Dean Wendt Explained

Dean Wendt
Birth Name:	Dean Alan Wendt
Birth Place:	Elgin, Illinois, U.S.
Years Active:	1990-present

Dean Alan Wendt is an American voice actor, host and music DJ, best known as the fill in voice of Barney on the hit children's show Barney & Friends.^[1]

Career

Dean Wendt was a part of Radio Disney from 1996 to 1999 but left the company in order to dedicate his time to voicing Barney the Dinosaur in 2001 after Bob West, David Franks, Duncan Brannan and Tim Dever retired in 2002.

His voice has appeared in various other Barney media, such as concert tours around the world. He has appeared in such shows as Barney's Colorful World and Barney Live! The Let's Go Tour, and Barney's Birthday Bash. He has also appeared in over 100 TV shows and over 25 videos.

Filmography

Barney & Friends

• 2001: Season 6
  • Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (November 22)
• 2002:
  • Season 7
    • We Are Family
    • Barney's Christmas Star (promotional material only)
• 2003:
  • Season 8
• 2004:
  • Season 9
• 2006:
  • • • • Barney's Beach Party (February 7) (uncredited)
  • Season 10
• 2007:
  • Season 11
• 2008:
  • Season 12
• 2009:
  • Season 13

External links

• • Official website
• Dean Wendt interview on Tommy2.net

Notes and References

1. Web site: Character Voices: How to make them work — VO That's Real Dean Wendt, Voice Actor . www.vothatsreal.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20200128235723/https://www.vothatsreal.com/demos/character-voices-how-to-make-them-work . 2020-01-28.