David Joyner might not be the most recognizable name to television fans, but his work as the actor inside the suit of Barney certainly is. Joyner played the benevolent purple dinosaur on “Barney & ...

Joyner revisits his time as the beloved purple dinosaur on the latest podcast episode of "Generation Barney." David Joyner looked back on some of the hate he received as the benevolent Barney, ...

Barney’s story starts in late 1987 in Allen, Texas. At the time, a former teacher named Sheryl Leach had a two-year old son, Patrick. She struggled to find videos that held his attention. “I was a ...

KIDS, CAN YOU SAY ""litigate''? The folks who own Barney, public television's song-happy purple dinosaur, filed suit last week in Texas federal court against--a chicken. The suit charges The Famous ...

“I said, ‘Well actually, when I read it, I laughed.’ And he says, ‘What do you mean?'” Joyner continued. “I said, ‘Well, it’s the Klan and I can’t change their opinion.’ I said, ‘Plus what we’re ...