Donovan Patton

Birth Name:

Donovan Patton

Birth Place:

Pgana Naval Air Station, Guam

Profession

Actor, Soundtrack, Director, Writer

Widely recognized for playing the character Joe on the hit children's show, "Blue's Clues․"
Graduated from Michigan's Interlochen Center for the Arts in 1996
Quote: "Every project will have its own story to tell, and the actor has to inhabit those worlds․ That's the best part of being an actor․ Beyond that, I have developed an enormous respect for the people who do voice work․"
Quote: "The best thing about living anywhere ends up being the people around you․"
Quote: "(On replacing Steve Burns on "Blue's Clues") "I had a little bit of trepidation․ But Steve told me not to treat this like a kids show or else it's going to look boring and stupid․ Kids are people, only smaller․""
Aside from having a successful career in television, he is also an accomplished theatre actor
The dances he would perform on the show "Blue's Clues" were inspired by a classic "Saturday Night Live" skit

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