Blue’s Clues Star Steve Burns Shares How Death Hoax Rumor Affected His Depression

Blue’s Clues Star Steve Burns Shares How Death Hoax Rumor Affected His Depression

Blue’s Clues alum Steve Burns detailed his experience with confronting the dark rumor that he died following his exit from the kids’ series in 2002.

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Many stars of children’s television shows have become victims of internet fixation, and “Blue’s Clues” star Steve Burns says that online rumors have taken a toll on his own mental health over the years. Appearing on Rainn Wilson’s “Soul Bloom” podcast, Burns reflected on his negative reaction to a lingering online rumor that he had died before finishing his tenure on the series in 2002. “When a rumor like that persists for three or four years,…

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Blue’s Clues' Steve Says Rumor of His Death Had Big Impact on His Depression

Steve Burns, also known as Steve from Blue’s Clues, was well aware of the rumors he had died that circulated during his run on the show from 1996 to 2002 — and the speculation had lasting impact as the actor battled depression. “My continued existence was an inconvenient truth, apparently,” Burns, 51, explained on the Thursday, May 1, episode of Rainn Wilson’s “Soul Boom” podcast. “That was something I would hear from people. ‘Oh, I thought you …

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