I mean, that's another big surprise of the show, is that I see sixteen year old people who recognize me and they're honest, for-real fans of the show. And it goes down to nine months. I mean, I've heard of nine month to year-old children who are watching the show.

He loved kids but he didn't want to make a career out of it. Johnson said that "what made Burns a great children's host was that 'he didn't want to be a children's host. " In 2000 People magazine included Burns in their annual list of America's most eligible bachelors.

Steven Michael "Steve" Burns (born October 9 1973) is an American entertainer. He is best known as the original host of the long-running children's television program Blue's Clues.