Long story short, the actor didn’t change. Blippi and Moonbug Entertainment made the decision to add a second actor so that they could continue to produce as much Blippi content as possible.
The original actor, Stevin John, originated the role in 2014 when he began making children’s content on YouTube. The show nurtures the curiosity of 2-6-year-olds by teaching them about animals, cars, jobs, and the rest of the world. Moonbug Entertainment purchased Blippi in 2020.
Blippi‘s success grew into its own television show, children’s music, and an international tour. Because of its overwhelming success, Blippi and Moonbug Entertainment chose to add Clayton Grimm to the show.
Grimm has previously played Blippi in Blippi the Musical and began sharing the role with John in 2021. More recently, Grimm has been producing social media, streaming, and live content as Blippi since 2021.
He shares his journey to becoming Blippi via TikTok:
The actor shares a lot of behind-the-scenes content about his journey with Blippi and appears frequently on the Blippi accounts as well.
However, John continues to appear in a lot of Blippi content and seems to be working on Blippi behind the scenes as well.
Many parents are still very upset by the addition, starting the hashtag #NotMyBlippi across Instagram, Facebook, and TikTok. In contrast, Blippi’s sidekick Meekah has been played by multiple actresses with no complaints.
Moonbug Entertainment told Parents.com that, “Being Blippi is a state of mind and as the franchise continues to grow so too will the actors that play him.”