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Nick Balaban

  • Composer
  • Sound Department
  • Actor
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Nick Balaban is known for Blue's Clues (1996), Blue's Big Holiday (2001) and Nick Jr. Network Bumpers (1994).
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    • Awards
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
    Blue's Clues
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Composer
    Blue's Big Holiday
    Video
    • Director
    • 2001
    Nick Jr. Network Bumpers (1994)
    Nick Jr. Network Bumpers
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Composer
    My Best Friend's Death (2015)
    My Best Friend's Death
    9.3
    Short
    • Music Department(piano)
    • 2015

    Credits

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    Composer

    • Matt Higgins: The Improvisor
      • Composer
      • Completed
    • Amber Rose Martin, Sierra Faris, Siobhan Gale, and Angeliz Bruno in Gone Gray (2022)
      Gone Gray
      Short
      • Composer (score by)
      • 2022
    • Peg+Cat (2013)
      Peg+Cat
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2013
    • Laser-Force
      TV Short
      • Composer (original music by)
      • 2012
    • Tyler Bunch, Veronica Taylor, Marc Thompson, Lenore Zann, Olexa Hewryk, Meredith Zeitlin, Jacqueline Moody, Don Moody, Daryl Ekroth, George Bailey, and Mirm Kriegel in Word World (2007)
      Word World
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2007–2011
    • Victoria Pontecorvo in Blue's Room (2004)
      Blue's Room
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 2004–2005
    • Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
      Blue's Clues
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Composer
      • 1996–2004
    • Marie and Paul's Dance Lesson (2003)
      Marie and Paul's Dance Lesson
      Short
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Nick Balaban, Laela Kilbourn, Michael Rubin, Ann Taylor, Koyalee Chanda, Stephanie Wang, Gail Quintos, Ann Taylor, Roger Hervas, and Rita Garg in Hic! Open a Door in the USA (2003)
      Hic! Open a Door in the USA
      TV Short
      • Composer
      • 2003
    • Aleisha Allen, Cameron Bowen, Traci Paige Johnson, Kelly Nigh, Cody Ross Pitts, and Evan Dorfman in Blue's Big Musical Movie (2000)
      Blue's Big Musical Movie
      7.5
      Video
      • Composer
      • 2000
    • Traci Paige Johnson in Blue's Clues LIVE! (2000)
      Blue's Clues LIVE!
      8.9
      TV Special
      • Composer
      • 2000
    • Nick Jr.: The Bedtime Business Song
      Music Video
      • Composer (music by)
      • 1999
    • Traci Paige Johnson in Blue's 1 2 3 Time Activities (1999)
      Blue's 1 2 3 Time Activities
      7.6
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 1999
    • Blues's Clues: ABC's and 123's (1999)
      Blues's Clues: ABC's and 123's
      8.1
      Video
      • Composer
      • 1999
    • Blue's Birthday Adventure (1998)
      Blue's Birthday Adventure
      7.4
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 1998
    • Traci Paige Johnson in Blue's ABC Time (1998)
      Blue's ABC Time
      8.1
      Video Game
      • Composer
      • 1998

    Sound Department

    • Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
      Blue's Clues
      6.9
      TV Series
      • sound designer
      • 1996–2004
    • Tajja Isen, Zachary Bloch, Nicholas Castel Vanderburgh, and Siera Florindo in Super Why! (1999)
      Super Why!
      6.0
      TV Series
      • sound designer
      • 1999
    • Blues's Clues: ABC's and 123's (1999)
      Blues's Clues: ABC's and 123's
      8.1
      Video
      • sound designer
      • 1999
    • Nick Jr. Network Bumpers (1994)
      Nick Jr. Network Bumpers
      6.4
      TV Series
      • sound designer
      • 1997

    Actor

    • Matt Higgins: The Improvisor
      • Musician
      • Completed
    • Blue's Clues: Meet Joe!
      • Mr. Salt
      • Video
    • Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Traci Paige Johnson, Donovan Patton, Ava Augustin, Joshua Dela Cruz, and Brianna Bryan in Blue's Big City Adventure (2022)
      Blue's Big City Adventure
      6.2
      • Mr. Salt
      • Off-Camera Auditioner #1 (voice)
      • 2022
    • Keira Knightley and Mark Ruffalo in Begin Again (2013)
      Begin Again
      7.4
      • Concert Goer Who Have Brooklyn Accent (uncredited)
      • 2013
    • Team Umizoomi (2010)
      Team Umizoomi
      6.1
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 2012
    • Louis C.K. in Louie (2010)
      Louie
      8.5
      TV Series
      • Operator (voice)
      • 2011
    • Tino Insana, Jelani Imani, Jacob Bertrand, Brianna Gentilella, and Teddy Walsh in Bubble Guppies (2011)
      Bubble Guppies
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Additional Voices
      • 2011
    • Paul Sorvino and Terence Hill in Doc West (2009)
      Doc West
      5.9
      TV Movie
      • Auctioneer
      • Journalist (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • John Travolta and Denzel Washington in The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
      The Taking of Pelham 123
      6.4
      • Pepe - Mariachi (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Victoria Pontecorvo in Blue's Room (2004)
      Blue's Room
      6.3
      TV Series
      • (voice)
      • 2007
    • Traci Paige Johnson, Candi Milo, Kathleen Herles, Harrison Chad, Billy Rosemberg, and Sean Curley in Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday (2006)
      Nick Jr. Favorites Holiday
      5.5
      Video
      • Mr. Salt
      • 2006
    • Penny Jewkes, Aleisha Allen, Kathryn Avery, Nick Balaban, Steve Burns, Jenna Marie Castle, Traci Paige Johnson, Spencer Kayden, Kelly Nigh, Michael Rubin, Donovan Patton, Cody Ross Pitts, Jonathan Press, Marshall Claffy, Stephen Schmidt, Julia Wetherell, and Corrine Hoffman in Blue's Clues (1996)
      Blue's Clues
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Mr. Salt
      • Mr. Salt (qv)
      • Pizza Chef ...
      • 1996–2006
    • Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Traci Paige Johnson, and Victoria Pontecorvo in Blue's Biggest Stories (2006)
      Blue's Biggest Stories
      7.8
      Video
      • Mr. Salt (voice)
      • 2006
    • Sunday Pants (2005)
      Sunday Pants
      5.7
      TV Series
      • Oogloo (segment "Oogloo & Anju") (voice)
      • 2005
    • The Urbz: Sims in the City (2004)
      The Urbz: Sims in the City
      6.6
      Video Game
      • Sim (voice)
      • 2004
    • Traci Paige Johnson, Kelly Nigh, and Koyalee Chanda in Blue's Big Band (2003)
      Blue's Big Band
      6.6
      Video
      • Mr. Salt
      • 2003
    • Traci Paige Johnson and Donovan Patton in Blue's Clues: Blue's Preschool (2002)
      Blue's Clues: Blue's Preschool
      Video Game
      • Mr. Salt (voice)
      • 2002

    Personal details

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    • Other works
      Stage: Appeared (As "Frank-N-Furter") In "The Rocky Horror Show" At Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, Connecticut.

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      At Kings Theatre, Balaban initially used a Brooklyn accent for Walter/Edward Worthington/L.T. James In The Plot, Like Gravy, Thickens.

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