Steven Michael Burns is an American actor, musician and television host. He is best known as a fictional version of himself as the host of the children's television program Blue's Clues from 1996 until 2002, for which he was nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2001. Burns has also done extensive voice-over work for advertising, including the "Snickers satisfies" advertising campaign.
Burns at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023
Burns at Galaxy Con Raleigh in 2023
Burns performing in 2009
Blue's Clues is an American live-action/animated interactive educational children's television series, created by Angela Santomero, Todd Kessler, and Traci Paige Johnson, that premiered on Nickelodeon's Nick Jr. block on September 8, 1996, and concluded its run on August 6, 2006, with a total of six seasons and 143 episodes. The original host of the show was Steve Burns, who left in 2002 and was replaced by Donovan Patton for the fifth and sixth seasons. The show follows an animated blue-spotted dog named Blue as she leaves a trail of clues/paw prints for the host and the viewers to figure out her plans for the day.
Original host Steve Burns, shown here in 2009
Ray Charles, shown here in 1990, appeared in the popular Blue's Clues VHS Blue's Big Musical Movie. It was his final film role prior to his death four years later, in 2004.
Actress Marlee Matlin, shown here in 2009, appeared in several Blue's Clues episodes introducing American Sign Language to its young viewers.
