Hope Lashee Cervantes (born August 19, 1984[2] in Dallas, Texas[3]) is an American actress. Cervantes is of mixed African-American and Latin American descent. At a young age, Cervantes was an actress the children's television series Barney & Friends, portraying as "Tosha" for the first three seasons of the show. Cervantes later reprised her role in the home video Sing and Dance with Barney.
Career
Barney & Friends
Post-Barney
Following her time on Barney & Friends, Cervantes attended a mini reunion on the Barney & Friends set in Las Colinas in Irving, Texas with a few cast members from the first three seasons.
Following afterwards, Cervantes wrote and produced a one woman show titled Imagination Island: Surviving Reality, a show detailing how her childhood has affected who she is in the present with a few details recounting her time on Barney & Friends. The title is a nod to her time in the Barney Home Video Imagination Island.[4] Imagination Island: Surviving Reality was performed at the Minnesota Fringe Festival.[5]
Gallery
Barney
Behind the scenes
Trivia
- Cervantes attended Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts (from 1999-2002) which is also where Todd Duffey and Victoria Lennox, who portrayed Scooter McNutty and Tracy respectively on Barney & Friends, attended.
- Cervantes' favorite color is purple (which is the color of Barney) and her favorite snack is a pickle (which is BJ's favorite snack).[6]
References
- ↑ Hope is Esperanza October 16, 2016 Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ↑ Hope Cervantes - Bio, Facts, Family | Famous Birthdays
- ↑ Posts Tagged Imagination Island: Surviving Reality
- ↑ School Girls Cast - Jungle Theater Retrieved August 13, 2022.
- ↑ Hope is Esperanza Retrieved August 13, 2022
- ↑ Barney - Online Retrieved August 13, 2022.
