![]() In preparing for hosting “Blue’s Clues & You!,” which involved playing out possible scenarios and revisiting old scripts, Burns pulled Dela Cruz aside and told him to explore what he brought to the table and to let go of the pressure of having to live up to his or Patton’s work. He then became part of the ensemble for the original Broadway cast of Disney’s “Aladdin.” In 2017, he stepped into the lead character for a limited engagement before being chosen in his current role. Over two decades later as a reboot was imagined, Burns returned as a consultant and helped pluck Dela Cruz out of over 3,000 candidates.ĭela Cruz, who has a degree in musical theatre from Montclair State University, moved to New York and appeared in the off-Broadway musical, “Here Lies Love,” based on the life of former Philippine first lady Imelda Marcos. It was the first children’s cable show of its kind built on interactivity.īurns departed the series in 2002 as his character was going off to “college,” and was replaced with his “younger brother,” Joe (played by Donovan Patton) for the remaining two years. In the half-hour episodes, he guided the preschool-aged viewers in solving the mini-mystery, and along the way, would check-in on the various characters brought of life inside the small yellow house with a red roof. The show, which debuted in 1996 and ran for six seasons, started with Steve Burns as the host, clad in a striped green long sleeve and khaki pants. The Fil-Am actor, who was born in Dubai and grew up in New Milford, New Jersey, recalls watching the first generation of “Blue’s Clues” with his younger sister and singing along to the musical numbers, which in part, spurred his budding interest in choir and then acting. We have Blue, Magenta, the Shaker family, all of our characters coming back but tiny little updates to bring it to 2020.” “I remember being 7 years old and watching that episode with my little sister and it was a cup. ![]() Drawing the very first clue on set was a cup,” he said. | Photo courtesy of Nickelodeonĭela Cruz, who last appeared in the Broadway staging of Disney’s “Aladdin” as the titular role, swapped the genie for the iconic blue canine as a sidekick, who has now been enhanced in CGI animation. ![]() I’m just Josh and I also am Filipino.” Josh Dela Cruz stars as “Josh” in the Nickelodeon reboot, “Blue’s Clues and You!” featuring Blue and her band of friends. “I never saw myself reflected in a positive way - it was either the foreigner, the villain, or the joke. “Growing up, I never saw anyone on screen that I connected with,” the 31-year-old actor told the Asian Journal. ![]() On top of that, the new generation of Filipino Americans watching “Blue’s Clues & You!” would see someone who resembles them on screen. Not only were they reminded of the blue puppy, the talking objects and “skidooing” into another world, the lyrics to the catchy songs - from “Mail Time” to “We Just Figured Out Blue’s Clues” - came rushing back to consciousness. While Josh loved his time in Broadway, he wanted to become a part of a project that could reach a wider audience.WHEN stage actor Josh Dela Cruz was announced as the new host for the “Blue’s Clues” reboot, a wave of nostalgia kicked in for kids who grew up watching Nickelodeon in the ‘90s. Josh is the show’s first Asian American host. This is a move that was loved by everyone because it was another example of broadcasting diversity in children’s programming. He even said that the “mail song” was what got him interested in singing. What was even more heartwarming is that Josh grew up watching the original show with his younger sister. ![]() I'm terrified that, you know, this guy has been watching me try to do the thing that he created that you know, and as soon as he opened his mouth, I immediately felt important." "And immediately, you know, like I, I am in shock. And I knew there were people behind there and just didn't know who, and then out comes Steve Burns, the original host" he adds. And so there was there were drapes up for masking for the sound. And then he said, 'Oh, yes, Steve you have any notes?' And in my audition, it was like, there were lights there was on camera, there were microphones. "And it was one of my final callbacks, the director gave me notes and he started to walk away. "Wen when I got into the auditions, I was so nervous," Josh tells. ![]()
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