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Miami Herald
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- Miami Herald
Olivia Munn explains why she doesn't allow Ms. Rachel in her house
When it comes to raising young children, it feels almost inevitable that popular children's programming will dominate the television screens at home. But according to actress Olivia Munn, she doesn't allow any of it in her home despite being a mom of two. During a conversation with People, Munn explained that when it comes to even the most popular children's programming, she says no to most of it. 'I know kids love [YouTuber Ms. Rachel], but the thing is, if I can't watch it, I'm not going to spend the rest of my life going crazy,' Munn told People. 'These kid shows drive me crazy.' Munn and her husband, comedian John Mulaney, are parents to 3-year-old son Malcolm and 9-month-old daughter Méi. Even cartoons are a big no, Munn told People. 'Malcolm asked for 'Blue's Clues' [recently], and I don't know who showed him 'Blue's Clues,' but they are on my list now,' she continued. 'I said, 'Not in my house.'' 'John got him into the Spider-Man cartoons, which is not interesting to me,' Munn continued. 'I put on Tom Holland's 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' and was like, 'If you want to watch the real-life ones, then we can watch that.' It might be a little too old for him, but I can't take the cartoons.' There is one children's show, however, that Munn is able to stomach, and that's PBS' 'Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood,' admitting that it is a 'great program.' She explained how it helped Malcolm with the transition when his baby sister was born. 'Daniel Tiger has a little sister, and we'd tell him, 'There's a baby sister coming,'' Munn says. Munn's latest addition comes after the actress revealed her daughter was named after a lie her mom, Dung Kim Munn, told her. While a guest on Seth Meyers on May 12, prior to welcoming Méi into the world, Olivia Munn said that Kim Munn told them that the American version of her name Dung was June. 'One day we were driving,' Olivia Munn told Meyers, 'my mom just says, out of nowhere, 'You know, people call me June. My mom's name is Dung. It's spelled D-U-N-G. And so she said, 'You know, people call me June.' And I said, 'When do people call you June?' And she was like, 'You know, a lot of people call me June. It's the Americanized name for Dung.'' Kim Munn's realization led Mulaney to suggest naming their daughter after his mother-in-law. Only later, after sharing the special news with Kim Munn, Olivia Munn learned that only two people have ever called her mother June. 'It's staying June,' she told Meyers. 'We're not changing it. So yeah, she's kind of in honor of my mother, but I hope she doesn't grow up to be as big a liar.'
Yahoo
05-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Blue's Clues' Reveals Shocking Salary from Hit Show
Blue's Clues' former host, Steve Burns, is a treasure to Millennials who grew up with the Nickelodeon personality. Kids had merchandise with his show's logo and that beloved puppy, Blue, but Burns didn't get to cash in on that success. On the May 1 episode of Rainn Wilson's Soul Boom podcast, the 51-year-old actor described the show as his "side hustle forever." Burns also made a shocking claim about his salary, sharing, "Every waiter I ever knew made more money than I did for the first many seasons of that show." Instead of making his fortune from this TV fame, he was fortunate to also have a successful voice-over career. It was commercials that "kind of sustained" Burns during those years. "But man, it was grim," he added. He was also living a stereotypical struggling actor's life in this Nickelodeon years with his housing accommodations. Burns said he "lived in a hallway [in a NYC apartment]. I built like a little shelf in a hallway between two tiny bedrooms." Burns exited the show in 2002 amid privately suffering with clinical depression. It was a diagnosis that he didn't share with fans until 20 years later. "I didn't know it yet, but I was the happiest depressed person in North America," he told Variety. "I was struggling with severe clinical depression the whole time I was on that show. It was my job to be utterly and completely full of joy and wonder at all times, and that became impossible." Burns now stays in touch with fans on his popular TikTok account. 'My favorite thing about TikTok is that what I'm doing is incredibly simple. Everyone else is doing all the work. And what really gets me is when someone posts something dark, simple, something grim, and everyone else comments to support them,' Burns shared with The New York Times in September 2024. 'I think that's really beautiful. And it's happening just because some middle-aged bald dude in glasses is paying attention.'
Yahoo
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Steve From 'Blue's Clues' Got Honest About His Earnings, And It's Not What You'd Expect
Steve Burns, from the popular '90s children's show 'Blue Clues,' is revealing a surprising detail about his time sitting in the infamous Thinking Chair. While appearing on the podcast Soul Boom, hosted by actor Rainn Wilson, Burns shared candid reflections on his time with the beloved series, which he hosted from 1996 to 2001. 'I got 'Blue's Clues' early, but every waiter I ever knew made more money than I did for the first many seasons of that show,' he revealed. Burns went on to call the show his 'side hustle' based on the modest pay, and credited voiceover work as his main source of income. 'My real gig was, I was a voiceover guy. I fell into that early,' Burns said. He explained commercial voiceovers 'would kind of sustain him,' though he confessed those early years in New York City were 'grim.' As he tells it, he ended up on 'Blue's Clues' by accident just after finishing theater school. 'I thought it was a voice thing, I went to the audition,' Burns said. 'And when I got there, there was a camera in the room. And I thought, 'Oh, shit. I better do something.' And I looked at the script, and, you know, I figured … I'm gonna act the shit out of this.' Burns also opened up about how rumors of his death impacted his mental health. 'I was in kind of the throes of this depression after I left the show,' he explained. 'But what a lot of people don't understand is that, that during the show, the internet was beginning to internet, and the world decided, or a large portion of the world decided, that I had died.' The suicide rumors were 'not what you want to hear when you're severely clinically depressed,' he said. If you or someone you know needs help, call or text 988 or chat for mental health support. Additionally, you can find local mental health and crisis resources at Outside of the U.S., please visit the International Association for Suicide Prevention. Steve From 'Blue's Clues' Checks In On Fans After Documentary On Alleged Child Star Abuse Steve From 'Blue's Clues' Shares Gutting Revelation About Fake Death Rumors Steve From 'Blue's Clues' Comforts Fans After The Election Without Even Saying Anything
New York Post
03-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘Blue's Clues' star Steve Burns says waiters ‘made more money' than he did on the show
This is nothing to sing about. 'Blue's Clues' star Steve Burns made a surprising admission about his time working on the beloved children's show. On Thursday's episode of actor Rainn Wilson's 'Soul Boom' podcast, Burns revealed that waiters 'made more money' than he did while hosting the Nickelodeon hit. 'I got 'Blue's Clues' early, but every waiter I ever knew made more money than I did for the first many seasons of that show,' the 51-year-old actor said. 'But I was really fortunate, because 'Blue's Clues' was my side hustle forever.' 6 Steve Burns joined Rainn Wilson's 'Soul Boom' podcast on Thursday, May 1. Soul Boom/YouTube 6 Steve Burns starred in 'Blue's Clues' from 1996 to 2002. 'My real gig was, I was a voiceover guy,' he added. 'I fell into that early.' Burns started his acting career in New York City in the early 1990s. While he told Wilson that he initially dreamed of being either 'an unknown actor who did Off-Broadway stuff' or 'Al Pacino,' he ultimately landed the gig as the host of 'Blue's Clues' in 1996. But the Nickelodeon job of a lifetime happened 'entirely by accident' because he originally thought he was auditioning for just another voiceover project. 6 Steve Burns and Rainn Wilson during the 'Soul Boom' podcast on Thursday, May 1. Soul Boom/YouTube 'One day, I had an audition for what I thought was going to be the voice of a cartoon on a children's television show. And if I had known that it was going to be 'the guy on the show,' on camera, I wouldn't have gone,' he explained. 'Not only because I was a pretentious young man at the time – that was part of it – but also because children's television had never occurred to me.' Burns continued, 'I thought it was a voice thing. I went to the audition. And when I got there, there was a camera in the room. And I thought, 'Oh, s–t. I better do something.' Yeah. And so I looked at the script, and, you know, I figured … I'm gonna act the s–t out of this.' The 'Blue's Clues' star remained on the popular kids' show until 2002, when he left to focus on his mental health. However, rumors soon spread that he had reportedly died. 6 The actor abruptly left 'Blue's Clues' in 2002. WireImage It wasn't until 20 years later, in 2022, that Burns announced he had been diagnosed with clinical depression shortly before departing the series. 'It was something I would hear from people. 'Oh, I thought you were dead. Didn't you die?' And when it persists for 10 years, it feels like a cultural preference, and you start to feel like you're supposed to be,' he admitted to Wilson. 'I was in, kind of, the throes of this depression after I left the show,' Burns continued. 'But what a lot of people don't understand is that during the show, the internet was beginning to internet and the world decided, or a large portion of the world decided, that I had died.' 6 Steve Burns revealed in 2022 that he left 'Blue's Clues' because he was suffering from clinical depression. Nathan Posner/Shutterstock Although Burns remained in NYC after leaving 'Blue's Clues,' he said that there 'was about 10 years' where he 'did nothing' with himself. 'I built a house in Brooklyn and never left it. I call it 'the gray' of my life,' he said. 'It was about 10 years where I did nothing but, like, drink a couple of bottles of wine every night alone, watch 'MythBusters' and just eat Pad Thai.' 'I gained, like, 50 pounds. I was completely unrecognizable. I didn't recognize myself. And everyone thought I was dead,' Burns continued. 'And eventually, I started playing along. You know, that was the strategy. Was just, maybe I am.' 6 Steve Burns promoting 'Blue's Clues' in 1998. Getty Images Burns ultimately got himself back on track, and he has since returned to Nickelodeon to write for and make a cameo in the 'Blue's Clues' revival, 'Blue's Clues & You!' He also took to TikTok in March 2024 to 'check in' on the audience that grew up watching him more than 20 years earlier. 'Hey, I'm checking in,' he said in the moving clip at the time. 'What's going on?'
Yahoo
07-03-2025
- Yahoo
Kidnapped child now in good hands: Sheriff
(NewsNation) — After being missing for seven years, Abdul Aziz Khan has been located, but law enforcement says it will still take time before he is reunited with his father. Khan was 7 when he was taken by his mother and stepfather during a custody battle. The family had been on the run until they were located in Colorado last month. Douglas County, Colorado, Sheriff Darren Weekly joined NewsNation to discuss the case. 'Significant tip' in 1958 Martin Family disappearance prompts underwater search He said deputies quickly began to unravel the story provided by Khan's mother and stepfather when they were questioned by police. Officers had been called after a homeowner saw them make an entry into a home that was up for sale, though it isn't clear why they were there since they did have an apartment in a nearby city. Weekly said it would take time to get Khan back home. 'When I met with dad, he told me he actually hasn't seen Aziz for nine years,' Weekly said. 'This is the only life that Aziz has known, so it's going to be baby steps to get them back up to that.' He said the process is underway, and Khan's father has come to Colorado to facilitate the process. Missing family blames 'mad honey' psychosis for disappearance Weekly told NewsNation that both Khan and another child who was found with him are in good health, and the second child is still being identified. In the meantime, he said the kids are in good hands with the state's Department of Human Services, and deputies on the scene worked to make them comfortable when they were found. 'They went to a neighbor's house, got these kids food,' Weekly said. 'They were watching 'Peppa Pig' and 'Blue's Clues' with these kids.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
