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, the big, purple dinosaur’s ever-present smile, his saccharine song lyrics that force-fed love to the masses, engendered a level of hate few children’s characters have ever seen. Barney stuffed ...

To millions of kids, he's *** superstar of public television. It's good to see. Are you guys ready? We're ready, but for these University of Nebraska coeds, they'd rather have Barney seeing stars.

“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 ...