How many
of us get the opportunity to clean up toxic bird
poop, dive for golf balls in alligator-infested
waters or assist in the artificial insemination of a
horse?
Of
course, how many of us would want to?
To
Mike Rowe, host of the Discovery Channel series
Dirty Jobs, those jobs (and more) are all part
of an honest day's work. By serving as an apprentice
to everyday men and women who perform the jobs no
one else wants, Mike has found a hands-on way to pay
tribute to a nation of unsung heroes, and get more
than a few laughs along the way.
Rowe
is constantly putting his hands into places that are
often curious, sometimes dangerous and always dirty.
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 better suited to the
role of good-natured guinea pig than Mike Rowe.
This
isn't the first Discovery Channel assignment for
Mike. Before Dirty Jobs, Discovery sent Mike
to the Valley of the Golden Mummies to host Egypt
Week Live! There, he opened and explored ancient
tombs live on air with Dr. Zahi Hawass, Egypt's
foremost archeologist. From Egypt, Mike traveled to
the Bering Sea for the filming of Deadliest Catch,
the network's series on Alaskan crab fishing, a
profession widely considered to be the most
dangerous in the world. Now, Mike has been given his
own series and free rein to explore the dirty side
of earning an honest living.
In
cleaner days, Mike Rowe sang professionally with the
Baltimore Opera, sold over $100 million of
"simulated" diamonds on QVC and appeared in several
dozen Tylenol commercials. He also hosted Worst
Case Scenario for TBS, On-Air TV for
American Airlines, The Most for The History
Channel, No Relation for Fox and New York
Expeditions for PBS.
In
San Francisco, Mike is best known for his work on
CBS as the host of Evening Magazine, a
position he held from 2002 to 2005. Along the way,
he has narrated over 1,000 hours of television and
has performed dozens of theatrical productions.
If he
survives dishing the dirt and scooping the slop on
Dirty Jobs, he plans to take a long shower
and return to the stage.
Mike,
speaking for you organization
Mike is now
speaking, and he will "highly customize" for your
industry If your industry might qualify as a "dirty
job" he might be a fun and new fit! [It's even a
possibility that he might be able to do an
episode of his show around that industry (if it
hasn't been done before)].
*Biography taken from DiscoveryChannel.com
