David Joyner, the man who played Barney the Dinosaur for 10 years, has a lot of stories to tell about what life was like in the big purple dinosaur suit. In a recent interview with Business Insider, Joyner talked about the difficulties that came with the heavy, now-iconic costume and how he landed the role in the first place.
"When I was a kid, I wanted to be on television so bad," he said in a clip posted to Twitter Thursday. "I would stand in front of the television and basically lip sync.
"When I was a kid, I wanted to be on television so bad," he said in a clip posted to Twitter Thursday. "I would stand in front of the television and basically lip sync.
- 6/9/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Barney may be a dinosaur from our imagination, but David Joyner is the man who brought the childhood staple to life from 1991 to 2001.
Business Insider caught up with the 53-year-old actor to chat about his time in the big purple costume, and he revealed some crazy facts about the gig, which Joyner feels was meant for him.
“Being Barney was never an accident,” he said. “I was supposed to do this character.”
This man played Barney the dinosaur for 10 years — here's what it was like pic.twitter.com/RbdrQ5UxBD
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) June 7, 2017
In fact, the actor had a...
Business Insider caught up with the 53-year-old actor to chat about his time in the big purple costume, and he revealed some crazy facts about the gig, which Joyner feels was meant for him.
“Being Barney was never an accident,” he said. “I was supposed to do this character.”
This man played Barney the dinosaur for 10 years — here's what it was like pic.twitter.com/RbdrQ5UxBD
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) June 7, 2017
In fact, the actor had a...
- 6/8/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
Take note, Beyoncé. This is what flawless looks like on the floor exercise. University of California, Los Angeles, women's gymnastics team member Sophina DeJesus owned the auditorium this weekend with her fabulously spunky, hip-hop infused floor routine that has been viewed over one million times on YouTube. The 21-year-old college senior with striking cobalt blue hair wowed a cheering crowd by incorporating dance moves like the head-bobbing Dab and widely popular Whip/Nae Nae into her performance - scoring a 9.925 from judges. "I love dancing. I wanted to end my senior year with a bang," DeJesus told The New York Times.
- 2/9/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
Take note, Beyoncé. This is what flawless looks like on the floor exercise. University of California, Los Angeles, women's gymnastics team member Sophina DeJesus owned the auditorium this weekend with her fabulously spunky, hip-hop infused floor routine that has been viewed over one million times on YouTube. The 21-year-old college senior with striking cobalt blue hair wowed a cheering crowd by incorporating dance moves like the head-bobbing Dab and widely popular Whip/Nae Nae into her performance - scoring a 9.925 from judges. "I love dancing. I wanted to end my senior year with a bang," DeJesus told The New York Times.
- 2/9/2016
- by Rose Minutaglio, @RoseMinutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
NEW YORK -- PBS led the field vying for Daytime Emmy Awards in children's programming with 18 nominations, while Discovery Kids received 15.
The nominations were announced Wednesday during the Kidscreen Summit at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers here.
PBS and Discovery Kids were the only media to receive double-digit nominations. Nickelodeon was in third place with three nominations, followed by two for Discovery Channel and one each for Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Fox, Lifetime, NBC, WarnerBros.com and Kids' WB!
Nominated for outstanding children's series are Assignment Discovery (Discovery), Endurance: High Sierras (Discovery Kids), Reading Rainbow (PBS) and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (Discovery Kids). Competing for the preschool children's series award are Hi-5 (Discovery Kids), Hip Hop Harry (Discovery Kids), It's a Big Big World (PBS), "Paz" (Discovery Kids)" and Sesame Street (PBS).
Sesame Street and Reading Rainbow are the only shows nominated for outstanding writing. Discovery Kids has a lock on the category of children/youth/family special with the only three nominations for A Year on Earth, The Great Polar Bear Adventure and Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue.
Five programs received nominations for outstanding children's animated program: Arthur and Curious George (both PBS), Peep and the Big Wide World (Discovery Kids), Time Warp Trio (NBC) and Toddworld (Discovery Kids)."...
The nominations were announced Wednesday during the Kidscreen Summit at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers here.
PBS and Discovery Kids were the only media to receive double-digit nominations. Nickelodeon was in third place with three nominations, followed by two for Discovery Channel and one each for Cartoon Network, Disney Channel, Fox, Lifetime, NBC, WarnerBros.com and Kids' WB!
Nominated for outstanding children's series are Assignment Discovery (Discovery), Endurance: High Sierras (Discovery Kids), Reading Rainbow (PBS) and Strange Days at Blake Holsey High (Discovery Kids). Competing for the preschool children's series award are Hi-5 (Discovery Kids), Hip Hop Harry (Discovery Kids), It's a Big Big World (PBS), "Paz" (Discovery Kids)" and Sesame Street (PBS).
Sesame Street and Reading Rainbow are the only shows nominated for outstanding writing. Discovery Kids has a lock on the category of children/youth/family special with the only three nominations for A Year on Earth, The Great Polar Bear Adventure and Saving a Species: The Great Penguin Rescue.
Five programs received nominations for outstanding children's animated program: Arthur and Curious George (both PBS), Peep and the Big Wide World (Discovery Kids), Time Warp Trio (NBC) and Toddworld (Discovery Kids)."...
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