Darby Risner in the Barney head at the local fire department. Darby Risner had worn the Barney head before, in seventh grade for a character dress-up day at school, back when the fuzzy purple dinosaur ...

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 that ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — What? The world’s most popular purple dinosaur is out smoking, drinking and swearing? That’s what the Lyons Partnership, Barney’s licensing company, fears people are thinking when ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Joking around with your friends and a stuffed Barney head: hilarious. Getting trapped inside that Barney head for 45 minutes: not ...

Watch the unexpected and funny moments as a Barney costume comes to life!

Most kids grew up watching Barney the Dinosaur on TV, never knowing who brought the vibrant character to life. After living inside the giant purple costume for 10 years, fans of all ages are finally… ...

As a kid, it was fun to pretend Barney was a real dinosaur and Sesame Street‘s Big Bird was an actual gigantic bird, but now that we’re adults, we know the harsh reality — that those characters were ...