The Kids of Barney (Besides Selena Gomez): Where Are They Now?

We all know Selena Gomez got her start in showbiz on the acclaimed (well, acclaimed to me) show Barney and Friends, and now she’s an international superstar! But not all friends of the purple anthropomorphic Tyrannosaurus rex became supes famous. Let’s take a peek at where the rest of the kids from Barney and Friends ended up, and then hold them up to Selena’s fame and make it very clear they are not as successful as she is. 1. Madison Pettis A post shared by Madison Pettis (@madisonpettis) on Apr 19, 2018 at 1:57pm PDT Back in the aughts, Madison played Sophie on Disney Channel’s Cory’s in the House and then later played The Rock’s daughter in The Game Plan. These days, she has a thriving Instagram account with 3.6 million followers and a Facebook Watch series coming out soon. Meanwhile, Selena Gomez has 136 million followers on Instagram and just made headlines for getting bangs. 2. Jackson Pace A post shared by Jackson Pace (@jacksonpace) on Dec 13, 2017 at 3:15pm PST Jackson played Chris Brody on Homeland and has been in shows such as CSI and Everybody Hates Chris. As of late, he’s been hanging out with the cast of the Barney reboot. Okay there’s no Barney reboot, but WTF WHAT IF THERE WAS?!! Netflix, hello! Selena Gomez would probably be an exec producer on it. I mean, she was the executive producer of 13 Reasons Why. 3. Brighton Sharbino A post shared by Brighton Rose Sharbino (@brightonsharbino) on Apr 22, 2018 at 10:56am PDT Brighton was on The Walking Dead and True Detective (season ONE, important distinction). Now... she’s still acting it appears, but she’s really killing it in the looking like the most cliche version of an Instagram model. Selena Gomez, on the other hand, is the face of Coach. 4. Kyla Pratt A post shared by Kyla Pratt (@kylapratt) on Mar 16, 2018 at 11:03am PDT Kyla Pratt (of The Proud Family and Dr. Doolittle) promotes "Tamanu" soap and "Super Foods" supplements on her Instagram account. She’s also in a live drama musical production called Set It Off. Cool, cool. Selena Gomez promotes Coca Cola and Pantene PRO-V on her account. Same diff? Um... methinksnot. 5. Debby Ryan A post shared by 🖤 (@debbyryan) on Apr 18, 2018 at 11:48pm PDT Debby has amassed 7.8 million followers on IG. And that is impressive. Also, she starred in the show Jessie a while back. But we should again mention that Selena Gomez has 136 million followers on Instagram, which makes her the most followed account besides @instagram. And everyone instantly follows @instagram when they sign up. So... 6. Demi Lovato A post shared by Demi Lovato (@ddlovato) on Apr 21, 2018 at 7:02pm PDT I don’t know who this is and I couldn’t find anything online. Selena wins! Alright alright so I was pretty harsh on some of those folks. But guess what? It’s okay because my acting career is sooooo sad compared to theirs and I totally acknowledge that they’re doing so much better than I am! I have four credits on IMDB and they’re all from unpaid work! Loves it! Come tweet at me and I will for sure see it because I have like three followers but prob not reply because I don’t know you! @AndiHester Contributor: Andi HesterView Count: 1Featured: Weekly View Count: 1Content Tag: barneyselena gomezwhere are they nowMass images: