John David Bennett II (born November 6, 1984 in Purvis, Mississippi) is an American chef and former child actor. He currently works as a chef for Salt and Pepper Catering in Richardson, Texas. Prior to his occupation in cooking, he was best-known to have portrayed "Shawn" on the children's television series Barney & Friends.
Following his time on Barney & Friends, he was the co-host of Mark's Web World, a series exploring websites. He also participated in "Showtime", his junior-high school performance choir.[1]
Career[]
Barney & Friends[]
Like Pia Hamilton, John David Bennett II auditioned for Barney & Friends in the same year as her, and he eventually got into the role of Shawn. He appeared in a total of 45 episodes, the second highest number of appearances in the first 3 seasons of Barney & Friends after Min.
Post-Barney[]
John David Bennett on BarneyOnline's "Where Are They Now?" in 1999
He also 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. Bennett was filming the comedy movie Certain Guys at the time of the making of Sing & Dance With Barney. He was invited to appear in that video, but he declined.
Personal Life[]
Barney[]
For his seventh birthday, Bennett had a birthday party with the cast and crew of Barney & Friends during his first day of production.[2]
Gallery[]
Barney[]
Behind the scenes[]
