Fil-Am to host 'Blue's Clues' reboot

MANILA – The 1996 children’s show “Blue’s Clues” is getting a reboot.

Retitled “Blue’s Clues & You,” the series will feature Filipino-American Broadway actor Joshua dela Cruz, replacing original host Steve Burns.

In an exclusive interview with Huffington Post, Burns said he was enlisted by Nickelodeon to help find a new host for “Blue’s Clues,” and Dela Cruz got his “thumbs up.”

“I know that they saw thousands and thousands of people. And when we saw Josh, I turned to everyone and said we can start filming tomorrow. He was phenomenal from day one,” Burns said.

“And I am here to tell you, it’s not an easy job. It’s technically demanding, and it requires incredible strength of imagination. And that’s something I think Josh brings to this, that’s so important. Imagination and authenticity – those are the two major requisites for the role, and he has them big time.”

Dela Cruz, for his part, said he has always been a fan of Burns as he grew up watching “Blue’s Clues.”

“I remember ‘Blue’s Clues’ encapsulated everything that I love: curiosity, the adventure of going to new places, skiddooing into a picture, exercising your imagination, being able to sing and dance and be silly, and then to draw on top of that, it was magic,” he said.

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Prior to being tapped as the new host of “Blue’s Clues,” Dela Cruz was part of the Broadway production of Disney’s “Aladdin.”