Dean Wendt
Dean Wendt (born February 17, 1968 in Elgin, Illinois) is an American voice actor best known as the voice of Barney on the hit children's show Barney & Friends.
Dean Wendt was a co founder/creator and Disc jockey on Radio Disney from 1994-1999 Season 4-11, but left the company in order to dedicate his time to voicing Barney the Dinosaur in 2001 after Bob West retired in 1999. Dean started voicing the purple pal in 2002 of Season 7.
Trivia
- Although he is best known for Barney's current voice, Dean Wendt also does many other voices for commercials.
- Before voicing Barney, Dean was a DJ for Radio Disney.
- To date, Dean Wendt is the longest lasting voice actor for Barney (voicing the character for 14 years). Despite the show's hiatus in 2009, Dean did voice Barney for the 25 Million Hugs Campaign, as well as Barney's appearance at CPTV's 50th Anniversary Special, the app Learn English with Barney, and the new version of the Barney website.
External Links
Dean Wendt's Interview - http://www.blogtalkradio.com/cloverleafradio/2015/03/04/cloverleaf-radio-presents-barney-the-dinosaur-dean-wendt-interview