# Steve Burns Wasn't Dead From Heroin Overdose

> Steve Burns, host of Blue's Clues, survived a 1998 heroin overdose rumor that nearly broke him.
- Title: Steve Burns Wasn't Dead From Heroin Overdose · VICE | Shortify
- Summary: Steve Burns, host of Blue's Clues, survived a 1998 heroin overdose rumor that nearly broke him. steve burns, blue's clues, nickelodeon · reported by VICE.
- Keywords: steve burns, blue's clues, nickelodeon, heroin overdose, rumor, depression, news, culture, Steve, Burns, Wasn't, Dead
- Source: VICE — https://vice.com/en/article/why-everyone-thought-steve-from-blues-clues-was-dead-and-what-really-happened
- Author: Tony Alpsen
- Published: 2026-10-17T22:57:22+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: steve burns, blue's clues, nickelodeon, heroin overdose, rumor, depression, news, culture
## Steve Burns' Blue's Clues Run
Steve Burns hosted Blue's Clues for four seasons from 1996 to 2002.
## 1998 Death Rumors
Rumors claimed Burns died from a heroin overdose in 1998, suicide, or car accident.
## Depression After Show
Burns said he was in 'the throes of depression' when he left Blue's Clues in 2002.

> When a rumor like that persists for three or four years, it stops being funny
## Rumor Impact
Burns felt the rumors made him feel like he was supposed to be dead after 15-20 years.
## Key takeaway

Steve Burns, host of Blue's Clues, survived a 1998 heroin overdose rumor that nearly broke him.