

And I couldn't be happier.”īut there was another level to the reaction coming from the communities that rarely see themselves on screen, especially on children’s television. It's been such a fulfilling experience for me in every way. “They’re so immersed in it - playing along, yelling and laughing. “I started getting tagged in videos and friends started sending me pictures of their kids watching the show,” he describes. But then the more impactful feedback started coming. Even after the first episode of Blue’s Clues & You aired on November 11, it took some time for the ratings to come and know it was doing well. Having worked on stage all his life, the delayed audience response took some patience. (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images) Getty Images Thanksgiving Day Parade on Novemin New York City. NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 28: Joshua Dionisio aka Josh DeLa Cruz attends the 93rd Annual Macy's. With that vote of confidence from the original host, Dela Cruz sunk into the role and paved his own way. We love everything that you're doing, everything that you bring to the table, so don't feel like you have to copy or replicate anything that I or Donovan Patton did in the past. “Steve Burns pulled me aside and was like, ‘We cast you for you. That all changed during one of the first work sessions. “They're such big shoes to fill since they're such important parts of people's lives and and how they grew up that I was definitely hesitant and anxious about doing a good enough job,” he admits. “This is the thing that I was looking for,” Dela Cruz says.īut he felt the weight of responsibility. When his agent told him about Blue’s Clues, he started reminiscing about the show with his Aladdin cast mates and realized that maybe this was the next step. “I wanted to do something where I could use the gifts and skills that I had learned along the way to help people.

“The problem with musical theater is that it's really expensive to see a show and to bring a family to see a show, forget about it,” he says. Josh also Appearing in Face's Music Party Which a Stock Footage Of the Blue's Clues and You! Songs and in Face’s Super Snowtacular Holiday Party Josh Also Appearing this Episode.Josh Helping making a Cake with Blue,Spice Family and Tiny Chef for Making a Super Silly Christmas.While he loved working in the theater, he started to itch for a project that could reach wider audiences.
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Josh speaks Filipino in the episode Blue's Big Baking Show and Sleepy Singalong with Blue.Josh's actor, Joshua Dela Cruz, was born in the UAE and lived in the Philippines.

Josh is the first Blue's Clues host of Asian American descent.He makes a major appearance in Blue's Big City Adventure. Before the reboot's debut, Josh was featured in a promotional photo and a teaser trailer. Josh made his first appearance in the premiere episode of Blue's Clues & You! ( Meet Josh!). In Blue's Big City Adventure, Josh wears a short-sleeved, blue striped shirt and black shorts. He also wears jeans and blue sneakers with red laces. He wears a blue striped shirt without a collar. In Blue's Big City Adventure, Josh goes to New York City for his audition on Broadway. He is of Filipino descent, as mentioned in episodes Blue's Big Baking Show, Sleepy Singalong with Blue and Feelin' Filipino He is the first host to wink more than one time in every single episode of Blue’s Clues & You. Like Steve, he will sometimes give out wrong answers during thinking time, but is delighted when the viewers help him find the right answer. He is optimistic, intelligent, quirky, cheerful, kind, nice, jolly, funny, silly, friendly, upbeat, energetic, playful, smart, sweet, and helpful. He is a talented singer and guitarist, and also Steve and Joe's cousin. Josh is Blue's third and current caretaker of the Blue's Clues House.
