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Steve Burns of Blue's Clues Says the 'Urban Legend' He'd Died Made Him Feel Like He Was 'Supposed to' amid Depression Battle

Steve Burns is opening up about battling depression amid the "urban legend" that kept surfacing while he was the host of 'Blue's Clues': that he had died.

Steve Burns is opening up about battling depression amid the "urban legend" that kept surfacing while he was the host of Blue's Clues: that he had died. On the Thursday, May 1, 2025, episode of Rainn Wilson's podcast Soul Boom, the now 51-year-old Burns explained, "I was in kind of the throes of this depression after I left the show. The rumors of his death got so bad at points that even his own family members believed them, with Burns explaining how his mother once called him "crying in line from an Arby's" to ensure he was okay.

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