birth_place background birth_date genre article_title img_capt name occupation
elgin , illinois voiceover 17 february 1968 actor , radio , tv , character , voiceover dean wendt
 dean wendt dean wendt actor , host , dj , narrator
dean wendt

dean alan wendt -lrb- born february 17 , 1968 in elgin , illinois -rrb- is an american voice actor best known as the voice of barney on the hit children 's show `` barney & friends '' .
dean wendt was a co founder/creator and disc jockey on radio disney from 1994-1999 season 4-11 , but left the company in order to dedicate his time to voicing barney the dinosaur after bob west was replaced in 1998 .
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 .
he has also appeared in over 100 tv shows and over 25 videos .
