'''Barney the Dinosaur''' is a two hundred million year (two dinosaur years) old, six-foot tall, purple tyrannosaurus rex with a green belly and spots and yellow toes,who comes to life through a child's imagination. He is best known for his silly and optimistic attitude.
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'''Barney the Dinosaur''' is the main protagonist of Barney & Friends and a two hundred million year (two dinosaur years) old, six-foot tall, purple tyrannosaurus rex with a green belly and green spots on his back and his tail and yellow toes. He comes to life through a child's imagination. He is best known for his silly and optimistic attitude.
Barney was first created in 1987 by [[Sheryl Leach]], who was looking for a way to entertain her then 2 year old son, Patrick. Originally, Barney was going to be a blanket. When that was proven to be too hard, he became a teddy bear who came to life. Patrick was fascinated by a dinosaur exhibit at a museum, particularly the Tyrannosaurus rex. In response, Sheryl made Barney a T. Rex. [[Kathy Parker]], a fellow teacher-turned-mother who had helped Sheryl create the character, agreed to the change, but on the condition that he was not to appear menacing (a realistic t-rex would have scared her daughter Kaitlin). In the end, he was colored purple to appeal to both genders (Leach had a thing for the color purple as well) and had his features softened (i.e. "toe balls" in place of claws).
Barney was first created in 1987 by [[Sheryl Leach]], who was looking for a way to entertain her then 2 year old son, Patrick. Originally, Barney was going to be a blanket. When that was proven to be too hard, he became a teddy bear who came to life. Patrick was fascinated by a dinosaur exhibit at a museum, particularly the Tyrannosaurus rex. In response, Sheryl made Barney a T. Rex. [[Kathy Parker]], a fellow teacher-turned-mother who had helped Sheryl create the character, agreed to the change, but on the condition that he was not to appear menacing (a realistic t-rex would have scared her daughter Kaitlin). In the end, he was colored purple to appeal to both genders (Leach had a thing for the color purple as well) and had his features softened (i.e. "toe balls" in place of claws).
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===Costume Actors===
===Costume Actors===
*[[David Voss]] (1988–1990)
*[[David Voss]] (1988–1990)
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*[[David Joyner]] (1991–2005)<ref>[https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/61ghfp/hello_my_name_is_david_joyner_and_i_played_barney/dfekmk5/?context=8&depth=9/# Hello my name is David Joyner and I played Barney the Dinosaur for over a decade on the Hit TV Series, Barney and Friends. AMA!]</ref>
*Although Barney'sbirthdayhasbeen celebrated five times in the Barney franchise (including [[Barney Live in Concert|Barney's Birthday Bash]]), he remains over 200 million years old.
*Barney's favorite foods are [[Peanut Butter|peanut-butter sandwiches]] (with [[The Milk Song|a glass of milk]]), vegetables, [[Pumpernickel|pumpernickel bread]], and pistachios (as of the [[Pistachio|Season 11 episode of the same name]]).
*Barney's favorite foods are [[Peanut Butter|peanut-butter sandwiches]] (with [[The Milk Song|a glass of milk]]), vegetables, [[Pumpernickel|pumpernickel bread]], and pistachios (as of the [[Pistachio|Season 11 episode of the same name]]).
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*In the [[Barney & the Backyard Gang]] series, Barney had to be kept a secret from the parents. That running gag lasted until the television series, [[Barney& Friends]], where theadultsarealsoallowedtointeractwithhim.
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*In the [[Barney & the Backyard Gang]] series, Barney had to be kept a secret from the parents. That running gag lasted until [[Three Wishes]] where Micheal and Amy's Mom is informed on who Barney is
*Although he celebrates his birthday in the Barney franchise, he remains over 200 million years old.
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*In the stage show ''[[Barney Live! World Tour - A Celebration!]]'', Barney is voiced by a completely different person who is not listed above. The voice actor is unknown and is not from the television series.
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*Barney is very talented. He can be like a singer, actor, dancer and comedian. He can play piano, guitar, ukulele, drums, tuba and many more.
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*Barney sometimes where different costumes to act like different people's jobs such as a doctor, school teacher, firefighter, cowboy, engineer, chef, marching band leader, bus driver, camp counceler, musician and many more
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*Barney doesn't have a favorite color as he likes all kinds of colors he loves rainbows.
==See also==
==See also==
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*[[Barney Through the Years]]
*[[Barney Through the Years]]
*[[:Category:Images of Barney|Images of Barney]]
*[[:Category:Images of Barney|Images of Barney]]
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Revision as of 17:27, 13 September 2020
This article is about the character. For the television series, see "Barney & Friends".
Barney the Dinosaur is the main protagonist of Barney & Friends and a two hundred million year (two dinosaur years) old, six-foot tall, purple tyrannosaurus rex with a green belly and green spots on his back and his tail and yellow toes. He comes to life through a child's imagination. He is best known for his silly and optimistic attitude.
Barney was first created in 1987 by Sheryl Leach, who was looking for a way to entertain her then 2 year old son, Patrick. Originally, Barney was going to be a blanket. When that was proven to be too hard, he became a teddy bear who came to life. Patrick was fascinated by a dinosaur exhibit at a museum, particularly the Tyrannosaurus rex. In response, Sheryl made Barney a T. Rex. Kathy Parker, a fellow teacher-turned-mother who had helped Sheryl create the character, agreed to the change, but on the condition that he was not to appear menacing (a realistic t-rex would have scared her daughter Kaitlin). In the end, he was colored purple to appeal to both genders (Leach had a thing for the color purple as well) and had his features softened (i.e. "toe balls" in place of claws).
In the Barney & the Backyard Gang series, Barney had to be kept a secret from the parents. That running gag lasted until Three Wishes where Micheal and Amy's Mom is informed on who Barney is
Although he celebrates his birthday in the Barney franchise, he remains over 200 million years old.
