Fun Trivia : Rowe, Mike

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Rowe, Mike

What state is Mike originally from?

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Maryland. Michael Gregory Rowe is the oldest of three boys. He was born on March 18, 1962, in Baltimore, Maryland.



In what 2007 animated cartoon did he voice a role as a meter maid?

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American Dad. Mike voiced the character of a meter maid in the October 7, 2007 episode of "American Dad", titled, "Meter Made". "Meter Made" was the second episode of the third season and involved Stan being given the sentence to perform community service as a meter maid.



What magazine ranked Mike number four on their "Dudeliest Dudes" list in 2007?

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Maxim. The list went as follows, #10: Robert Rodriguez, #9: Vinnie Jones, #8: 50 Cent, #7: Master Chief, #6: Lemmy, #5: Bear Grylls, #4: Mike Rowe, #3: Chuch Norris, #2: Jimmy Kimmel and #1: Randy Couture.



What big event, for Mike, took place in 2006?

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He taped his 100th episode of "Dirty Jobs". During the 100th episode, Mike spent the day with the Unites States Army's 187th Ordnance Battalion at Fort Jackson. The show also consisted of bloopers as well as a segment where you "got to know" the crew. At the end of the episode, Mike and one of his assistants, Dave Barsky, performed a duet about all of the 100 dirty jobs.



In 2006, Mike hosted "Egypt Week Live!" for the Discovery Channel and explored what part of Egypt?

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Valley of the Golden Mummies. The Valley of the Golden Mummies was a huge burial site at Bahariya Oasis in the Western Desert of Egypt. It was discovered by Dr. Zahi Hawass in 1996. In 1999, he took a team of archaeologists, architects, restorators, conservators and engineers and started the largest expedition ever done in Egypt. In four tombs alone, 105 mummies were discovered in good condition and estimated to be at least 2,000 years old. He expected to find at least 10,000 mummies in this cemetary.



What high school did Mike graduate from?

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Overlea Sr. High. In an interview he was asked where he was from. He stated that he was born in Baltimore, Maryland but grew up in Overlea. He then said he "went to Overlea Sr. High, Class of '80".



What was the name of the first episode of the first season of "After the Catch" which originally aired in the U.S. in May 2007?

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Overboard. Originally aired in the U.S. on May 29, 2007, "Overboard" dealt with the captains talking about ships that have sunk and men that have fallen overboard.



What program was Mike involved in that gave "Dirty Jobs" its birth?

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Somebody's Gotta Do It. Mike Rowe once appeared in a program called, "Somebody's Gotta Do It". After receiving letters of various sorts from viewers about a segment he did on cow artificial insemination, he sent the tape to the Discovery Channel, which led to "Dirty Jobs".