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Mike Rowe
Born March 18, 1962 (1962-03-18) (age 47)
Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.
Occupation Television host
Narrator
Official website
For other people named Mike Rowe, see Mike Rowe (disambiguation).
.Michael Gregory "Mike" Rowe (pronounced /ˈroʊ/) (born March 18, 1962)[1] is an American media personality.^ Birthdate: March 18, 1962 Hails From: Baltimore, Md.
  • Celebritology - Dirty Job: Catching Up With Mike Rowe 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC blog.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]

 ^ Pig Farmer Mike Rowe experiences pig farming up close and personal, as he feeds and cleans up after hundreds of pigs, artificially inseminates a sow and cares for a litter of piglets.
  • Mike Rowe - Yahoo! TV 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC tv.yahoo.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 He is the host of the Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs, as well as the narrator for other programs, including The Ultimate Fighter, Deadliest Catch, Ghost Lab, and Swamp Loggers.

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Personal life

.Originally from Baltimore, Maryland, Rowe has said in commercials for Dirty Jobs that the inspiration for doing the show was as a tribute to his father, and grandfather.^ I have a "dirty" job for Mike Rowe!
  • Celebritology - Dirty Job: Catching Up With Mike Rowe 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC blog.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]

 ^ ROWE: The ultimate dirty job.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ I love the theme behind the Dirty Jobs show.
  • Celebritology - Dirty Job: Catching Up With Mike Rowe 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC blog.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]

 Rowe became an Eagle Scout on January 2, 1979 in Troop 16 in Baltimore.[2] .During his service project for Eagle Scout at the Maryland School for the Blind, he read aloud for students, and he cites this as one of the reasons he became interested in narrating and writing.^ Interests/Hobbies: Reading, writing and a bit of running.
  • Celebritology - Dirty Job: Catching Up With Mike Rowe 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC blog.washingtonpost.com [Source type: General]

 [2][3] .On being an Eagle Scout he said "The Eagle Award is not really meant for people who need to be dragged across the finish line.^ People comparing Conan and Fallon need to realize...
  • Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC www.aintitcool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 It's meant for a select few..."[2]
As a child, Rowe attended Kenwood Presbyterian Church in Baltimore. He went to Overlea High School, where he excelled in both theatre and vocal music. After graduation, he attended Essex Community College,[4] and briefly sang with the Chorus of the Chesapeake. He later graduated from Towson University.[5]
Rowe sang professionally with the Baltimore Opera.[6][7] He says about this job:
I joined the opera to get my union card and meet girls. I was a saloon singer, so I went down to the Baltimore Opera and learned an aria and auditioned. I figured I'd do one show and quit. But the girls were everywhere and the truth is, the music was really decent.[8]

As host

.In the early 1990s Rowe hosted a time slot for QVC selling various items.^ MIKE ROWE, HOST, "DIRTY JOBS": You want to sell some or not, Don.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 When interviewed, Rowe relates how he got the job at QVC:
I was in the opera at the time. I walked across the street with a buddy of mine (during a performance) - we're dressed as Vikings and we have a drink. The TV is turned to QVC. ... My buddy bets me $100 I can't get a call back. So ... I crashed the audition and got a job on the spot. .I basically turned the whole thing into my own stupid David Letterman show - I made fun of the callers and made fun of the products.^ Given that he's basically running his own large-scale company, that exec doesn't have TIME to poke his nose into somebody else's division.
  • Mike Rowe on the AIG bonuses (Wizbang) 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

 ^ He's such a bad talk show guest they made fun of the fact - and it still wasn't funny.
  • Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC www.aintitcool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 ^ My business model has been made based, really, on get involved with shows that are doomed to fail and thereby freeing up many months of off time.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 [8]
Rowe claims that QVC fired him three times.[8]
.Rowe has hosted Your New Home for WJZ in Baltimore, Worst Case Scenarios for TBS, On-Air TV for American Airlines, The Most for The History Channel, No Relation for FX, New York Expeditions for PBS, Channel 999 instructional guide for the now defunct PrimeStar satellite television service, and the CD-ROM music trivia game Radio Active (as "Bobby Arpeggio") for now-defunct software publisher Sanctuary Woods.^ KING: He's the narrator of "American Chopper," the series "The Deadliest Catch" on the Discovery Channel and dozens of Tylenol TV commercials.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: We're back with Mike Rowe, host of the hit show "Dirty Jobs," which airs on Discovery.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Worst talk show host ever has a new champion.
  • Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC www.aintitcool.com [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.From 2001 to 2005 Rowe hosted Evening Magazine on KPIX-TV in San Francisco.^ ROWE: It was called "Somebody's Got To Do It" in San Francisco.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 During this time, he appeared in a news segment called "Somebody's Gotta Do It," profiling a number of unpleasant professions; this concept later grew into Dirty Jobs. Rowe's first work with Discovery included a trip to the Valley of the Golden Mummies to host Egypt Week Live!, where he explored ancient tombs live on air with Dr. Zahi Hawass, an Egyptian archaeologist.

As narrator

In addition to hosting programs, Rowe has an extensive background as a narrator. .His work with Discovery Channel includes narrating American Chopper, American Hot Rod, Deadliest Catch, Wild Pacific, and Ghost Lab, as well as other Discovery specials and series.^ The other event, more well known, was a series of practices in June of 1976 of the quarter of Gare, Cardew, Prévost and Rowe (2; p.816) .
  • Keith Rowe » A Spiral Cage 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC www.spiralcage.com [Source type: General]

 .Rowe has hosted the Discovery Channel's annual "Shark Week" since 2006, along with hosting the special "You Spoof Discovery", an amateur parody video special which poked fun at some of the popular series on the Discovery Channel's lineup.^ KING: He's the narrator of "American Chopper," the series "The Deadliest Catch" on the Discovery Channel and dozens of Tylenol TV commercials.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ (END VIDEO CLIP) (COMMERCIAL BREAK) (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP FROM "DIRTY JOBS," COURTESY THE DISCOVERY CHANNEL) ROWE: This poo plowing is something Matt does every single day.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: Joining us now in our salute to Mike Rowe, the Purple Hearted Mike Rowe, the host of "Dirty Jobs" on Discovery.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 [9]
.On Dirty Jobs, Rowe frequently mocks his seeming omnipresence on Discovery Channel; when a segment on firefighting and salvage was unable to be completed in a single day, he assured his firefighter host that he would "send over the MythBusters ...^ ROWE: The ultimate dirty job.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ The hit show is "Dirty Jobs" on Discovery Channel.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ ROWE: You know the best thing about my job in particular, no offense to these gentlemen, but I get to leave at end of the day.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 maybe the American Chopper boys ... [to finish the job]"
.Rowe was originally tapped to be the on-air host of the Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch, a show about crab fishing in the Bering Sea, and had shot show-host footage onboard several of the crab boats in addition to working on narration for the series; when Dirty Jobs was picked up by Discovery, he was told to choose which show he wanted to appear in on-screen.^ All part of the very successful "Dirty Jobs" show airing on Discovery.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ ROWE: The ultimate dirty job.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: We're back with Mike Rowe, host of the hit show "Dirty Jobs," which airs on Discovery.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 .Rowe claims he was told by Discovery that the two shows would be airing back-to-back on the same night, thus, "we can't have you telling us stories about six dead fishermen on camera and making a fart joke with your arm in a cow's ass".[10] Rowe chose to accept the Dirty Jobs role and narrate Deadliest Catch instead, and the footage of him on the boats was not used in the series, although Rowe does appear on camera on one of the season finale episodes of Deadliest Catch, interviewing the captains.^ (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: We're back with Mike Rowe, host of the hit show "Dirty Jobs," which airs on Discovery.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ I would say "What makes you think that and thank you for telling me" and I then I would investigate it.
  • Mike Rowe on the AIG bonuses (Wizbang) 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC wizbangblog.com [Source type: General]

 ^ All part of the very successful "Dirty Jobs" show airing on Discovery.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 .Rowe hosted another show about life on the Bering Sea, a 2007 miniseries, After the Catch.^ I’ve seen Keith Rowe solo on several occasions and they have been amongst my favorite shows, so I expected another great set.
  • Keith Rowe » A Spiral Cage 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC www.spiralcage.com [Source type: General]

 ^ (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: We're back with Mike Rowe, host of the hit show "Dirty Jobs," which airs on Discovery.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ Writing about Captain Phil and Deadliest Catch make me think about the narrator for the show, Mike Rowe.
  • Crazy Days and Nights: A Mike Rowe QVC Moment 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC www.crazydaysandnights.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]
.Other narration work by Rowe includes Mystery Diagnosis, Drydock: A Cruise Ship Reborn, Southern Steel, Powertool Drag Racing, Scavengers Rock (Animal Planet), and the opening of Ghost Hunters, a show from the producers of American Chopper, on Syfy.^ KING: He's the narrator of "American Chopper," the series "The Deadliest Catch" on the Discovery Channel and dozens of Tylenol TV commercials.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ ROWE: This show -- nobody in their right mind can really take credit for it, because the truth is there are millions of people that are doing important but uncelebrated work.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 Additionally, Rowe has done voiceover work for the reality television show The Ultimate Fighter and the NASCAR pre-race show on ESPN.[citation needed]
On December 21, 2009, Rowe became the announcer of ABC World News with Diane Sawyer.[11]

Additional appearances

On October 7, 2007 Rowe appeared on Fox's American Dad as the voice of a meter maid.[12]
.Rowe appeared in an episode of Sesame Street (Season 39) called "Dirtiest Jobs With Mike Rowe", which aired on October 13, 2008. Rowe visits Sesame Street to find the dirtiest job, which happens to belong to Oscar.^ (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: We're back with Mike Rowe, host of the hit show "Dirty Jobs," which airs on Discovery.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ (END VIDEO CLIP) KING: Joining us now in our salute to Mike Rowe, the Purple Hearted Mike Rowe, the host of "Dirty Jobs" on Discovery.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 ^ MIKE ROWE, HOST, "DIRTY JOBS": You want to sell some or not, Don.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

 Mike must do all the things Oscar does. His tasks include finding and counting stinky cheese, sorting trash and giving his pet pig Spot a mud bath. To Oscar's dismay, Mike doesn't want to stop, as he’s having too much fun.[13]
Rowe was the keynote speaker at the 82nd Annual National FFA Convention in Indianapolis in October 2009.

As pitchman

In 1998, Rowe was the television spokesperson for Epic Pharmacy, a Baltimore-area association of independent pharmacies.
.Beginning in March 2007, he was featured in several Ford Motor Company F-Series truck commercials, presented in a style similar to Dirty Jobs, including one for Ford Sync.^ Ford Motor Company (1) .
  • Crazy Days and Nights: A Mike Rowe QVC Moment 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC www.crazydaysandnights.net [Source type: FILTERED WITH BAYES]

 [14][15] In the summer of 2009, he appeared in advertisements for Ford and Lincoln-Mercury vehicles that used the tagline: "Why Ford. Why Now."
In 2008, Rowe became the spokesperson for W. W. Grainger, a Chicago-based Fortune 500 industrial supply company.

Trade activism

On Labor Day 2008, Rowe launched a website, MikeRoweWorks.com,[16] which is focused on the decline in the blue collar trades and the crumbling state of the infrastructure. A trade resource center has been launched and provides information, resources, and forums for people interested in learning about, or pursuing a career in, the trades.[2]

Personal life

.Rowe currently resides in San Francisco, California.^ ROWE: It was called "Somebody's Got To Do It" in San Francisco.
  • CNN.com - Transcripts 9 February 2010 15:23 UTC transcripts.cnn.com [Source type: Original source]

References

  1. ^ "Biography of Mike Rowe". discovery.com. http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/dirtyjobs/bio/bio.html. Retrieved 2007-08-21. 
  2. ^ a b c d "It's A Dirty Job And He Gets to Do It!". Eagletter (Irving, Texas: National Eagle Scout Association, Boy Scouts of America) 35 (2): 3–5. Fall 2009. 
  3. ^ "Transcript of March 7, 2006, Online Chat with Mike Rowe". Discovery Channel. 2006-03-07. http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/dirtyjobs/chat/transcripts/06march07/06march07.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22. 
  4. ^ "Down & Dirty". "Emerge" The Community College of Baltimore County Alumni Newsletter. http://www.ccbcmd.edu/media/ccbcalumni/emerge_vol2.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-31. 
  5. ^ "You Ask, He Answers (Dirty Jobs FAQ)". Discovery Channel. http://dsc.discovery.com/fansites/dirtyjobs/boards/faqs/faqs_03.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22. 
  6. ^ "TV Review: Mike Rowe dishes up "Dirty Jobs"". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 28 January 2007. http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/07028/757080-237.stm. Retrieved 30 August 2009. 
  7. ^ "Mike Rowe bio" on Discovery.com
  8. ^ a b c "Sure it's a dirty job, but...". http://www.sptimes.com/2006/09/05/Artsandentertainment/Sure__it_s_a_dirty_jo.shtml. Retrieved 20 December 2008. 
  9. ^ You Spoof Discovery (2007) (TV)
  10. ^ Collis, Clark (21 June 2007). "Shock And Awe: The stars of Survivorman, The Deadliest Catch, and Dirty Jobs share jaw-dropping tales from their brave work". Entertainment Weekly. Time, Inc.. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20043289_20043293_20043300_3,00.html. Retrieved 2007-07-26. 
  11. ^ "A much cleaner job for Mike Rowe, the voice of World News with Diane Sawyer" on MediaBistro
  12. ^ "American Dad!" Meter Made (2007)
  13. ^ Sesame Street episode on which Rowe appeared
  14. ^ "The commercial in which Rowe was featured". http://www.microsoft.com/auto/customervideos.mspx. 
  15. ^ Bernstein, Marty (2007-03-01). "Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe To Tout Ford Trucks as Spokesperson". The Auto Channel. http://www.theautochannel.com/news/2007/03/01/038719.html. Retrieved 2007-03-22. 
  16. ^ mikeroweWORKS.com

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