Michael Gregory Rowe (born March 18, 1962) is an American television host and narrator. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs and the series Somebody's Gotta Do It originally developed for CNN. He hosted a series produced for Facebook called Returning the Favor in which he found people doing good deeds and did something for them in return. He also hosts a podcast titled The Way I Heard It with Mike Rowe.
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 also appeared in commercials for firms such as the Ford Motor Company.
In June 2020, Discovery Channel announced Dirty Jobs: Rowe'd Trip, a four-episode miniseries, to be aired in mid-July 2020, billed as "part reunion, part road-trip, part look-back-special".
Known For
Borrowed Future
Self
2021
Lost in the Fog
Self
Something to Stand for with Mike Rowe
Self
2024
Blind Logic: The Ralph R. Teetor Story
Narrator (voice)
The Story Behind the Story With Mike Rowe
(18 episodes)
2022
Tuttle Twins
Mike Rowe (voice) · (1 episode)
2021
How America Works
Narrator · (10 episodes)
2021
Six Degrees with Mike Rowe
Host · (6 episodes)
2021
The Liberator
Narrator · (4 episodes)
2020
Dirty Jobs: Rowe'd Trip
Host · (4 episodes)
2020
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(1 episode)
2019
Timelapse of the Future: A Journey to the End of Time
Self - Narrator (archive sound)
2019
Farmers For America
Narrator
2017
Returning The Favor
(41 episodes)
2017
The Miracle In Manhattan, Part 1: "The Foundation"
Narrator
2017
Somebody's Gotta Do It
Himself - Host · (32 episodes)
2014
Bering Sea Gold: Under the Ice
Self - Narrator (voice) · (18 episodes)
2012
Last Man Standing
Jim · (1 episode)
2011
American Chopper: Senior vs Junior
(63 episodes)
2010
How the Universe Works
Narrator · (30 episodes)
2010
After the Catch
Self · (30 episodes)
2007
American Dad!
Meter Maid (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
The Tony Danza Show
Self · (1 episode)
2004
Too Gross For Discovery
2003
Agent Number 9
Self
How the Universe Works
Himself - Narrator · (8 episodes)
2010
Dirty Jobs
Himself - Host · (162 episodes)
2005
The Ultimate Fighter
Self - Narrator · (1 episode)
2005
Worst-Case Scenario
Himself - Host · (22 episodes)
2002
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (1 episode)
1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
(2 episodes)
1992