Steve Burns

**Steven Michael "Steve" Burns** ( Born October 9, 1973) is an American entertainer. He was the original host of the children's television program ''Blue's Clues*. He continues to act and is a musician.

In 2001 Burns was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for *Blue's Clues*.

## Early career
Burns was born in Boyertown, Pennsylvania. He attended Boyertown Area Senior High School in Berks County and graduated from there in 1991.

Burns played in bands called Sudden Impact US, Nine Pound Truck, and the Ivys (which he has called a "Morrissey rip-off band") 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 dropped out of school and moved to New York City to then 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''. It became apparent, however, that he was the favorite with preschool test audiences. Executive producer and co-creator Traci Paige Johnson reported that of the 100 people they auditioned, Burns was "the realest".  According to writer Diane Tracy, Burns was "destined for the part".  Also according to Tracy, Burns was not the typical children's television host: "There is nothing syrupy about him—his humor is sometimes borderline offbeat, but never inappropriate for preschoolers." Burns called it "maddening"

### Departure
After nearly six years and nearly 100 episodes, Burns departed ''Blue's Clues'' in 2002. On the FAQ section of his webpage, when asked why he shaved his head, and if he had been trying to make a statement, Burns replied, "Yes, the statement is, 'We have male pattern baldness.'" Burns made an appearance on ''The Rosie O'Donnell Show* to dispute these rumors, Burns still owns the original Thinking Chair, which his non-animated dog Mickey reportedly loves to sit on.

## Music and film career
Burns worked on material for his first album, *Songs for Dustmites*, for two and a half years at a small studio in his home in Brooklyn before it was produced by PIAS Records in late 2002. He started work on the album after he left *Blue's Clues* in 2002, and it was later released in 2003.

Burns started a band, Steve Burns and the Struggle, and completed his second album, *Deep Sea Recovery Efforts*, which was released in 2009. Members of the Struggle include Drozd and Ryan Smith of A Million Billion.

Burns acted in the 2007 horror-comedy film *Netherbeast Incorporated* with Darrell Hammond and Dave Foley, playing the part of a vampire. In 2008, he played an astronaut in *Christmas on Mars'', a science fiction film from The Flaming Lips.

In late 2016, Burns released a children's album with Drozd, titled *Foreverywhere*. They released a video of the album's first song, "The Unicorn and Princess Rainbow".

## Filmography
### TV series
*''Blue's Clues* - Steve
**Figure it Out* - Himself, panelist (1999)
**Homicide: Life on the Street* - David Tarnofski
**Law & Order* - Kevin Jeffries
**The Bedtime Business Song* - Steve
**The Early Show* - Himself
**The Panel* - Himself
**The Professionals* - Investor X
**The Rosie O'Donnell Show* - Himself
**Today* - Himself
**Yes, Dear* - Himself
**Yo Gabba Gabba!* - Himself

### TV specials
**The 42nd Annual New York Emmy Awards* - Himself - Presenter

### Video games
**Blue's 123 Time Activities* - Steve
**Blue's ABC Time Activities* - Steve
**Blue's Art Time Activities* - Steve
**Blue's Big Musical* - Steve
**Blue's Birthday Adventure* - Steve
**Blue's Reading Time Activities* - Steve
**Blue's Treasure Hunt* - Steve

### Shorts
**Blue's Birthday* - Steve
**La lecon* - Arthur Knudson
**The Bill* - Bill
**Hot Pants* - Ben

### Movies
**Blue's Big Musical Movie* - Steve
**Blue's Big City Adventure* - Steve
**Scream 3* - Stephen "Steve" Prescott
**Scream* - Stephen "Steve" Prescott
**Christmas on Mars* - Major Lowell
**Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade* - Himself
**Marie and Bruce* - Fred
**Netherbeast Incorporated* - Otto Granberry
**Who Framed Jesus* - Narrator

### Documentaries
**The Fearless Freaks* - Himself

## Discography
* *Songs for Dustmites* (2003)
* *Deep Sea Recovery Efforts* (2009) (as Steve Burns and the Struggle)
* *Foreverywhere'' (2017) (with Steven Drozd, as STEVENSTEVEN)

## References
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