David Joyner, now 61, is the man who brought to life the famous purple dinosaur ... costume. He introduced himself on the Reddit thread with: "Hello my name is David Joyner, and I played Barney ...

Everyone recognizes the large purple dinosaur, but not many people know the man inside the costume. David Joyner played Barney for 10 years on TV and in live performances, and dancing around in ...

"You have to be very fit to do that because it's 50 pounds of costumes. So he'd take it ... their hearts wanted Barney the dinosaur. During an interview with BBC Radio 1, the 25-year-old revealed ...