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.
OccupationsAnimator, writer, producer, director, voice actress
SpouseRobert Mowen (m. 1995)
Children3

Traci Paige Johnson is an American animator, writer, producer, director, and voice actress best known for co-creating the television series Blue's Clues (1996–2006), its spin-off Blue's Room (2004–2007), and the reboot series Blue's Clues & You! (2019–2024). She voices the title character for the original and reboot series. She also co-created the television series Gabby's Dollhouse (2021–present).

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Biography

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

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

She is married to Robert Mowen (another Beyond Our Control alum) and has three sons: Thomas, Oliver, and Emmet. [6]

Filmography

Television

TitleRoleFirst airedLast airedCo-productionNetworkNotes
Blue's Clues Co-creator / executive producerSeptember 8, 1996August 6, 2006 Out of the Blue Enterprises [a]
Nickelodeon Animation Studio 		Nick Jr. Also the vocal effects of Blue.
Blue's Room August 2, 2004March 29, 2007Out of the Blue Enterprises [b]
Nickelodeon Animation Studio		Spin-off of Blue's Clues.
Blue's Clues & You! November 11, 2019September 27, 20249 Story USA
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
Brown Bag Films 		Also the vocal effects of Blue. [7]
Gabby's Dollhouse January 5, 2021present DreamWorks Animation Television Netflix First production without 9 Story USA.

Film

YearTitleRoleCo-productionNotes
2000 Blue's Big Musical Movie Executive producer Paramount Home Entertainment
Nickelodeon Animation Studio 		Direct-to-video; also the vocal effects of Blue
2022 Blue's Big City Adventure Producer Nickelodeon Movies
Nickelodeon Animation Studio
9 Story Media Group
Brown Bag Films
Boxel Animation
Line by Line Media		 Paramount+ original film; also the vocal effects of Blue
2025 Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie Executive producer Universal Pictures
DreamWorks Animation

Notes

  1. ↑ Uncredited.
  2. ↑ Uncredited for season 1 only.

References

  1. ↑ "Beyond Our Control Alumni Association". beyondourcontrol.org.
  2. ↑ Tracy, p. 15
  3. ↑ Tracy, p. 14
  4. 1 2 Jim Forbes (narrator) (July 27, 2006). "Behind the Clues: 10 Years of Blue (Part 1)" (Short documentary). Nickelodeon
  5. ↑ Tracy, p. 12
  6. ↑ "Traci Paige Johnson: Producing Kids' TV… versus Producing an Actual Kid". September 13, 2013.
  7. ↑ "Traci Paige Johnson (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved February 7, 2022.

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