Mike Rowe

Michael Gregory Rowe (born March 18, 1962) is an American actor primarily known as a television host and narrator. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs and the CNN series Somebody's Gotta Do It. His podcast, The Way I Heard It, is an updated take on Paul Harvey's The Rest of the Story. Rowe hosts a series produced for Facebook called Returning the Favor, Rowe finds people doing good deeds and does something for them in return. Rowe has narrated programs on the Discovery Channel, The Science Channel and National Geographic Channel such as Deadliest Catch, How the Universe Works, and Shark Week. He has appeared on commercials for firms such as the Ford Motor Company. He has served as a social activist on the causes of economic growth and job expansion as well. Past efforts include being an opera singer and a salesman. 2Television career 3As host Rowe has hosted On-Air TV for American Airlines, No Relation for FX, and New York Expeditions for PBS. Starting in the mid-1980s, Rowe hosted Your New Home for WJZ-TV in Baltimore for 15 years. In the early 1990s, Rowe hosted the CD-ROM music trivia game Radio Active (as "Bobby Arpeggio") for defunct Sanctuary Wood