Michael Facts:
* His first appearance was in Barney and the Backyard Gang video "The Backyard Show" (1988)
* His first appearance in the TV series was "The Queen of Make-Believe" (1992)
*His last appearance was in the episode "Having Tens of Fun" (1993)
* He was an original member of Barney's Backyard Gang
* He has a sister named Amy (who is only in the Backyard Gang videos) and two dogs named Buster and Sparky
* He is a school Crossing Guard
* He is on the soccer team
* He came back for the Barney reunion "Sing and Dance with Barney" (1998)
Recent Info:
Brian Eppes was Michael, one of the orginal characters from Barney & Friends, from the age of 8 until he was 13.
After Barney, he decided not to continue with acting. He grew up in Texas and graduated summa cum laude from Arlington High
School. Brian played baseball and football in school and was active in the student council. During the summer breaks, he worked
for his father's company, Southwest Networks, as a lead technician installing fiber optic and data cable systems. Brian also
worked for the Texas rangers Baseball team. He is
now attending college and majoring in meteorology. He is an advanced
scuba Diver, who also enjoys snow skiiing, fishing, hunting, watching sports on TV, and playing his guitar.
A big thankyou to BarneytheDinoFan (Drew) for helping me find this info
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