Traci Paige Johnson
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Traci Paige Johnson | |
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 Johnson at GalaxyCon Richmond in 2024 | |
| Born | New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Animator, voice actress |
| Spouse | Robert Mowen (m. 1995) |
| Children | 3 |
Traci Paige Johnson is an American animator and voice actress best known for creating the Nick Jr. Channel television series, Blue's Clues (1996–2006), its spin-off, Blue's Room (2004–2007), and the reboot series Blue's Clues & You! (2019–present). She voices the title character for the original and reboot series.
Biography
[edit]While in high school, Johnson was a member of an award-winning student-produced comedy show, Beyond Our Control which ran on the local NBC affiliate, WNDU-TV, at that time owned and operated by the University of Notre Dame.[1]
Johnson earned a degree in radio, television, and film at Northwestern University.[2]
Blue's Clues
[edit]Johnson was a freelance animator in the early 1990s when cable television network Nickelodeon wanted to create a new television show for preschoolers. She already had experience working in children's television.[3] In 1994, Johnson, along with producer Angela Santomero and director Todd Kessler, which Nickelodeon executive Brown Johnson called a "green creative team",[4] created the series Blue's Clues.[5] According to Johnson, she was cast as the voice of Blue, because out of the show's crew, she sounded the most like a dog.[4]
Personal life
[edit]She is married to Robert Mowen (another Beyond Our Control alum) and has three sons: Thomas, Oliver, and Emmet.[6]
Filmography
[edit]| Title | Role | First aired | Last aired | Co-production | Network | Notes |
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| Blue's Clues | Co-creator | September 8, 1996 | August 6, 2006 | Out of the Blue Enterprises Nickelodeon Animation Studio |
Nick Jr. | Also the vocal effects of Blue |
| Blue's Room | August 2, 2004 | March 29, 2007 | ||||
| Blue's Clues & You! | November 11, 2019 | present | 9 Story USA Nickelodeon Animation Studio Brown Bag Films |
Nick Jr. | [7] | |
| Gabby's Dollhouse | January 5, 2021 | DreamWorks Animation Television | Netflix | First production without 9 Story USA |
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Beyond Our Control Alumni Association". beyondourcontrol.org.
- ^ Tracy, p. 15
- ^ Tracy, p. 14
- ^ a b Jim Forbes (narrator) (July 27, 2006). "Behind the Clues: 10 Years of Blue (Part 1)" (Short documentary). Nickelodeon
- ^ Tracy, p. 12
- ^ "Traci Paige Johnson: Producing Kids' TV… versus Producing an Actual Kid". September 13, 2013.
- ^ "Traci Paige Johnson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
Works cited
[edit]- Tracy, Diane. (2002). Blue's Clues for Success: The 8 Secrets Behind a Phenomenal Business. New York: Kaplan Publishing. ISBN 0-7931-5376-X.
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