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 & ...

Barney and Baby Bop on "Barney & Friends" Barney and Baby Bop on 'Barney & Friends' One of the things kids loved — and parents perhaps tolerated — about Barney & Friends were the catchy tunes the ...

Barney had love for everyone, but the same couldn't be said for the big, purple dinosaur. As the Barney phenomenon continued to dominate in the 1990s, a culture of hate around the character by adults, ...

“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 ...