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Mike Gregory Rowe was born on March 18, 1962 in Baltimore, Maryland
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January 2, 1979 in Troop 16 in Baltimore. 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.
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Joined the Baltimore Opera only for awhile.
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In the early 1990s Rowe hosted a time slot for QVC selling various items
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In 1998, Rowe was the television spokesperson for Epic Pharmacy, a Baltimore-area association of independent pharmacies
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From 2001 to 2005 Rowe hosted Evening Magazine on KPIX-TV in San Francisco. 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.
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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. Rowe has hosted the Discovery Channel's annual "Shark Week" in 2006 and 2008
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On October 7, 2007 Rowe appeared on Fox's American Dad! as the voice of a meter maid
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Rowe appeared on an episode of Sesame Street in a segment called "Dirtiest Jobs With Mike Rowe", which aired on October 13, 2008
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In 1999, Rowe was the radio spokesperson for Al Edwards Oatmeal
