Steve Burns Filmography

Steven Michael "Steve" Burns is an American entertainer. He is best known as the original host of the long-running children's television program Blue's Clues. Steven Burns was born in rural Pennsylvania, in a small town named Boyertown. He played in bands called Sudden Impact US, Nine Pound Truck, and the Ivys while in high school and college. He studied theatre under an acting scholarship at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley. He quit school and moved to New York City to become a professional actor. He lived in a basement apartment near Times Square,... finding his first success as a voice-over artist for ads and making appearances on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order. Also in 1995, Burns auditioned for Blue's Clues, thinking it was another voice-over role. He showed up with long hair and an earring; "I was a bit of a skate rat", he said. Initially, the Nickelodeon executives were not supportive of Burns hosting their new show; in subsequent auditions the show's creators requested that he dress more conservatively.
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