West was the narrator on the radio show in the episode " Grandparents Are Grand!".West's favorite Barney episode, home video and song are " Four Seasons Day", Barney Live! In New York City and " Just Imagine" respectively.West would sing and Brannan supplied the speaking voice. The Oprah Winfrey Show (November 19, 1998)īob West signings autographs.In My Party with Barney, Bob West shared the role with Duncan Brannan.Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (1994-1998).National Press Club on C-SPAN (November 17, 1993).20th Daytime Emmy Awards (May 26, 1993).Barney & Friends Family Marathon (March 1993).Some of those emails were death threats towards West due to him being the voice of Barney the Dinosaur. West started getting emails from middle school students who were explicit and violent towards West. However, West later confirmed on his Aplivestream, that he will not be returning as the voice of Barney for the relaunch, but has expressed interest in doing something for the show.ĭuring West's time with the Barney franchise, his email address got leaked into the directory of K-12 schools. West has expressed interest in wanting to return as the voice Barney for the relaunch by Mattel Television and Nelvana. In 2022, West appeared in the documentary I Love You, You Hate Me recounting a bit of his time with Barney & Friends and its predecessor Barney & The Backyard Gang. In 2019, West began appearing at pop culture conventions discussing his time on Barney and meeting fans. In 2005, West reprised his role as Barney at the PBS Kids Sprout Launch event in 2005 as Dean Wendt, the voice of Barney during that time, was unavailable. In 2000, West retired from voicing Barney due to being bored as a performer. Due to West's voice getting higher as years went on Dennis DeShazer, one of the co-creators of Barney & Friends, would have to tell West to bring the pitch down every couple of years. During West's run with the series, his Barney voice changed throughout the years. For the show, the crew had West bring his voice up to how he sounded during his audition. Barney & FriendsĪfter Barney & the Backyard Gang ended, the video series was spun into a television series titled Barney & Friends. The voice West auditioned with was how Barney sounded in Barney & Friends, however the crew had him bring it down for Barney & The Backyard Gang. West got called for the only callback for Barney & The Backyard Gang. ![]() West had to create the voice on the spot. ![]() He didn't get the description of the character until a few minutes before the audition. West auditioned for the role of Barney in 1988 for Barney & The Backyard Gang. But that chapter is gone.Career Barney Barney & The Backyard Gang Audition Joyner concludes the video saying wistfully, “Barney was beautiful. 9 the Billboard 200 albums chart in 1993. ![]() On the iconic “I Love You” closing song, Joyner reminisces of the love he felt on set, saying that “it’s a beautiful thing to know how that song has impacted pretty much this next generation.” The song was featured on Volume 1 Barney’s Favorites, which landed at No. As he’s about to speak, I’m almost inside of him, knowing exactly what he’s about to say.” As I have my headphones on, I can literally hear him taking his breath. ![]() He also felt deeply connected to Bob West, who voiced the character, saying that, “We used to do something called ‘dinosync’. To practice walking and dancing with limited vision, he would walk around his apartment blind, trying to “feel the energy” of his surroundings. A post shared by Selena Gomez on at 4:44pm PST
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