Carey Scott Stinson (born March 21, 1968) was the most recent Barney costume actor, performing the character from 1992 up until 2014.
Career
Stinson began performing as Barney for local appearances at malls in 1992[1]. Afterwards, he became one of the official actors to play Barney when the character made live appearances, both large stage shows (beginning with Barney Live at Radio City!). Since 2002, Stinson has played Barney on the television show, replacing actor David Joyner. Stinson currently enjoys a successful career as a lifestyle and fine art photographer in the Dallas, Texas area.
Appearances of Barney
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- Barney Live! In New York City
- Barney's Big Surprise
- Barney's Musical Castle
- Barney's Christmas Star
- Barney Songs From the Park
- Read with Me, Dance with Me
- Barney's Best Manners: Your Invitation to Fun!
- Happy Mad Silly Sad
- Movin' and Groovin'
- Let's Pretend with Barney
- Now I Know My ABCs
- Ready, Set, Play!
- Let's Go to the Farm
- Just Imagine
- Everyone Is Special
- The Land of Make Believe
- Can You Sing That Song?
- Let's Make Music
- Let's Go to the Fire House
- Dino-Mite Birthday
- Celebrating Around The World
- Barney's Animal ABC's
- Hi! I'm Riff!
- The Best of Barney
- Once Upon a Dino Tale
- Top 20 Countdown
- Let's Go on Vacation
- Barney's Jungle Friends
- Let's Play Outside
- I Can Do It!
- Big World Adventure
- A Very Merry Christmas
- I Love My Friends
- A Super-Dee-Duper Day
Trivia
- In addition to performing as Barney, Stinson made cameo appearances in the episode, "Play Piano with Me!" and in the video, The Land of Make-Believe (Video). In the latter, he played Mr. Barnes, a playful nod to his role as Barney.