LOS ANGELES - Anyone with kids — or who is a kid at heart — is likely familiar with a cheerful character named Blippi.

The internet sensation in orange suspenders and glasses has brought smiles to millions. For the first time, he gave an interview as himself, Clayton Grimm, on Good Day LA.

Without the bow tie, Grimm is nearly unrecognizable. Still, he said he’s often stopped when out and about, and once he slips into his character’s voice, "it’s game over."

How Grimm became ‘Blippi’

Grimm said he studied theater at New York University and worked with the 52nd Street Project, a nonprofit for kids.

"I taught after-school chess and music … and loved working with kids, loved doing theater. And then they had an audition for the national tour of ‘Blippi: The Musical.’ I got cast and toure

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