Demi Lovato and Selena Gomez on ‘Barney & Friends’.Photo: Everett
More than 30 years ago, a theme song lodged itself in the heads of children and parents for life — but a sweet show about friendship and caring also debuted on PBS, introducing some child stars who went on to accomplish great things.Catch up with the young stars ofBarney & Friends(pictured above in 2004) as plans for amovie about the seriesroll on.
More than 30 years ago, a theme song lodged itself in the heads of children and parents for life — but a sweet show about friendship and caring also debuted on PBS, introducing some child stars who went on to accomplish great things.
Catch up with the young stars ofBarney & Friends(pictured above in 2004) as plans for amovie about the seriesroll on.
01of 09Selena GomezSelena Gomez.Taylor Hill/FilmMagicWhat would the big purple dinosaur think ofGomez— who starred on 13 episodes from 2002 to 2004 — moving on toOnly Murders in the Building? He’d probably be happy her character made such good friends.
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Selena Gomez
Selena Gomez.Taylor Hill/FilmMagic
What would the big purple dinosaur think ofGomez— who starred on 13 episodes from 2002 to 2004 — moving on toOnly Murders in the Building? He’d probably be happy her character made such good friends.
02of 09Demi LovatoDemi Lovato.Rich Fury/GettyBarney would likely be glad to see Grammy nomineeLovato— who also did a handful of episodes in the early 2000s with fellow Disney Channel star Gomez — go on to receive GLAAD’s Vanguard Award.
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Demi Lovato
Demi Lovato.Rich Fury/Getty
Barney would likely be glad to see Grammy nomineeLovato— who also did a handful of episodes in the early 2000s with fellow Disney Channel star Gomez — go on to receive GLAAD’s Vanguard Award.
03of 09Jaren LewisonJaren Lewison.Gilbert Flores/Variety via GettyYears before he joined the cast of the hitNever Have I Ever,the actorgot his start onBarney & Friendsat 8 years old.“I’m from Dallas andBarneyactually filmed in a city near us,” he recalled on a 2021 episode ofA Little Late with Lilly Singh. “I can still right now at 20 years old phyiscally picture the set, exactly what everything looked like.“He even tried on the famous purple suit! “You have to be so tall,” he shared. “And it was so sweaty — there were fans in there.”
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Jaren Lewison
Jaren Lewison.Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty
Years before he joined the cast of the hitNever Have I Ever,the actorgot his start onBarney & Friendsat 8 years old.
“I’m from Dallas andBarneyactually filmed in a city near us,” he recalled on a 2021 episode ofA Little Late with Lilly Singh. “I can still right now at 20 years old phyiscally picture the set, exactly what everything looked like.”
He even tried on the famous purple suit! “You have to be so tall,” he shared. “And it was so sweaty — there were fans in there.”
04of 09MeliseMelise.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImageCredited as Malese Jow in her one episode on the show, the actress hasn’t stopped working since her late ’90s spot, appearing on everything fromThe Young and the RestlessandHannah MontanatoVampire DiariesandThe Flash.
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Melise
Melise.Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
Credited as Malese Jow in her one episode on the show, the actress hasn’t stopped working since her late ’90s spot, appearing on everything fromThe Young and the RestlessandHannah MontanatoVampire DiariesandThe Flash.
05of 09Madison PettisMadison Pettis.Donato Sardella/GettyMany young stars, like Pettis, just passed through in the mid-2000s; she went on to do voice work on hits likePhineas and FerbandCaptin Jake and the Never Land Piratesbefore joining the 2021She’s All Thatremake,He’s All That.
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Madison Pettis
Madison Pettis.Donato Sardella/Getty
Many young stars, like Pettis, just passed through in the mid-2000s; she went on to do voice work on hits likePhineas and FerbandCaptin Jake and the Never Land Piratesbefore joining the 2021She’s All Thatremake,He’s All That.
06of 09Jackson PaceJackson Pace.Monica Schipper/GettyBarney & Friendswas the first in a long series of guest roles for Pace before he hit it big onHomelandandThe Walking Dead.
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Jackson Pace
Jackson Pace.Monica Schipper/Getty
Barney & Friendswas the first in a long series of guest roles for Pace before he hit it big onHomelandandThe Walking Dead.
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Brighton Sharbino
Brighton Sharbino.Stefanie Keenan/Getty
08of 09Kyla PrattKyla Pratt.Jonathan Leibson/GettyPratt actually appeared inBarney’s Great Adventure,moving on to a voice role onThe Proud Familyand more recently, a part onCall Me Kat.
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Kyla Pratt
Kyla Pratt.Jonathan Leibson/Getty
Pratt actually appeared inBarney’s Great Adventure,moving on to a voice role onThe Proud Familyand more recently, a part onCall Me Kat.
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source: people.com
