and of course Barney's head doesn't turn because it's all once piece so you have to portray emotion coming from this character as you're talking and then also wanting to show different gestures and mannerisms that's not gonna take the character out of character, because Barney still has certain nuances.ĭespite these conditions, he explained that he did enjoy playing Barney. So you can't be walking through the set destroying things. Another was Carey Scott Stinson (conceived March 21, 1968), who is an American artist and current photographic artist. Temperatures in the suit would get as high as 48 degrees Celsius, and the entire six foot costume weighed 70 pounds. Actor David Joyner, who rehearsed the role of Barney from 1991 to 2001, was in Barneys 70-pound costume. On top of that there's kids, there's lighting. He added that on top of providing a first class performance, Barney is performed under some extremely testing conditions. Inside I'm nodding up and down, it's hot, I'm sweating, but I've got props and then on top of that, the voice is talking so I have to make sure my nod and my mannerisms are going with the voice.īarney was voiced by Bob West, so Joyner had to time his movements with the voice work. Spooktacular Creations Easter Pink Bunny Inflatable Costume Full Body for Kids 7-10 Years Old, Child Unisex Air Blow-up Deluxe Costume. On Monday the Mail Online revealed the worst parts of the role.Īccording to Joyner, he was the second choice for the role, after the actor before him pulled out, saying she was unable to cope with the pressures of the role. Joyner began playing Barney in 1991 and continued to do so until 2001. That’s not even the strangest thing about this story. He does, however, feel that he was engaging in tantric practices while wearing the giant purple costume. He has subsequently had roles in TV shows such as Shameless US, Veep, and ER. Recently, Steve from Blues Clues opened up about why he left the show, and now the star of Barney is spilling secrets about his time as the big, purple dinosaur. The man who wore the Barney costume, David Joyner, has the tantric sex business. If you’re more on the “love” side of that equation, know that Daniel Kaluuya is working on a live-action Barney movie.The man who played Barney the Dinosaur for over 10 years has revealed the worst part of donning the purple suit.Īctor David Joyner first played Barney in 1990, and made his last TV appearance as the dinosaur in 2003. Now having children of my own, I understand all the love that went into making the purple dinosaur.”Ĭheck out the trailer for I Love You, You Hate Me below. Several years later, creating this docuseries, it feels good to be on the other side and no longer a Barney hater. “As a teenager, for one of my birthdays I asked my aunt to make me a Barney costume, so my friends and I could beat him up on camera. The series is directed by Tommy Avallone. “ Barney came out on television when I was just 10 years old, and I admittedly didn’t understand him,” he said in a statement to PEOPLE. “They were gonna come and find me, and they were going to kill me.” One person recounted rumors that, “Barney hides drugs in his tail.” Bob West, one of the performers who played Barney, remembered death threats. “They were violent and explicit, death and dismemberment of my family,” he said. This included playground chants - this author recalls, “I hate you/ You hate me/ Let’s get together and kill Barney” - but the fallout extended to the performers on the show. Joyner’s bizarre current-day lifestyle actually began while he was on the set of Barney & Friends.What initially began as a method for coping with the stress of long, and exhausting days in the hot, 70-pound Barney costume, quickly became an obsession for the actor. Former Barney David Joyner added ,”As beloved character was heading into the stratosphere, people couldn’t accept that this was just a show. As a teenager, for one of my birthdays I asked my aunt to make me a Barney costume, so my friends and I could beat him up on camera. He played the role of a delightful and happy dinosaur with green and purple skin. “It just exploded nationwide,” one woman said. Children in the '90s grew up watching one of the most popular kids' shows ever, Barney & Friends, but few know the name of the men who played Barney over the years, one of which was David Joyner. I Love You, You Hate Me chronicles the spectacular rise and suffocating backlash to an early ’90s children’s sensation. The post Barney Has a Dark Side in Trailer for Docuseries I Love You, You Hate Me: Watch appeared first on Consequence.Įveryone wants the purple dinosaur to go extinct in the new trailer for I Love You, You Hate Me. The two-part docuseries about the dark side of Barney & Friendswill debut October 12th on Peacock. New Barney Docuseries Exposes Dark Side of Kids Show: Death Threats, Drug Rumors and Intense Hatred I Love You, You Hate Me is set to premiere Oct.
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