Donovan Patton Biography
Danene Curtis, popularly known as Donovan Patton is an American actor, voice actor, host and singer. He became known to toddlers as Joe on the Nickelodeon kids shows Blues Clues, which ran from 1996 to 2006. In 2010, he began appearing on the series Team Umizoomi.
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He was born on 1 March 1978 in Guam, USA, he is of American nationality and of White ethnicity. His birth|zodiac sign is currently unknown and will be updated as soon as possible.
Donovan Patton Blue Clues
Patton’s “big break” came in 2002, when he was cast to replace Steve Burns as Joe, the second host of the Nickelodeon children’s television program Blue’s Clues. He was up for a part in Blair Witch Project 2 at the time, but considered the role of Joe “a happy accident”. Patton became a “household name” and has been called “an unqualified star to the 5-and-under set and their parents”.
He was subjected to “the same kind of scrutiny” as Burns, who was involved in Patton’s selection and helped train him, to earn the role. Patton was selected out of 1,500 auditions. He had never seen the show before his audition, but like Burns was the favorite with preschool test audiences.
He said, “I am convinced that I got that part because of a Christopher Walken impression I sometimes do. There’s a tape out there, somewhere, with both Steve Burns and myself doing a Blue’s Clues scene both as Christopher Walken, which we did at the screen test. I haven’t seen the tape, but I know somewhere it still exists”.
Beginning in September 2000, Burns trained Patton to take over the host spot and advised him not to “think of [the show] as children’s TV”, but rather as “acting and telling the truth”. According to Traci Paige Johnson, one of the producers and creators of Blue’s Clues, Patton’s character was more like a preschooler and more innocent than Steve.
Angela Santomero, another producer and creator, stated that Patton’s characterization as Joe brought him closer to the preschool viewer as Joe was more willing to “jump into a problem rather than figure it out first like Steve”. Patton liked working on Blue’s Clues because, as he stated, “I got to go be a kid for twelve hours a day”. He called the show’s crew “a real fun little family” and a “well-oiled machine” by the time he joined the show.
Patton remained on the show for 50 episodes until it ended its run in 2006, and also appeared in its spin-off, Blue’s Room, which premiered in 2004. Several years later, Patton said he had not yet grasped the enormity of replacing Burns, even after he became a parent and witnessed the show’s effect on his own children. He admitted that he preferred when his two-year-old daughter watched the Steve episodes.
Patton, alongside Burns, a cameo in the first episode of the 2019 revival Blue’s Clues & You!, reprising their roles as Joe and Steve respectively to help their cousin Josh (played by Joshua Dela Cruz) learn how to take care of Blue.
Donovan Patton Movies|TV Shows
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Black Wine | Todd | |
| 2009 | Imagine That | Joe | Uncredited |
| 2012 | Pharmboy | Mr. Morris | |
| 2013 | Monsters University | Additional Voices | |
| 2014 | Lies I Told My Little Sister | Josh Davidson | |
| 2017 | The Broken Ones | Tim Kelly | |
| TBA | DieRy | Larry Clark | Post-production |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002–2006 | Blue’s Clues | Joe | 51 episodes |
| 2004–2007 | Blue’s Room | Joe | 13 episodes |
| 2010–2015 | Team Umizoomi | Bot (voice) | 76 episodes |
| 2011 | Blue Bloods | Bellhop | 1 episode |
| 2011 | Nurse Jackie | Husband | 1 episode |
| 2012 | Damages | Dry Cleaning Boy at Hewes & Associates | 1 episode |
| 2015–2018 | Clarence | Jim Reese, Additional voices (voice) | 30 episodes |
| 2016–2017 | Creative Galaxy | Chef Zesty (voice) | 5 episodes |
| 2018 | The Myth of Robo Wonder Kid | Birt, Mr. Mudtroll (voices) | TV Short |
| 2018 | We Bare Bears | Additional voices | Episode: “Paperboyz” |
| 2019 | Blue’s Clues & You | Joe | 2 episodes |
Donovan Patton Net worth
As of 2019, his estimated net worth was $ 2 Million. Detailed information about his property, cars he owns, private airplanes, luxuries, the monthly/yearly salary are not yet available. They will be updated as soon as we get to hear from him or from other relevant sources.
Donovan Patton Dead
It’s been 20 years since “Blue’s Clues” first aired and now everyone’s wondering, “What the heck happened to Steve?”
Steve Burns was the original host of the show and played the owner of the cartoon dog, Blue. He got the role at the age of 23 and starred on the show from 1996 until 2002. At that point, Steve “left for college” and his cousin Joe, played by Patton, took over the role as host.
So where is Steve now? Ever since he left the show, it’s been long rumored that the actor died of a heroin overdose. But we have good news! Steve is actually alive and well.
Donovan Patton Spouse
As of his relationship status, Patton is a married man. He is married to Jackie Patton. Details regarding his marriage life are not yet known. We only know that they have two children together.
Donovan Patton Family
He was born to his parents Michael Patton(father) and Danene Curtis(mother). Also, Patton has only one brother named Casey. Further details about his family whereabouts are kept away from the spotlight and will be updated as soon as possible.
Donovan Patton Education
As of education background, not much is known. We only know that he graduated from the Interlochen Arts Academy in northwest Michigan. Patton’s first acting roles were in Shakespeare’s plays such as Much Ado About Nothing and Romeo and Juliet.
Donovan Patton Career
In 2010, he got the voice acting role of Bot, one of the main protagonists in the animated TV series Team Umizoomi, which was aired on Nickelodeon TV until in 2015. Apart from that, he has also appeared in several TV series, including Nurse Jackie, Blue Bloods, and Clarence.
He has been a regular cast member in other animated children TV series Creative Galaxy since 2016 which is currently in its second season. Besides television, he had a notable role in 2014 William J. Stribling’s comedy/drama Lies I Told My Little Sister.
Besides the movies and TV series, Patton also had been featured as a voice-over actor in several video games such as Lego Jurassic World and Grand Theft Auto V, as well as Star Wars: The Old Republic – Knights of the Fallen Empire and Halo 5: Guardians. It is evident that these engagements have impacted Patton’s net worth in a positive manner.
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Donovan Patton Trivia
He is among the actors who became known to toddlers as Joe on the Nickelodeon kids shows Blues Clues, which ran from 1996 to 2006. Patton began appearing on the series Team Umizoomi in 2010.
He even took over the starring role on the TV show Blue’s Clues in the place of Steve Burns.
The series co-creator Angela Santomero stated that Patton brought Joe, his character, closer to the preschool viewer, as Joe was more willing to “jump into a problem rather than figure it out first like Steve”. After Blue’s Clues ended Patton voiced Bot on Nickelodeon’s Team Umizoomi.