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‘Blues Clues’ Alum Steve Burns Says Show Paid Less Than “Every Waiter I Ever Knew”

For those who grew up watching 'Blue's Clues' and wondered whatever happened to Steve, the host's exit might not be such a mystery.

Steve Burns recently revealed that he made very little from the first few seasons of starring in the Nickelodeon kids show, which he led alongside the titular animated dog from its inception in 1996 until 2001, when he was replaced by Donovan Patton. “Every waiter I ever knew made more money than I did for the first many seasons of that show,” revealed Burns on the Soul Boom podcast, noting that he considered the part a “side hustle” at first. Although the low pay couldn’t have helped, Burns revealed in the 2006 Nick special Behind the Clues: 10 Years of Blue that he left the show because he felt he was growing out of the role.

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