UTA Signs ‘Blue’s Clues’ Host Steve Burns
UTA has signed Steve Burns, the original host of Nickelodeon's 'Blue's Clues', for representation. Burns is recognized for his significant impact on children's television and has recently gained renewed popularity. He will also premiere his solo show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August.
- ▪Steve Burns was the original host of 'Blue's Clues' from 1996 to 2002.
- ▪He earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for his work on the show in 2001.
- ▪Burns has a podcast titled 'Alive with Steve Burns' and received an Ambie Award nomination for Best Podcast Host.
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- ▪ ‘Blue’s Clues’ Star Steve Burns Signs With UTA — Variety
- ▪ ‘Blue’s Clues’ Star Steve Burns Signs With UTA — The Hollywood Reporter
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Steve Burns Courtesy of Steve Burns UTA has signed actor, television host, and podcaster Steve Burns (Blue’s Clues) for representation in all areas. Burns is best known for his role as the original host of Nickelodeon’s popular children’s program Blue’s Clues, which he held from 1996 through 2002. One of the most beloved and culturally enduring children’s franchises of the past half-century, which reached audiences in more than 120 countries, with translations in 15 languages, Blue’s Clues was an interactive, educational series in which Burns, playing a fictionalized version of himself, would join the animated blue dog Blue in prompting young viewers to solve a series of simple puzzles by following their clues.
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