Adam Brody Reveals He ‘Tried Actual Onerous’ for Blue’s Clues Function

Adam Brody mirrored on the grind of his early appearing auditions — and the tasks he missed out on.

“I actually wished Blue’s Clues early on,” Brody, 45, mentioned throughout The Hollywood Reporter’s comedy roundtable interview printed on Wednesday, June 11. “I attempted actual exhausting, yeah. It was like 1999, I auditioned for it, I wished it, I didn’t get it. However, I’d’ve cherished it.”

Blue’s Clues aired on Nickelodeon from 1996 to 2006, during which Steve Burns performed a model of himself and solved clues left by the titular animated canine. After Burns, now 51, left the present in 2002, the mantle was handed to Donovan Patton (Joe) and Josh Dela Cruz (Josh), respectively.

Brody, in the meantime, continued trying to find his breakout function.

“[I went out for] all of these early ones. There was a Dawson’s Creek function. I learn with Scott Speedman, sweating,” he recalled. “I imagine it went to Michael Pitt.”

Brody finally landed his huge break on Fox’s The O.C. as Seth Cohen, resulting in a string of varied TV and film roles. Changing into an A-Lister additionally allowed him to be extra even handed in regards to the sorts of roles he sought.

“I wasn’t, like, wildly valuable, however with hindsight, extra valuable than I wanted to be, and I undoubtedly handed on some issues that will’ve been enjoyable, regardless that I do know they weren’t that cool,” he mentioned through the THR panel. “I assume I used to be like, ‘OK, I’m on this teen drama and I do know I’m opinionated, however I like my style. My expertise is hit-or-miss, however my style is fairly good.’”

He added, “I really feel like I’d like what I do to actually signify that, and I simply didn’t discover it. Then, as my prospects dimmed and dwindled, I did get somewhat pissed off. After which lastly, and perhaps it was as a result of I received married and had a baby, perhaps it was simply ’trigger it was time, however I type of let go of the reins and mentioned, ‘I’ll simply go to work and I’ll do the most effective factor round.’ And sarcastically, that led to different higher issues.”

Brody, who shares two youngsters with spouse and fellow actor Leighton Meester, now stars as Noah (affectionately dubbed the “scorching rabbi”) on Netflix’s No person Desires This. His function even earned him a Golden Globe nomination and a Critics’ Alternative Award trophy.

“I’ve gotten a variety of attention-grabbing stuff. My electronic mail is fuller than it was,” Brody joked to THR in December 2024. “If I’m trying to not do one thing, it’s most likely nothing that’s too just like the present. Aside from that, the standard of writing is a valuable jewel and something well-written, anybody can be fortunate to do it.”

Brody costars in No person Desires This, created by Erin Foster, with Kristen Bell, Jackie Tohn, Timothy Simons and Justine Lupe. They’re at present filming season 2.