American television host and narrator, actor and former opera singer, best known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs.Librarian’s note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.
Attended Towson State University in Maryland.
He appeared in several dozen Tylenol commercials.
Mike Rowe sang professionally with the Baltimore Opera.
Worked as a host selling over $100 million of "simulated" diamonds on QVC. (From 1990-1993.).
Credits Fred King, his choir teacher, for introducing him to S.P.E.B.S.Q.S.A. (now the Barbershop Harmony Society) which introduced Mike to selling karaoke machines on QVC.
CEO, "Mike Rowe Work Foundation".
(February 2011) Currently resides in San Francisco with his longtime girlfriend.
(February 2012) Does commercials for Ford Motor Company and Viva paper towels.
Happiness does not come from a job. It comes from knowing what you truly value, and behaving in a way that’s consistent with those beliefs.
Spend a few hours every week studying American history, human nature, and economic theory. Start with “Economics in One Lesson. ” Then try Keynes. Then Hayek. Then Marx. Then Hegel. Develop a worldview that you can articulate as well as defend. Test your theory with people who disagree with you. Debate. Argue. Adjust your philosophy as necessary.
