Dan Leonard (sometimes credited as Daniel M. Leonard) is an American construction coordinator and lead carpenter best known for his behind-the-scenes work on numerous Barney & Friends home videos and specials. He was a key member of the art department throughout the franchise's HIT Entertainment era, contributing to construction and scenic work from the late 1990s through 2014.
Career[]
Leonard began as a lead carpenter in 1997 and quickly became one of the show's primary construction coordinators. His name appears in nearly every home video from the Barney franchise during that time period. He was responsible for building and coordinating sets used in stage performances, music videos, and educational segments.
Credits[]
- Good Day, Good Night (1997) – Lead Carpenter
- Barney's Adventure Bus (1997) – Lead Carpenter
- Camp WannaRunnaRound (1997) – Lead Carpenter
- Barney's Halloween Party (1998) – Lead Carpenter
- Barney in Outer Space (1998) – Lead Carpenter
- It's Time for Counting (1998) – Lead Carpenter
- Let's Play School! (1999) – Lead Carpenter
- More Barney Songs (1999) – Lead Carpenter
- Walk Around the Block with Barney (1999) – Lead Carpenter
- Barney's Night Before Christmas (1999) – Lead Carpenter
- What a World We Share (1999) – Lead Carpenter
- Sing and Dance with Barney (1999) – Lead Carpenter
- Be My Valentine, Love Barney (2000) – Construction Coordinator (as Daniel M. Leonard)
- Barney's Dino Dancin' Tunes (2000) – Construction Coordinator
- Come on Over to Barney's House (2000) – Construction Coordinator
- Barney's Rhyme Time Rhythm (2000) – Construction Coordinator (as Daniel M. Leonard)
- Fun on Wheels (2002) – Construction Coordinator (as Daniel M. Leonard)
- Barney's Beach Party (2002) – Construction Coordinator (as Daniel M. Leonard)
- You Can Be Anything (2002) – Construction Coordinator (as Daniel M. Leonard)
- Barney's Christmas Star (2002) – Construction Coordinator (as Daniel M. Leonard)
- Barney's Best Manners: Your Invitation to Fun! (2003) – Construction Coordinator
- Read with Me, Dance with Me (2003) – Construction Coordinator (as Daniel M. Leonard)
- Barney Songs from the Park (2003) – Construction Coordinator (as Daniel M. Leonard)
- Happy Mad Silly Sad (2003) – Construction Coordinator
- Movin' and Groovin' (2004) – Construction Coordinator
- Now I Know My ABCs (2004) – Construction Coordinator
- Let's Pretend with Barney (2004) – Construction Coordinator
- Ready, Set, Play! (2004) – Construction Coordinator
- Can You Sing That Song? (2005) – Construction Coordinator
- Everyone Is Special (2005) – Construction Coordinator
- Just Imagine (2005) – Construction Coordinator
- The Land of Make Believe (2005) – Construction Coordinator
- Let's Go to the Farm (2005) – Construction Coordinator
- Children's Favorites Christmas Treasure (2005) – Construction Coordinator (segment "Barney's Christmas Star", as Daniel M. Leonard)
- Let's Make Music (2006) – Construction Coordinator
- Let's Go to the Firehouse (2007) – Construction Coordinator
- Barney's Dino-Mite Birthday! (2007) – Construction Coordinator
- Celebrating Around The World (2008) – Construction Coordinator
- Hi! I'm Riff! (2008) – Construction Coordinator
- The Best of Barney (2008) – Construction Coordinator
- Barney's Animal ABC's (2008) – Construction Coordinator
- Once Upon a Dino-Tale (2009) – Construction Coordinator
- Let's Go on Vacation (2009) – Construction Coordinator
- Barney's Jungle Friends (2009) – Construction Coordinator
- Top 20 Countdown (2009) – Construction Coordinator
- We Love Our Family (2009) – Construction Coordinator
- Let's Play Outside (2010) – Construction Coordinator
- A-Counting We Will Go (2010) – Construction Coordinator
- Best Fairy Tales (2010) – Construction Coordinator
- Please & Thank You (2010) – Construction Coordinator
- I Can Do It (2011) – Construction Coordinator
- Big World Adventure (2011) – Construction Coordinator
- A Very Merry Christmas (2011) – Construction Coordinator
- I Love My Friends (2012) – Construction Coordinator
- A Super-Dee-Duper Day (2014) – Construction Coordinator
Trivia[]
- He was frequently credited under the name Daniel M. Leonard in earlier productions.
- Leonard helped construct and coordinate many of the iconic sets seen in Barney’s home video era.