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Most Recent Role: on Dirty Jobs
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Birthday: 3-18-1962
Birth Name: Michael Rowe
Mike RoweMore Photos Rowe is constantly putting his hands into places that are often curious, sometimes dangerous and always dirty, thanks to his current job as host of Dirty Jobs on the Discovery Channel. From roadkill-removal specialists, to bat biologists, to professionals who determine the sex of chickens, Dirty Jobs offers an illuminating look at what lies beyond the world of 9 to 5. And no one, it seems, is...

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Dirty Jobs
Greenland Shark Quest
Tuesday 29 July 2008 on Discovery

In this special episode of Dirty Jobs Mike heads to the edge of the Arctic Circle, on the northeast side of Canada's Baffin Island in search of one of the most mysterious sharks known to man: the Greenland shark.

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Mike Rowe once hosted The Most on the History Channel. (edit)
Mike Rowe is a baritone. (edit)
Mike Rowe has starred in a number of Ford commercials. (edit)
Mike has some routines that he follows while arriving at his hotel room. First he checks to see if got everything he asked for. Then he takes the tv remote and the phone and wraps them in the bed blanket. And throws them into the corner of the room. (edit)
While filming Dirty Jobs Mike was gone for more than 300 days of the year. He spent these days in hotels on the road. (edit)

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Mike: The myth that pigs are actually a "clean" animal is a myth. (edit)
Mike: (Talking about a dream job in the future) A cool, comfortable, climate-controlled studio with hot coffee, far from sewers and toilets. (edit)
Discovery Channel: What's been more surprising: the success of the show or the difficulty of producing it?
Mike: Well, the biggest surprise was the fact that Discovery gave Dirty Jobs a chance in the first place. A show about manual labor, blood, sweat, and poo is a hard sell to a family network. (edit)
Discovery Channel: Along the way, you've been kicked by horses, stung by hornets, chased by alligators, attacked by monkeys, and exposed to a dozen different toxic substances. You've gotten stitches. Your contacts have been melted to your eyes by a blast furnace. You've been bitten by snakes, ostriches, penguins, catfish and several sharks.
Mike: You make it sound like fun. (edit)
Discovery Channel: In addition to 130 Dirty Jobs, you narrate "American Chopper" and "American Hot Rod." We've sent you to Alaska twice to host and narrate "Deadliest Catch." You also spent three weeks in North Africa hosting "Egypt Week Live." Additionally, you went to South Africa to host "Shark Week," which turned out to be the highest rated "Shark Week" in network history.
Mike: I do remember something about sharks. (edit)
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10.0
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"Handsome"
Well, if I weren't married I'd be stalking this man, he's as close to perfect as they come!
Continue » Posted Jul 15, 2008 6:17 pm PST
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"Charming"
Someone you would like to have a beer with.
Continue » Posted Apr 14, 2008 11:59 am PST
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"Charming"
Too Funny!
Continue » Posted Feb 23, 2008 6:47 am PST
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"Give him/her a show!"
He needs another show-
Continue » Posted Feb 19, 2008 4:56 pm PST
10.0
Perfect
"Original"
mike dose this go to u
Continue » Posted Oct 14, 2007 3:10 pm PST
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