On September 13, 2018 , Nickelodeon announced that Dela Cruz would be Blue’s Clues & wewe ! Host after auditioning over 3,000 actors. Growing up in New Jersey, Dela Cruz watched the original onyesha with his younger sister and the first Asian - American to host Blue’s Clues. Steve burns, The first host of the original series, participated in the casting process. Dela Cruz also portrayed josh in two guest appearances in the Tiny Chef Show.
Dela Cruz met his wife Amanda while they both attended Montclair State chuo kikuu, chuo kikuu cha in 2015, He proposed to her in Central Park While filming a dance duet to Frank Sinatra’s “ wewe Make Me Feel So Young.