Jennifer Romano Gibel is best known to be a costume performer for Baby Bop in Barney's Big Surprise. She also served as a costume performer of Baby Bop briefly in other appearances for the Barney franchise. Following her time with Barney & Friends, Romano served as a police dispatcher for over five years.
Career[]
Barney & Friends[]
The crew for Barney's Big Surprise was looking for a replacement for Nancy O'Connell, who was portraying Baby Bop on the original tour of Barney's Big Surprise. Due to the casting call, and Romano having knowing O'Connell, Romano decided to audition. While not having any prior experience with stage and or costume work, Romano was rehearsing for the show the next day after her audition. By the same day of her rehearsing, she was already performing for the tour.[1] Romano would eventually go on to portray Baby Bop for a few years in other productions after her time with Barney's Big Surprise.
Credits[]
Barney & Friends[]
Baby Bop[]
- Barney's Big Surprise (1997-1998)
- Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1997, 1999)
- "Stick With Imagination!"
- Barney's Musical Castle (1999-2001, credited as Jennifer Gibel)[1]
- "BJ's Really Cool House" (credited as Jennifer Gibel)
Trivia[]
- Romano and Nancy O'Connell lived down the street from each other growing up.[1]
- For a brief period, Romano had to portray Baby Bop solo for Barney's Big Surprise as her opposite left the tour.[1]
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Interview[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Purple Roads | Jennifer Romano | Baby Bop Body Actor | Barney Tours April 26, 2024 Retrieved May 29, 2024