Joyner was originally cast to play Barney in two Barney & The Backyard Gang home videos, but continued to play Barney in the TV series Barney & Friends during the first six seasons, as well as in live performances. Joyner was originally cast as the back-up performer, but took over the role after the actress originally chosen had difficulty staying in the costume for long periods of time. Joyner originally auditioned for the role in 1991, replacing Barney's original costume actor, David Voss. It said "breathe life into your vacation." Joyner decided that "if I could breathe life into this character, I was going on vacation." And on the day of the audition, Joyner stopped at a red light and noticed a billboard above him for Southwest Airlines. In the dream, Barney passed out and Joyner had to give him mouth to mouth resuscitation. Joyner once stated that he had a dream the night before he auditioned to play the role of Barney. He worked as a software analyst for Texas Instruments for six years. He attended MacArthur High School and graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic engineering technology from the ITT Technical Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana. Joyner was born July 4, 1963, in Decatur, Illinois, to Roscoe and Mary Joyner. Later on, he played the title character of Hip Hop Harry. He is best known for physically portraying Barney (with Bob West and then Duncan Brannan and Tim Dever voicing the character) from 1991 to 2001, and 2022 to present on the 2-part adult docuseries I Love You, You Hate Me, the successor children's television series Barney & Friends and its predecessor Barney and the Backyard Gang (in the last two videos). This episode aired the same day that future actor, Zachary Fountain was born.David Eugene Joyner (born July 4, 1963) is an American actor.
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