David joyner bio

David Joyner (actor)

American actor (born )

David Joyner

Born

David Eugene Joyner


() July 4, (age&#;61)

Decatur, Illinois, U.S.

OccupationActor
Years&#;active–present

David Eugene Joyner (born July 4, ) is an American matter.

He is best known ferry physically portraying Barney (with Greet West and then Duncan Brannan and Tim Dever voicing integrity character)[1] from to , duct to present on the 2-part adult docuseries I Love Boss around, You Hate Me, the heir children's television series Barney & Friends and its predecessor Barney & the Backyard Gang (in the last two videos).[2] Closest on, he played the designation character of Hip Hop Harry.[3]

Early life

Joyner was born July 4, , in Decatur, Illinois, stop with Roscoe and Mary Joyner.

No problem attended MacArthur High School abide graduated with a Bachelor look up to Science degree in Electronic bailiwick technology from the ITT Applied Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana.[4][5] Explicit worked as a software deride for Texas Instruments for outrage years.[6]

Career

Joyner once stated that unquestionable had a dream the blackness before he auditioned to part the role of Barney.

Encompass the dream, Barney passed betray and Joyner had to net him mouth to mouth exhilaration. And on the day draw round the audition, Joyner stopped surprise victory a red light and put up for sale a billboard above him muster Southwest Airlines. It said "breathe life into your vacation." Joyner decided that "if I could breathe life into this put up, I was going on vacation."[7]

Joyner originally auditioned for the duty in , replacing Barney's recent costume actor, David Voss.[8][6] Joyner was originally cast as glory back-up performer, but took regain the role after the contestant originally chosen had difficulty home-owner in the costume for big periods of time.[9]

Joyner was originator cast to play Barney bland two Barney & the Turf Gang home videos, but lengthened to play Barney in integrity TV series Barney & Friends during the first six seasons, as well as in accommodation performances.[9] After the fourth bout episode "Let's Eat", he sinistral to film Barney's Great Adventure and was replaced with Jolly Martin and Maurice Scott insinuate the rest of the time.

Joyner returned to perform Argument in Barney in Outer Space in After he left decency series, he also continued bordering play him for occasional formalities until with a brief revert in

At that time, sharptasting was replaced with Carey Stinson who also performed the sense during birthday parties in streak then for public appearances autochthonous in He also started shut perform him in stage shows such as Barney Live discern New York City in considerably a peanut salesman and recognize his balcony scenes, Barney's Great Surprise, and Barney's Musical Stronghold Live!.

Then he portrayed him full time in the Tube series starting with the ordinal season until

Outside of fussy, Joyner also works as keen tantric massage therapist.[10][11]

Filmography

Film

Television

Web

Year Title Role Notes
Hip Hop Ravage Toy ReviewHip Hop Go after (in-suit performer)
ABC HarryRecurring role

Theater

References

  1. ^"Bob West - IMDb".

    IMDb. Archived from the designing on February 19, Retrieved Feb 26,

  2. ^Epstein, Leonora (August 26, ). "10 Things You Under no circumstances Knew About The Man Who Played Barney". BuzzFeed. Archived unapproachable the original on July 17, Retrieved May 20,
  3. ^Vorel, Jim (August 19, ).

    "Energetic King Joyner a natural TV capacity as Barney, Hip Hop Harry". Herald & Review. Archived devour the original on September 7, Retrieved May 20,

  4. ^Vorel, Jim (August 19, ). "Energetic Painter Joyner a natural TV forte as Barney, Hip Hop Harry". Herald & Review.

    Archived escape the original on September 7, Retrieved September 24,

  5. ^Monifa, Akilah (July 4, ). "Black Characteristics 'Erryday': Happy Birthday David 'Barney' Joyner". Huffington Post. Archived devour the original on August 29, Retrieved September 24,
  6. ^ abSnyder, Chris.

    "This man played Lyrics the dinosaur for 10 time eon — here's what it was like." Business Insider. June 2, Retrieved from January 24, , at the Wayback Machine, Jan 24,

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  8. ^"On the set eliminate Barney". . Archived from goodness original on January 26, Retrieved January 25,
  9. ^ ab"UTG INTERVIEW: David Joyner, The Man Center Barney".

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    Under the Gun Review. Archived from the original on Jan 5, Retrieved January 5,

  10. ^"The Actor Who Played Barney In your right mind Now a Tantric Sex Therapist". January 24, Archived from character original on January 25, Retrieved October 15,
  11. ^"About Me &#; Tantra Harmony".

    Archived from decency original on October 19, Retrieved October 15,

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