David Joyner, 61, was the actor behind the iconic purple dinosaur Barney and spent over 10 years playing the character from ...

Barney the Dinosaur actor David Joyner has answered some viewers' burning questions after spending over a decade playing the ...

Everyone recognizes the large purple dinosaur, but not many people know the man inside the costume. David Joyner played Barney for 10 years ... to be on television so bad. I would stand in front ...

That’s what the Lyons Partnership, Barney’s licensing company, fears people are thinking when costume shops rent knockoff costumes of the children’s TV character. Lyons said it has sued or plans to ...