Blue's Clues Star Steve Burns Uses Show's 'Empowering' Song to Push Grads Toward Their 'Dream' in Commencement Speech

Steve Burns gave a lucky group of graduates a piece of their childhood to use on their new journey.

The Blue’s tracks star, 50, gave the commencement speech to approximately 800 graduates who earned master’s, bachelor’s and associate’s degrees and certificates at SUNY Delhi’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18.

Those in attendance shared clips of the actor’s heartfelt speech on social media, which included words of wisdom and callbacks to the beloved children’s series.

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One of the clips shared on TikTok showed him thinking about being “Steve with one name and no last name like Beyoncé.”

“You see, 45 million years ago, I was the original gangster host of a children’s television show Blue’s tracks on Nickelodeon,” Burns said.

After discussing the premise of the Nick Jr. series, Burns reminded the graduates of how they played a key role in each episode.

“In every single episode I would need your help, so I’d stand in front of the camera and look into the lens like I’m looking right at you, my ride or die, and I’d say, ‘Will you help me?'” he said. “And you always, luckily, because I never would have found any of those clues without you. So before we go on, thank you very much for all your help.”

Steve Burns in ‘Blue’s Clues’.

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Noting that he continues to be told how much the show means to people, he took a moment to offer some valuable advice based on the lyrics to the Paw Prints song he sang on the show.

“Very often someone will repeat to me a line that I kept saying in every episode, which is ‘if you use your mind and take it one step at a time, you can do anything you want,'” he said. .

Burns said the phrase is meant to serve as “an empowering reminder of the power of hard work” and “an empowering reminder of the importance of dreaming.”

The university shared some of the key takeaways from Burns’ speech on Facebook, writing: “In the words of actor Steve Burns, our keynote speaker: ‘I encourage you to breathe in this moment. Feel it if you can. You have done something very difficult and important, and for each of you praise.'”

The post cited the life lessons Burns talked about in his speech, adding, “Your life may not lead to your dream. But your dream will lead you to your life. There are often incredible opportunities in the surrounding areas, right and left, north and south of your dream I am a living example of that fact, and my wish for you is that you be too.”

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Blue’s tracks first premiered on Nickelodeon in 1996, starring Burns as Steve. He remained in the series until 2000, when he was replaced by Donovan Patton. Patton played Steve’s brother Joe until the series ended in 2006.

In 2019, Joshua Dela Cruz took over the lead role for the revival Blue’s Clues & You! and remains outside the franchise, including a starring role in a Paramount+ feature film released in 2022.

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Source: HIS Education