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'Michael Rowe' (pronounced: ) (born March 18 1962)[1] is an American television personality. He is best known for his work on the Discovery Channel, for which he narrates a number of shows and stars in the reality show ''Dirty Jobs''. He is also known as "Mr. Discovery Channel" or "The Voice of the Discovery Channel", and has also done a number of commercials for the Ford Motor Company.
Rowe, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, has said in commercials for ''Dirty Jobs'' that the inspiration for doing the show was as a tribute to his father, who was a pig farmer for most of his life. It was during his service project for Eagle Scout at the Maryland School for the Blind that Rowe read aloud for the first time, which he cites as one of the reasons he became interested in narrating and writing.[2] He went to Overlea High School,[3] then attended Towson University in Baltimore County, Maryland. Rowe is currently unmarried and lives in San Francisco, California.[4]
Before joining Discovery, Rowe sang professionally with the Baltimore Opera (he is a bass-baritone), sold over $100 million of "simulated" diamonds on QVC, as well as such items as the Katsak Cat Toy, and appeared in several dozen commercials for Tylenol and Epic Pharmacy. He also hosted ''Worst Case Scenario'' 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''. Rowe also appeared on a season four episode of the Comedy Central television show, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.
From 2001 to 2005 Rowe hosted ''Evening Magazine'' on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. During this time, he hosted a news segment called "Somebody's Gotta Do It," profiling a number of unpleasant professions; this concept later grew into ''Dirty Jobs''. Rowe also hosted the long-running weekly Sunday morning real estate infomercial ''Your New Home'' on WJZ in Baltimore and WJLA in Washington, D.C. until January 2007.
Rowe's first work with Discovery included a trip to the Valley of the Golden Mummies to host ''Egypt Week Live!''. There, he opened and explored ancient tombs live on air with Dr. Zahi Hawass, an Egyptian archaeologist. In addition to ''Dirty Jobs'', Rowe's work for Discovery now includes narrating for ''American Chopper'', ''American Hot Rod'', and ''Deadliest Catch'', as well as other Discovery specials and series. Rowe hosted the Discovery Channel's annual "Shark Week" in 2006, along with hosting the special "You Spoof Discovery", which as the title suggests, poked fun at some of the popular series on the Discovery Channel's lineup. 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''...maybe the ''American Chopper'' boys..." to finish the job.
Rowe's other narration work includes ''Drydock: A Cruise Ship Reborn'', ''Southern Steel'', ''Powertool Drag Racing'', ''Scavengers Rock (Animal Planet)'', and other Discovery specials and series, such as ''You Spoof Discovery'', an amateur parody video special.
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. As Rowe relates the story, Discovery told him 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.'"[5] 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. However, Rowe has hosted the ''Deadliest Catch'' captains in another show about life on the Bering Sea, a 2007 miniseries entitled ''After the Catch''.
Rowe also narrated for the the first season of the show ''Ghost Hunters'', a show from the producers of ''American Chopper'', on the Sci-Fi Channel. Additionally, Rowe has done voice-over work for the reality television show The Ultimate Fighter[6].
Mike Rowe appeared on ''The Daily Show'' on February 6, 2007 to discuss ''Dirty Jobs''. Rowe also appeared on ''Larry King Live'' on July 6, 2007 along with a few of the guys with dirty jobs that have been portrayed on the show. On August 31, 2007 Rowe appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Rowe is also a frequent guest on The Opie & Anthony Show. He has also been interviewed on the popular DC/Richmond area radio show Elliot in the Morning.
Beginning in March 2007, Rowe was featured in several Ford F-Series truck commercials, presented in a style similar to ''Dirty Jobs''.[7]
Starting August 9, 2007, Rowe will be the voice of Court TV's new series ''.
1. Biography of Mike Rowe
2. Transcript of March 7, 2006, Online Chat with Mike Rowe
3. Down & Dirty Bonnie Y Stecker
4. You Ask, He Answers (Dirty Jobs FAQ)
5. Shock And Awe: The stars of the edutainment shows ''Survivorman'', ''The Deadliest Catch'', and ''Dirty Jobs'' share jaw-dropping tales from their brave work
6. Mike Rowe's Biography
7. ''Dirty Jobs''’ Mike Rowe To Tout Ford Trucks as Spokesperson
★
★ Mike Rowe Bio on Discovery.com
★ Dirty Jobs
'Michael Rowe' (pronounced: ) (born March 18 1962)[1] is an American television personality. He is best known for his work on the Discovery Channel, for which he narrates a number of shows and stars in the reality show ''Dirty Jobs''. He is also known as "Mr. Discovery Channel" or "The Voice of the Discovery Channel", and has also done a number of commercials for the Ford Motor Company.
| Contents |
| Personal |
| Professional |
| References |
| External links |
Personal
Rowe, originally from Baltimore, Maryland, has said in commercials for ''Dirty Jobs'' that the inspiration for doing the show was as a tribute to his father, who was a pig farmer for most of his life. It was during his service project for Eagle Scout at the Maryland School for the Blind that Rowe read aloud for the first time, which he cites as one of the reasons he became interested in narrating and writing.[2] He went to Overlea High School,[3] then attended Towson University in Baltimore County, Maryland. Rowe is currently unmarried and lives in San Francisco, California.[4]
Professional
Before joining Discovery, Rowe sang professionally with the Baltimore Opera (he is a bass-baritone), sold over $100 million of "simulated" diamonds on QVC, as well as such items as the Katsak Cat Toy, and appeared in several dozen commercials for Tylenol and Epic Pharmacy. He also hosted ''Worst Case Scenario'' 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''. Rowe also appeared on a season four episode of the Comedy Central television show, Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist.
From 2001 to 2005 Rowe hosted ''Evening Magazine'' on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. During this time, he hosted a news segment called "Somebody's Gotta Do It," profiling a number of unpleasant professions; this concept later grew into ''Dirty Jobs''. Rowe also hosted the long-running weekly Sunday morning real estate infomercial ''Your New Home'' on WJZ in Baltimore and WJLA in Washington, D.C. until January 2007.
Rowe's first work with Discovery included a trip to the Valley of the Golden Mummies to host ''Egypt Week Live!''. There, he opened and explored ancient tombs live on air with Dr. Zahi Hawass, an Egyptian archaeologist. In addition to ''Dirty Jobs'', Rowe's work for Discovery now includes narrating for ''American Chopper'', ''American Hot Rod'', and ''Deadliest Catch'', as well as other Discovery specials and series. Rowe hosted the Discovery Channel's annual "Shark Week" in 2006, along with hosting the special "You Spoof Discovery", which as the title suggests, poked fun at some of the popular series on the Discovery Channel's lineup. 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''...maybe the ''American Chopper'' boys..." to finish the job.
Rowe's other narration work includes ''Drydock: A Cruise Ship Reborn'', ''Southern Steel'', ''Powertool Drag Racing'', ''Scavengers Rock (Animal Planet)'', and other Discovery specials and series, such as ''You Spoof Discovery'', an amateur parody video special.
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. As Rowe relates the story, Discovery told him 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.'"[5] 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. However, Rowe has hosted the ''Deadliest Catch'' captains in another show about life on the Bering Sea, a 2007 miniseries entitled ''After the Catch''.
Rowe also narrated for the the first season of the show ''Ghost Hunters'', a show from the producers of ''American Chopper'', on the Sci-Fi Channel. Additionally, Rowe has done voice-over work for the reality television show The Ultimate Fighter[6].
Mike Rowe appeared on ''The Daily Show'' on February 6, 2007 to discuss ''Dirty Jobs''. Rowe also appeared on ''Larry King Live'' on July 6, 2007 along with a few of the guys with dirty jobs that have been portrayed on the show. On August 31, 2007 Rowe appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. Rowe is also a frequent guest on The Opie & Anthony Show. He has also been interviewed on the popular DC/Richmond area radio show Elliot in the Morning.
Beginning in March 2007, Rowe was featured in several Ford F-Series truck commercials, presented in a style similar to ''Dirty Jobs''.[7]
Starting August 9, 2007, Rowe will be the voice of Court TV's new series ''.
References
1. Biography of Mike Rowe
2. Transcript of March 7, 2006, Online Chat with Mike Rowe
3. Down & Dirty Bonnie Y Stecker
4. You Ask, He Answers (Dirty Jobs FAQ)
5. Shock And Awe: The stars of the edutainment shows ''Survivorman'', ''The Deadliest Catch'', and ''Dirty Jobs'' share jaw-dropping tales from their brave work
6. Mike Rowe's Biography
7. ''Dirty Jobs''’ Mike Rowe To Tout Ford Trucks as Spokesperson
External links
★
★ Mike Rowe Bio on Discovery.com
★ Dirty Jobs
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