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.
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.
Question from viewer: Have you ever had a really bad sickness from one of the dirty jobs that you've done in the past? Mike Rowe:No, thankfully. There is, however, a fairly long litany of infirmaries and minor injuries. I won't bore you with a list — it's long. Lately, though, the shooting schedule has made it impossible for me to conceal the slings and arrows of outrageous television. In the coming season, the wear and tear will be more noticeable and you may notice the fruits of my dirty labors in the very visible shape of eye infections, pronounced limps and most recently, a missing tooth. Do I have a great job or what?
Question from viewer:"When you were down in the sewer pits you had your mask off. Isn't it dangerous to inhale the bacteria and fumes in those sewers?" Mike Rowe:"I spaced. To be honest, the situation was so horrific down there, and the heat was so suffocating, the thought of putting something over my face didn't occur to me. If I had it to do over again, I'd don the mask. Actually, I wouldn't do it over again."
Mike: It's surprising how many people come home from relatively "clean" jobs at the end of the day feeling bitter and miserable. Whereas the people I meet, by and large, seem really content with their lives, and happy with their dirty jobs.
Mike Rowe has starred in a number of Ford commercials.
While filming Dirty Jobs Mike was gone for more than 300 days of the year. He spent these days in hotels on the road.
Mike inspired the atricle "Dirty Jobs With Mike Rowe - Is Mike Rowe at Risk for Lung Disease?" by Stacey Llyod in a free newsletter on Lung Disease on line.
Mike also currently hosts a show called "Your new home."
Mike says that the dirtiest job he's ever done is wading through the 3 feet of bat droppings to check on the bats.
In the original planning Deadliest Catch, was that Mike was to be the host of the show, not just the narrator, but because of Dirty Jobs becoming a full series, Mike wasn't able to host the show.
Mike hosted the 2006 edition of Discovery's annual Shark Week.
Mike has narrated "Drydock: A Cruise Ship Reborn."
Mike Rowe was the narrator for the Discovery Channel show "American Chopper" in 2003.
Mike Rowe is 6 feet tall.
Mike Rowe also hosted On-Air TV for American Airlines.
Mike has sold over $100 million of diamonds with QVC
Mike Rowe's first appearance on the discovery channel was during "Egypt week live" where he traveled to the Valley of the Golden Mummies and explored the ancient tombs located there.
Mike loves to write.
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