The Man Who Played Barney Lives the Craziest Life

The Internet is going crazy today because it’s been revealed that Barney is NOT a real dinosaur. He’s actually just a man inside of a dinosaur costume! WOW!!

Everyone meet 53-year old David Joyner AKA Barney!!!

Business Insider caught up with David who spilled the beans on what it’s like to live your life as Barney. He revealed some crazy facts about the big purple dino, like how the costume weighed up to 70 pounds and that there were sneakers glued to the bottom. He also talked about how separate actor did all of the V/O’s and how he made A LOT of money off of being Barney. Check out the full vid below:

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

Twitter users are truly inspired by David!

https://twitter.com/rareparagon/status/872558239589826560

https://twitter.com/itskera/status/872556948025217026

I watched Barney & Hip-Hop Harry faithfully. This man is an artist with the mascot suit. https://t.co/EkSprLCMH8

— Emanuel Dixson (@Futr_Drunkle) June 7, 2017

https://twitter.com/JinxMcGillicudd/status/872553195918184448

Long live the legend that is David Joyner AKA Barney. Spreading the love since 1991.