About Us

Preserving the history and integrity of Barney the Dinosaur!

Barney History Fans, founded in 2021 is dedicated towards preserving the history and integrity of Barney the Dinosaur. Our mission is to promote kindness, love, and friendship as taught by Barney for over thirty years. Our multi-media approach towards fulfilling our mission is coupled with videos, blogs, never before seen photos, podcasts, and more. Our community is a safe space where fans, cast, and crew from Barney can congregate to reminisce about Barney's past and to stay informed about his future. We've received national and international recognition for our mission. Barney History Fans has been quoted in The New Yorker, CNN, People Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Daily Mail, among other publications. We hope that new and old fans will join us on this purple filled journey of love!

Meet the Team

Andrew Olsen

Co-Founder

Andrew Olsen is a best selling author, serial entrepreneur, and business strategist. His first memories were of attending, "Barney's Musical Castle Live", as a child and from that moment on, he knew Barney was a role model and life long friend. Andrew helped bring Barney History Fans to national attention and fame when he appeared as the featured narrator in the NBC Peacock docu-series, "I Love You, You Hate Me."

Co-Founder

KD is an American voice-over artist, radio personality, and marketing specialist. He co-founded Barney History Fans after noticing the lack of attention the history of the franchise was receiving. He also had a hand in the "I Love You, You Hate Me", documentary, serving as a researcher and consultant.

Kerron Stark

Site Administrator

Kerron Stark is an author, singer/songwriter, actor, and graphic designer. He is also the creator and host of, "Mister K's Clubhouse", and the CEO of the Omaha based nonprofit, Dreams V Reality. He has been a Barney fan for as long as he can remember. Barney has always been an inspiration and is the main driving force behind his children's show. He has worked with Bob Singleton, Stephen White, and has also appeared on Carey Stinson's podcast, "Purple Roads", a handful of times. He is not a founding member of the group but has been a part of it since it began. In 2023, he became an acting admin for the group.

Emilia Leonetti

Site Moderator

Emi Leonetti teaches the English language to children and adults alike. When she grows up (she's 30 by the way) she wants to be a published writer. Originally a fan of the big purple guy (BPG) as a very young child, she took a 20-year sabbatical from the franchise - before a deep dive in the earliest weeks of the pandemic lead her down a magenta-colored rabbit hole that she still hasn't managed to get herself out of. She is a moderator of Bob West's Facebook page and is also a writer for Kerron's show, "Mister K's Clubhouse".

Brandon Smith

Site Moderator

Brandon Smith is currently a puppeteer on "Sesame Street", and a longtime fan of Barney. He has been a part of History Fans as a member and moderator since 2022 and he enjoys sharing the love and legacy of Barney with all of the other fans.

Andrew Cowart

Site Moderator

Andrew Cowart has been a part of the Barney community for around three years. He has been a fan of the series since he was a young child. Growing out of the show around the age of 10, he decided in 2020 to begin to rebuild his entire collection. He became a member of Barney History Fans before being moved up to moderator role and has been in the group and just a general fan of the series ever since.