Out of all those who auditioned, 24-year-old Donovan was chosen by test audiences to play Joe on "Blue's Clues" (1996) based on how well he did in his screen test with Steve Burns.

His dances on "Blue's Clues" were inspired by the classic
"Saturday Night Live" skit "Wild and Crazy Guys".

His character Joe on "Blue's Clues" was gradually introduced through a three episode story arc which had Steve going away to college. All three episodes aired back-to-back on the Nickelodeon network on April 29, 2002.

Brother Casey Patton is a U.S. Air Force paramedic. Dad Michael Patton is an architect.

Donovan graduated from Michigan's Interlochen Arts Academy in 1996.

Mom Danene Curtis is campaign manager for a California branch of the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.

Credit: bluesclues.net