Steve Burns
Biography
Steve Burns, born in Boyertown, Pennsylvania in 1973, has worked across children's television, music and voice acting. He studied theater on a scholarship at DeSales University in Pennsylvania, was discovered by an agent there and moved to New York City, where he found early work in voice-over advertising and guest parts on Homicide: Life on the Street and Law & Order. He hosted Blue's Clues as a fictional version of himself from 1996 to 2002 and earned a Daytime Emmy nomination in 2001. He then turned to music, releasing the solo albums Songs for Dustmites in 2003 and Deep Sea Recovery Efforts in 2009, and later formed the children's band STEVENSTEVEN with Steven Drozd for the 2017 album Foreverywhere. He returned as a recurring character in the 2019 reboot Blue's Clues & You!, wrote and directed several of its episodes, and appeared in Blue's Big City Adventure (2022).
53years old
Turns 54 on October 9in 359 days
- Born Boyertown
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Steven Michael Burns
Movie Career
- Films
- 3
- Career span
- 17 years2005 to 2022
Every film, newest first
- 2022Blue's Big City AdventureIMDb rating 6.2
- 2008Christmas on MarsIMDb rating 5.3
- 2005The Fearless FreaksIMDb rating 7.8
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Big break
Burns auditioned for Blue's Clues in 1994 believing it was a voice-over job for a game show, and he modeled his audition on Christopher Walken.
Early training
Burns studied theater on an acting scholarship at DeSales University in Center Valley, Pennsylvania, where an agent discovered him; he dropped out and moved to New York City to act professionally.
Behind the camera
After leaving Blue's Clues in 2002, Burns sought advice from Steven Drozd of the Flaming Lips. Drozd helped with six tracks, Michael Ivins engineered, and Dave Fridmann produced the album Songs for Dustmites.
Steve Burns movies on Netflix
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Bradley Beesley directed two of these films. Six actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Adam Goldberg's page
Kliph Scurlock2 films together, 2005 to 2008
Kliph Scurlock's page
Kenny Coyne2 films together, 2005 to 2008
Kenny Coyne's page
Michael Ivins's page
Steven Drozd's page
Wayne Coyne's page
Bradley BeesleyDirector, 2 films, 2005 to 2008
All films by Bradley Beesley
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