my goals. Sometimes I am discouraged but now I feel motivated to breathe life into my goals again.💜
Loved the show when I was a little kid, it became a joke as I got older, but now seeing how much this guy actually enjoyed playing him, I appreciate those memories a lot more now.
I can't believe I watched this guy for 10 years of my childhood
Tien Cubes ikr!
Tien Cubes same but only in my childhood
Tien Cubes i loved Barney i knew all the dance moves but i moved on cause I'm 13 now
10 years? You stopped watching Barney when you were 10?
THE THREE LEMONS lol
...As a man who nearly sweltered to death inside a foam rubber deathtrap shaped into a Minion-Tm- on the opening day of a dollar store, I respect this guy for putting up with Barney for that length of time. The fact that he was able to hop around like that is also amazing, considering the weight of the suit.
If you're trying to set me off, forget it. I said not one word about Mr. Joyner's race.
In fact, you're the one who brought that up. (I'll let that set in while I move on to trying to spell things out for you).
I clearly said that, -well heck, if you'd have read the post instead of shooting off your mouth, you'd have known what I said.
The name of the costume is BARNEY!
Mr. Joyner was the one having to put up with the character. One that to a lot of children was for the most part a wonderful creation, but in reality was a hot, sweltering pile of foam rubber.
I only wore such a costume once and nearly suffocated, as I clearly stated. Mr. Joyner put up with wearing that purple death trap all those years.
That is why I said that I respected him. Get that through your chrome, you insolent twit.
Mr. Joyner was the guy in, (I respect THIS GUY for putting up with BARNEY for that length of time),- in case you were careless enough to miss that.
And as for the bit about hopping about, Think on it: The man himself said that the suit was a lump of lead.
And being able to hop around in said lump is an amazing feat.
Not one that many people would ATTEMPT to deal with, let alone have the patience or the nerve to pull off constantly for several hours a day for so many years.
And as far as the "white male" bit you spouted off, two things:
#1.This man said not one word during this video about anybody of any race making things hard for him, 'cept for that green' n' purple headache that just about cooked him on a daily basis.
#2. You're white yourself. So if it's, "White men", who're giving him trouble, then you must be doing something to him that I don't know about .
Speaking for myself, I ain't doing crap, save for paying respect to a man with more gumption than me. By MAN, I of course mean Mr. Joyner.
And to boot, if being made into a millionaire and getting booked for all of those great acting jobs is evidence of someone, "Making things hard for him", -then what world are you living in?
In fact, if that's evidence of being mistreated, then I wish that someone would mistreat ME that way.
As the judge probably said on that show Mr. Joyner played an attorney on, CASE CLOSED.
isaac Dyer BARENY IS BLACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ammannda Syltie hes purple
Loved the video! ❤️
Sir, you are my childhood. Barney was my best friend growing up. I teared up a-bit watching this probably cause I’m turning 25 years old in a week’s time. And time has flown by so fast. I’m not that same 3 year old girl anymore.
And its just nice to see Barney, my best friend all well & content. My childhood self is giving Barney a big hug and my 25 year old self is just watching from far away, & walking away from the scene. Bless you sir.
this guy was apart of my childhood. Thank you David Joyner
He does not look 53, he sure takes care of himself
Black people age so much better than others
@@rtlthemusician5598 yup
@@rtlthemusician5598 not true at all. Definitely not true.
@@rtlthemusician5598 Heeeeeeeeere we go
Sol paz yep
after steve burns from blues clues now this .... my childhood memories
Thank you for letting us had a great memories and tremendous childhood.
He never chose the Barney life The Barney life chose him!
This is a very spiritual story. I like it
Q Taylor 😂
🤦🏾♀️😂😂😂
K
It's been a while now since I've heard these words.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
He made my little Childhood.... :3
Haise Leonhardt me too :3
mine too
The Un Und Unly same, until i the people who hate my childhood and they slowly ruined it
The Un Und Unly me to ♥
The Un Und Unly ikr
It makes me so happy the actor cares so much about Barney and the character bc it was such a big part of my childhood
Mr. Joyner, ty! My special needs daughter learned so much from this show. God bless u!
This man is a legend
Yup
Trying to move without pumbing to anything was a challenge for him
Meanwhile the dude that played big bird saw nothing and had the script and a tv inside the suit
And he's so cool
Mr. Julien COPIED COMMENT.
A BBC legend!!!
Barney was a woke black man who has Psych abilities wow I’m so happy
I almost did a spit take with my intestines when I seen this comment 😂🤣🤮🤧😅
Just like the shining
@@nickpaine2767 :o
One song stuck in my head which will forever be in my head
“I love you, you love me”
I still listen to that song occasionally with my friend people who remake the song called I hate you you hate me kill Barney jokes those people need reported for it that ain’t cool
Thank you for making my childhood even better 🥺
He seems like such a sweet guy :)
Yea, He sure is!
Of course he is he the legendary Barney.
I loved barney as a little kid. It don't never come on television no more. I still like barney
He played a lot of rolls and he’s a good man with a good vibe. Now I feel glad that I watched Barney back then.
This guy made my Childhood, who else got there childhood made by this guy?
Mankey dankey I watched him every day
Meee!!!🙋
He made 70% of my childhood.
LoweJalen Lowe what was the other 30%?
@@raed6994 lol😄😄😄
Wth hes 50 he looks in his 30s!
Ikr
Black don’t crack
I know right!!
What happiness does for you
men only hit the wall in their 60s
Thank you for sharing! Bless you!
As much as most of us loathed the purple dinosaur as kids, i gotta admit how the actor pulled it off is pretty impressive.
God damm this man looks like he's 24 and HES 53. Massive props to this guy for making my childhood awesome
Black don't crack
You dont age when youre inside the Barney costume, just like space or somethin.
Indigø Has Nø Søul WHAT!? I thought he was probably in his early 30's due to his career of being Barney for a while. He looks like he could fit in at a college.
Wakc ikr, when he said it I was surprised af. He takes good care of himself
Chwyn Barney is an immortal entity
HEY LOOK THE MAN OF MY CHILDHOOD
Felicity DIYS I hated when I was a child I thought it is for baby's
I have to tell you my son literally grew up with you you were the best thing that ever happened to a mother who was a single parent with an ADHD child God bless you and thank you my son could not have gotten to where he is without Barney He would wake up because his mind could not shut off at the age of 3 and 4 years old...And I had to go to work at six it would be 2 o’clock in the morning and I would put him in his playpen in front of the TV and put a Barney video and then I have pictures of it thank God Barney would keep him occupied while I slept on the couch...He loved burning over and over and over and over you really save this single mom’s life thank you
thanks for my childhood
Thanks for being Barney
Barney is evil I don't know why people like him and he looks big
Julia Trevino he is amazing
He's not evil, he's good
Ok
Wut Say hi barnney
My whole life I thought Barney ended because He got shot.
MY LIFE IS A LIE
MetalDetecting Bros I was told he got arrested for having cocaine in his tail
Bill Cipher that's what I was told! Maybe it is true then..
MetalDetecting Bros i thought he was arrested for weed possession lol
People told me he got caught selling. tf
No no Archie got shot
I wanted to cry when I heard that the ending song!! "I love you, you love me"!! :(
Thank you for the memories
Who got this in their recommendation?
Phanic! with the yeEmø 🤚🏾
🙋🏾♀️
I did 😊
Well 2020
No, I searched up who played Barney the Dinosaur LoL
*I thought he only played Barney inside the suit, but the actual voice was played by Bob West?*
That’s actually right. He didn’t do the voice. You really can’t do the voice inside the costume since you have to bite on a rod and nod your head up and down to move the mouth.
Christopher Woods you don’t bite a rob you just have your hand in the head to move the mouth
It’s says that in the video
Kinda like how James Earl Jones is just the voice of Darth Vader. Some people are just better for voice
Fun fact about this topic, Carroll Spinney was the body AND the voice of Big Bird on Sesame Street.
This man did everything to make kids happy and glued my childhood to my Ipad
Much respect to this man for all the work he did!
Your amazing man bringing positive energy. Best of luck on your future endeavors, you are very blessed.
Thom spillane *You're or you are. Sorry, but I had to.
The
Thom spillane you three have orange profile pic
Thom spillane ur a good person
Thom spillane frickin dino costume👋