# Is Mike Rowe the new James Earl Jones/Morgan Friedman? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 17, 2009, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mike-rowe-the-new-james-earl-jones-morgan-friedman/521602 "2009-12-17T05:11:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mike-rowe-the-new-james-earl-jones-morgan-friedman/521602/21 "2009-12-17T21:47:27Z")
Didn’t I read somewhere that Mike Rowe started out as an opera singer? ---
**Author:** ![thirdname](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/d07c76/32.png) [@thirdname](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thirdname)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mike-rowe-the-new-james-earl-jones-morgan-friedman/521602/22 "2009-12-17T21:59:11Z")
> [@Shoeless](#): > > Didn’t I read somewhere that Mike Rowe started out as an opera singer? Yeah, he did. Dude can sing: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUJWpIj\_4ps&feature=related](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUJWpIj_4ps&feature=related) There are a bunch of videos of him on QVC on Youtube, making fun of the products he was selling. I’d **really** like to know who made those VHS tapes of QVC and kept them in the basement for 15 years until he became famous. Who the hell tapes a shopping channel? Did they obsessively tape everything on QVC, or did they have a crush on Mike, or think he was entertaining? ---
**Author:** ![Zsofia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/7bcc69/32.png) [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2009, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mike-rowe-the-new-james-earl-jones-morgan-friedman/521602/23 "2009-12-17T22:34:34Z")
Cat Sack, man. My favorite. He’s also working on programs to encourage people to join the skilled trades. ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 7:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mike-rowe-the-new-james-earl-jones-morgan-friedman/521602/24 "2009-12-18T07:09:12Z")
He was very entertaining on [Sesame Street](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2l0rhvTFCQ). ---
**Author:** ![Telperion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telperion/32/509_2.png) [@Telperion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telperion)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mike-rowe-the-new-james-earl-jones-morgan-friedman/521602/25 "2009-12-18T21:04:10Z")
> [@mlees](#): > > I think he also narrates on the UFC reality show. > > “Next week, on The Ultimate Fighterrrrr!” The first few seasons of American Chopper too, as I recall. “Tonight on Amerrrican Chopperrr…” Worked much better than the woman they have doing it now, especially since you hardly see any women in the entire show except for grandma Teutul. ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [December 18, 2009, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mike-rowe-the-new-james-earl-jones-morgan-friedman/521602/26 "2009-12-18T22:57:17Z")
> [@LilyoftheField](#): > > I. Love. Mike Rowe. > He’s my hero. He’s cute and he’s funny and I really, really want to get dirty with him… > > I’m sorry…what was the question? I’m a straight male, but I understand that a significant portion of \*Dirty Jobs \*viewers are women and gay men who feel the same as you. And I’ve noticed that Mike seems to find a reason to take his shirt off more often in recent shows. It’s not blatant, but I have to wonder if there isn’t a little bit of pandering going on. :dubious: (Not that there’s anything wrong with that) ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2009, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mike-rowe-the-new-james-earl-jones-morgan-friedman/521602/27 "2009-12-19T22:42:36Z")
Until I saw him do the Ford commercials noticed how STUPID a man over 40 looks in a baseball cap. I guess I’ll have to stop wearing mine 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-mike-rowe-the-new-james-earl-jones-morgan-friedman/521602.md?page=1)