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Barney' voice actor David Joyner said he's "excited" about the movie although he hasn't been asked to contribute.

On Wednesday, journalist Chris Snyder tweeted about his interview with David Joyner, the Black man behind the iconic purple Barney costume. Joyner played Barney for 10 years from 1991 to 2001.

Barney actor David Joyner laughed when he found out the Ku Klux Klan banned Barney because he's a Black actor.

Black Barney actor David Joyner recalls the KKK banning their kids from watching the show: 'I laughed' Joyner revisits his time as the beloved purple dinosaur on the latest podcast episode of ...

David Joyner looked back on some of the hate he received as the benevolent Barney, recalling the time he learned that the Ku Klux Klan had banned their children from watching the program after ...

Demi Lovato looked back on one of her first crushes, the guy in the Barney costume, who was 'ripped, and he happened to have a good-looking face.' ...