

So you can't be walking through the set destroying things. Temperatures in the suit would get as high as 48 degrees Celsius, and the entire six foot costume weighed 70 pounds. 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. 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.
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He has subsequently had roles in TV shows such as Shameless US, Veep, and ER. 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. Is Barney a boy or a girl Barney: Its a boy Since, a total of 15, boys have been given the name Barney while we have no record of any girls being named Barney.
