For individuals who grew up watching Blue’s Clues and puzzled no matter occurred to Steve, the host’s exit may not be such a thriller.
Steve Burns lately revealed that he made little or no from the primary few seasons of starring within the Nickelodeon youngsters present, which he led alongside the titular animated canine from its inception in 1996 till 2001, when he was changed by Donovan Patton.
“Each waiter I ever knew made more cash than I did for the primary many seasons of that present,” revealed Burns on the Soul Growth podcast, noting that he thought of the half a “aspect hustle” at first.
“My actual gig was, I used to be a voiceover man. I fell into that early,” he famous, explaining he solely auditioned for Blue’s as a result of he thought he’d be voicing a cartoon character.
Burns added, “As a result of I assumed it was a voice factor, I went to the audition. And once I acquired there, there was a digicam within the room. And I assumed, ‘Oh, shit. I higher do one thing.’ Yeah. And so I regarded on the script, and, you understand, I figured … I’m gonna act the shit out of this.”
Steve Burns
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Though the low pay couldn’t have helped, Burns revealed within the 2006 Nick particular Behind the Clues: 10 Years of Blue that he left the present as a result of he felt he was rising out of the position. “I knew I wasn’t going to be doing kids’s tv all my life, principally as a result of I refused to lose my hair on a child’s TV present. And it was occurring quick,” he mentioned on the time.
The revamped and retitled Blue’s Clues and You with new host Joshua Dela Cruz premiered on Nickelodeon in November 2019. Burns and Patton, who performed Joe, returned for its premiere episode.
