What is Mike Rowe’s net worth?
The tv show host has amassed a net worth of $30 million.
| Net Worth: | $30 million |
|---|---|
| Date of birth: | March 18, 1962 (62 years old) |
| Gender: | Male |
| Height: | 183 |
| Profession: | TV Show Host |
| Nationality: | American |
Biography – A Short Wiki
Television personality best known for hosting the popular Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs. He also worked as a pitchman for the Ford Motor Company.
He studied communications at Towson University in his native Maryland.
He advertised such products as Caterpillar and Lee Premium Select Jeans.
Career
Television Career: After graduating from university in 1985, Mike Rowe starting hosting various TV shows. One of his earliest hosting jobs was for Your New Home, which aired on WJZ-TV and ran for 15 years. In the 1990s, he landed a gig as a host for a CD-ROM trivia game. He then booked a job as a host for a home-shopping channel called QVC – a role he didn’t take seriously at all. Later in the 90s, Mike Rowe hosted an instructional guide for a satellite TV service.
Personal Life
He started the show Dirty Jobs in honor of his father and grandfather.
He appeared as Tim Allen’s brother on the ABC sitcom Last Man Standing.
Quotes
“Dirty Jobs’ is a fun, simple little show with huge themes under it. For me, it’s penance, it’s redemption, it’s a sweaty mess.”
— Mike Rowe
“I’m looking forward to the future, and feeling grateful for the past.”
— Mike Rowe
“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.”
— Mike Rowe
“We need to tell better stories of men and women who master a trade. We have to stop telling kids to blindly follow their passion and show them the opportunities that exist. That was the big, overarching message of ‘Dirty Jobs.'”
— Mike Rowe
“People like to cherry-pick the parts of their career that they’re either in the midst of or that they’re the most proud of, but the truth is careers and lives are tapestries.”
— Mike Rowe
