Steve Burns Net Worth (Updated 2023) – Bio Overview

Steve Burns is an American actor, TV host, singer, and musician, who has a net worth of $11 Million US as of 2023. The actor gained huge popularity in the American television industry after being the host of the long-running children’s television series Blue’s Clues, which premiered on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2002.

Apart from being a popular host, Steve Burns also has managed to achieve a lot of success in many professions as he worked as a producer, writer, as well as consulting producer on the animated series Blue’s Clues & You. The show is hosted by Joshua Dela Cruz and it started airing in 2019. As a singer, Steve Burns came up with the release of his debut music album titled Songs for Dustmites, which he released back in 2003.

In addition, he also made his appearances in various films such as Marie and Bruce, Netherbeast Incorporated, and Christmas on Mars, among others. So here is everything you need to know about the total net worth of Steve Burns his salary, income sources, successful career, biography, luxury lifestyle, and a lot more.

Net Worth 2023:

Early Life:

Steven Michael Burns was born on the 9th of October 1973, in Boyertown, Pennsylvania, United States. He was raised by his mother Janet, and father Joseph. Burns has two older sisters namely Jennifer and Karen. After leaving the US Navy, his dad Joseph worked at Safeguard Business Systems where he was a human resources director. In 2015, Burns’s father died due to cancer.

In 1992, Steve completed his high school graduation from Boyertown Area Senior High School. After that, he developed an interest in music and began playing in the band Nine Pound Truck, Sudden Impact US, and the Ivys.

His passion later turned to the acting field. To pursue a career in acting, Steve attended DeSales University to learn acting. However, he dropped out there and moved to New York City to pursue an acting career.

As a voice artist, he began providing vocals for several commercials while living in a basement flat close to Times Square. In the mid-1990s he got a chance to make his appearance on television shows Law & Order and VeggieTales Classics!, where he guest-starred.

Career:

In 1995, Steve Burns gave an audition for the action children’s television series Blue’s Clues. At this time he thought that it was a voice-over role. In the beginning, he was not able to impress the Nickelodeon executives, but after the 100 people completed their auditions, he was finally selected.

After auditioning, Steve became the most real out of 100 people according to the Executive producer, and co-creator of Nickelodeon named Traci Paige Johnson. In 1996, Steve Burns started appearing in this hit children’s series and it became the turning point of his career. He appeared in the 100 episodes of the series Blue’s Clues and earned a lot of recognition throughout this time.

After hosting the famous children’s series for 6 years from 1996 to 2002, he announced his retirement as a host in the last episode of the series in 2002 and presented the audience with his replacement, actor Donovan Patton, as his brother, Joe. While appearing as a host, he also worked with the production of the series.

According to reports from Johnson, Steven never wanted to become a children’s host earlier, he stayed connected to the show for a long period. In the last episode of the show, he shaved his head before replacing by the new host, Donovan Patton.

Breakthrough:

After departing from Blue’s Clues, he continued his musical career and began working on his upcoming first album. Steve released his debut album Songs for Dustmites, on August 12, 2003. Many of the singles from the album featured American singer Steven Drozd of The Flaming Lips.

Then in 2009, Burns formed the musical band called Steve Burns and the Struggle. In the same year, he dropped his second album, Deep Sea Recovery Efforts. At the end of 2016, Burns teamed up with Drozd to release the children’s album Foreverywhere, under the name STEVENSTEVEN. The duo also dropped the music video for the album’s first single titled The Unicorn and Princess Rainbow. 

In 2007, he appeared as vampire Otto Granberry in the horror-comedy film titled Netherbeast Incorporated, alongside Darrell Hammond, Jason Mewes, and Dave Foley. In 2008, he again collaborated with Drozd for The Flaming Lips’ science-fiction movie Christmas on Mars. 

He also starred in the YouTube comedy series The Professionals in March 2012. In 2007, Steve appeared in a DeSales University production of Amadeus, followed by 2011’s The Comedy of Errors. In 2018, he made his appearance as a guest star on Tim Kubart’s hit children’s album Building Blocks. 

Personal Life:

Steve Burns is quite private about his relationship life and hasn’t disclosed any of his previous or present relationships. It seems that he is currently single and not dating anyone.

Aside from his personal life, Burns released the video on the 25th anniversary of Blue’s Clues, which was directed to his senior fans who were raised watching him on the show. In this video, he described what happened to his character after his exit from Blue’s Clues.

Real Estate:

After getting huge success in the entertainment industry, Steve Burns has been able to buy expensive properties and luxurious things for himself. He bought a lavish 2,180-square-foot house in 2008. The home is located in one of the beautiful neighborhoods of Brooklyn’s Williamsburg. Earlier this property was a woodshop and garage, but later it was rebuilt into a 2 bedroom, 3 bathroom home with 28-foot roofs and wood walls. In November 2020, Steve Burns listed the house for $3.35 million.

Steve Burns Net Worth:

As of 2023, Steve Burns Net Worth is estimated to be around $11 Million. The actor has been working in the American entertainment industry since the 1990s and he has accumulated a good sum of money throughout his career. The main source of his income comes from his profession such as appearing in various television shows, as well as movies.

His music career must have added a hefty amount to his bank account. After becoming a host of the popular TV show Blue’s Clues, Steve Burn has gained huge success, and his net worth is grown regularly. Steve Burns’ annual income is approximately $1 million.

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