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Adam S. Brown (born November 27, 1973) is the costume performer of Riff from 2005 to 2008. He also portrayed an elf named Gilford in "A Visit to Santa". He was also the costume performer of BJ in some shots of the Season 4 episode, "E-I-E-I-O", while Jeff Brooks was filming Barney's Great Adventure in Montreal, Canada.

Career[]

During his high school years, Brown began his acting career on the television show Walker, Texas Ranger for a summer job as a stunt double. Up until his senior year, his friends informed about auditions being held at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, so Brown went to the audition in Los Angeles at a little people convention and auditioned. One month later, after graduating high school, Brown received a callback notifying him that he got the job and moved to New York in the fall of 1997 to work at at Radio Music Hall for about twelve months until he and his wife adopted their first son.

Barney & Friends[]

Brown started production on Barney & Friends in 1997 during the production of the fourth season as a costume performer for BJ in some shots during the episode "E-I-E-I-O" while Jeff Brooks was filming Barney's Great Adventure in Montreal, Canada.

Jeff Ayers and Kyle Nelson, who portrayed Baby Bop and BJ, informed Brown about the open casting call for the character of Riff. Subsequently, Brown flew back to Texas from New York to audition. Later on, he received a callback confirming that he had booked the role. Brown first started portraying Riff on Barney & Friends in 2005, during the production of the tenth season. He continued portraying the character on the series until 2007 with his final performance in the video Barney's Animal ABC's.

Biography[]

Adam Brown lives in Brandon, South Dakota with his family. He grew up in the Dallas area in Texas. Then, he started his acting career when he started working on the set of Walker, Texas Ranger. Eventually, he was a stunt double for the show.

Adam Brown has been on big stages in Mississippi and New York City. Most recently, he performed in Christmas in the Air in Biloxi, Mississippi.

Adam Brown was also the mascot for the Sioux Falls Storm team.[1]

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