Hey – we just thought some of you might want to wish the Boss a Happy Birthday. He’s on a shoot today but is sure to log in soon and read your comments and well wishes.
Just don’t remind him that he’s a day older, OK?
We thought we’d share a note from Mike’s mom, Peggy, as, well… kinda perfect for the day really. Without further ado -
We’re Keeping Him
When fans of Dirty Jobs learn that we’re Mike Rowe’s parents, they usually stare for a few seconds, then want to know which one of us Mike takes after.
This question always makes me laugh.
In the second season of Dirty Jobs, Mike jumped into a school of thrashing sharks in the Caribbean — I won’t get into a swimming pool if kids are splashing. In Michigan, Mike climbed eight hundred feet above the water to change a light bulb at the top of a bridge — I need a Dramamine to walk out onto our second floor balcony.
It’s hard to believe Mike has my genes. I’ve even entertained the possibility of some baby mix-up in the hospital nursery all those years ago.
“Mike must take after his father, then,” the people say.
This is funnier, still. Mike’s resume boasts of over 250 jobs since college; John taught in the same classroom for thirty years. Mike, who is famous for his spontaneous, impetuous nature, grew up with a father who is a slave to excruciating detail.
On our road trips, a notebook and a calculator are as essential as air in the tires and gasoline in the fuel tank. Entries are my responsibility. Thanks to John, I write non-stop— departure and arrival times, distance between towns, time and duration at rest stops, and miles-per-gallon calculations at fuel stops. On our visit to San Francisco, Mike took us sightseeing. When he pulled into a gas station, John asked, “Do they have the best price? Where does this gas come from? Does it contain ethanol? Is this where you usually get gas, son?”
Mike shrugged and pointed to the dashboard. “Dad, see that little red needle? When it points to the E, I stop for gas.”
John marveled at our son’s offhanded attitude. I marveled at the simplicity of it all–pulling into the station, filling the tank, and taking the highway. No entries in a notebook, no calculators, and no exclamations over good or bad mileage.
On a recent visit home, Mike commented on the poor quality of the TV in our breakfast room.
“The picture’s shrinking,” he informed me.
“We know,” I said. “Your father has been doing his research.”
After lunch, Mike disappeared and returned an hour later carrying a large, awkward box.
“What do you mean, you just bought it?” John asked, scratching his head. “Nobody just buys a television! Did you do comparison shopping? How do you know this is a good product? Did you check Consumer Guide? Where are your notes? Did you have a coupon?”
Mike smiled and put his arm around his father’s shoulder. “It’s a top brand, Dad. You’ll love it. I’m not taking it back.”
To this day, my husband shakes his head when he looks at that TV, a monument to the baffling, impetuous nature of his oldest son.
From time to time, John still ponders the mix-up-in-the-nursery theory, but I can’t really buy that. Having a 9½ pound baby with a (shall we say) ‘prominent head’ is among my more vivid memories.
Whatever! We’ve decided to keep him.
– Peggy Rowe
416 Comments
Happy Birthday, Mike!
Hope you have an enjoyable birthday!
Happy Birthday! Have a wonderful day!
Happy birthday Mike!! <3
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope you have a great day and do something fun (not just work)!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE! Hope the shoot went well and stuff! Can’t wait to see the new eps!
Hope you have a very Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Mike… Love watching your show… Just remember your only as old as you feel.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY Mike!!!!!!<3
Happy 48th Birthday, Mike!
Happy Birthday, Cutie!
Happy birthday Mike! ‘Hartelijk Gefeliciteerd’ in Dutch.
Love you and your show,
Lolke Bouma from The Netherlands
Happy birthday, Mike! Keep up the great work!
My nephews want to wish you a wonderful Birthday. From Ian and Reed.
Happy birthday!
happy birthday Mike! I hope you have a good one (:
Love everything you do, and everything you stand for!! Can’t wait to see what you have in store for us. Have a dirty birthday!
Hey Big Daddy.
Had to stop in and wish you a Happy Birthday.
No one like ya. REALLY.
Haha.
Chris
WOW! It’s true! All great people are born in March.
(including me, of course.)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Try not to get too dirty.
~Vicki
Happy Birthday, Mike! I love your work, and the cause you have taken up. All the best!
Mike,
Wishing you a very happy and special birthday! I hope this next year will bring you more joy and happiness, and may your glass never be empty. Enjoy your day and then many more that will follow!
Happy Birthday,
Amanda
Happy Birthday Mike! Thanks for all the great shows and being REAL nice to look at!!
A very happy birthday to you!! Stay clean
Happy Birthday Mike!!!! Love and truly enjoy your show, Dirty Jobs!!!
A Fan!
Tina Whichard
Go Fords!!!!
Happy Birthday Mike! Grab a brew and kick back after whatever crazy job you been working today. Look fwd to many more Dirty Jobs episodes. Stay safe and have fun.
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope it’s a dirty one!
Happy birthday, Mike – you do it all harder than any guy half your age.
Hey Mike, wishing you a great birthday. Love the show and never get tired of all the dirt!! You’re the best. Be safe & stay dirty.
Happy Birthday Mike! May the upcoming year be the very best one yet. Lots of Well Wishes, Shelly
Happy Birthday Mike – amazing how quickly they roll around again, when you get to be “our” age! What an incredible year this has been for you. Unbelievable accomplishments. Thank you for all you do, and keep it up for many, many more years.
Happy birthday Mike! *hugs* Enjoy every minute of it today!
Happy Birthday Mike! My entire family LOVES watching your show!!
Happy 29th birthday again, you dirty, dirty man.
Happy Birthday! You’re the best!
Happy birthday handsome!
Happy Birthday Mike. We hope you have a great one. We watch Dirty Jobs a lot. Also we think you’re great at narrating Ghost Hunters, etc.. Do you own a Ford? If not maybe they will give you one for your birthday. Keep Up The Good Work, The Nelson Family – Michelle, Rick, Danny and Ben : )
Happy 48!
Now get back to work!
P.S. Narrate some more documentaries too!
Happy Birthday Mike. Hopefully yours won’t end as my birthday did yesterday – with my 5 and 8 year old daughters stealing my desert while celebrating with a dinner out…. heartache.
Enjoy your day!
Hey Mike Happy Birthday love your show but most of your jobs stink no offence intended just stating the obvious glad we don’t have smellovision
Hey Mike. Happy Birthday!! Hope you have a good one.
Stay Dirty!
~Jess
Happy Birthday Mr. Rowe! Now if you could just wish me happy birthday tomorrow…
Happy Birthday Michael, coming to you from your fans at CCC’s Ostermeier Theatre where we recycle everything from one production to the next. I need to thank you for making it easier to tolerate scooping the smelly biological community off the top and reusing the paint below, so now if the new students complain, I can tell them “It could be worse.”
HaHa! Next time you’re in town [PDX]Drinks and a Play, on me!
Have an awesome day, try to stay out of the poop,
Love, Kat
Should have spell checked Jobs not dobs & no offence not to again happy B day Mike
Happy Birthday Mike!
Wishing you a great year! Hope this year brings you furthure in your worthy cause and furthure in your career! Also wishing you lots of luck & laughs and joy in all aspects of your life!
Happy Happy Birthday to you!
>Tawny Nicole<
Hello Darlin, I just want to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and many many more. My family loves watching your show. May God bless you and keep you safe on your many DIRTY JOBS. Keep on a keeping. <3,Shawna
Happy birthday Mike! You are the best host in all of television.
Happy Birthday, Mike!
Of all the people on TV I’d love to have a beer with, you’re at the top of the list, mate.
Happy Birthday Mike! No matter how old you are, I’ll always think you are the sexiest, dirty man I know! Well, ok, I don’t know you… I guess I should say the sexiest dirty man I’d like to know!
I’ll be turning 30 this summer & I’m not too happy about it… you men can stay sexy all your life, us not so much. I need to find a dirty job for you in Northeast Nebraska so I can meet you. That would be the best 30th b-day present ever!
Happy Birthday Mike!
SOOOO HAPPY THAT YOU WERE BORN!!!! YOU HAVE BRIGHTENED MANY LIVES AND CONTINUE TO DO SO!!!!! HAVE A GOOD ONE! LAURIE, EVANSVILLE, INDIANA
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE! Love watching your show. I think you’re a class act and a true example of what a rugged hard-working American really is. Thanks for representing the working class well and for making all of those dirty jobs seem fun. God bless you and your entire family and staff. May you live on for MANY more years. All together now: “FOR HE’S A JOLLY GOOD FELLOW…..”
Another day older and deeper in S**T ……..
Happy Birthday
Happy Birthday Mike!
I hope your birthday brings the opportunity for celebrating with friends and family. Hope you get some time to just relax with a nice glass of wine and good book too!
Looking forward to a new season of DJ.
TV is just wrong without it.
Clemance
Happy Birthday mike you dont look a day over 29
Happy Birthday Mike. Don’t think of it as a year older, think of it as scouting ahead for the rest of us. Keep up the Great work
Have a WONDERFUL day, Mike. Give yourself as much enjoyment as you give to all of us!
The mom of 3 super-scouts!!
Happy birthday, big guy! You don’t look a day over 52.
(PS. I thought those wry shorts you did for HP were hilarious – especially the “doctor visit” one.)
Keep workin’!
Yes, you are another year older Mike but to ME, you’re another year SEXIER!!!! L♥VE YOU! ~K~
Happy Birthday! Hope you have a fantastic day and get everything you want!
Mike, Happy Birthday! (Mine’s the 14th). BTW, if you want a “real” dirty job, come help me with my house!
Happy birthday, Mike. From your friends in Overlea. Yes, your old high school.
Happy Birthday Mike! Have a fantastic day! ♥
Hey Mike, Happy Birthday!
Also just wanted to say that I stumbled on to your TED Talk the other evening here: (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRVdiHu1VCc)
I have to say, awesome. The talk in itself was moving, informative and was something that I felt needed to be shared with others. Plus, I have come to the conclusion that you are like the long lost Uncle with the amazing stories. I would love to just have you over sometime for dinner to sit around with our group and have you talk about your adventures.
Anyways, Happy Birthday man! You are doing a great job!
Obie
Happy Birthday Mike have fun and kick back with the crew and enjoy the beer
Happy Birthday Mike! I hope you are able to enjoy your day. Thanks for all your hard work!
Mike, Have a fantastic birthday -and lots of fun presents!! my week’s not complete without watching you!
Happy Birthday Mikey.
Happy Birthday. Hope you don’t get too dirty.
Happy Birthday Mike “The Boss” Rowe!
Happy Birthday, Mike Rowe! I hope you have an awesome day! I’ll have Guinness or two in honor of your special day. Cheers!
Happy Birthday Mike and thanks for keeping it real! It is nice to know somebody understands farmers and other working folks.
Happy birthday Mike! You’ve come a long way from riding rocking horses on QVC! Great job and best wishes for the year to come!
Happy Birthday and hope you have a good one!
I remember the night you walked around the rotating QVC stage and out into the darkness…and you pop up in the strangest places still. Happy Birthday to you…and also to my sister. You’re not often clean, Mike…but always cool! Sylvia
Happy birthday, Mike! Couldn’t have happened to a dirtier man!
Mike!!! Happy Birthday! I hope and pray that everything with work is going well and that all your projects are coming together smoothly… And I hope that your birthday is a fantastic one. Take care!
Us March babies have to stick together!
Just wanted to wish you the very best Birthday!!
Hi Mike, happy birthday – hope you have a great time for your special day. It’s great to turn 21 again, isn’t it?
Rita & Zoe
I hope you’re having a great birthday, Mike! You’re what, 29 now? Lookin’ good!!!
Happy Birthday Mike!!!
here’s to a good year of gettin’ your hands down and dirty
happy Birthday Mike ! Get a job !
Happy Birthday young fellow!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY
Hey Mike,
Happy Birthday big guy! Keep up all of the fantastic work you do. Seems like I can’t even turn on the tv anymore without seeing you or hearing your voice, no matter what station I’m watching. Good job!
Warren
Happy HAPPY Mr Rowe!
Happy Birthday Big Guy!
Happy Birthday!
Cheers, Mar
Happy Birthday Mike! Thanks for all the great TV!
Happy birthday to you
you work in all poo
your dry cleaner hates you
but none of us do!
Annnnnnnnd many moorrrrrrrrrrrrre!
Love you, Mike! Happy, happy birthday to you!
Happy Birthday Mike! I hope its a really DIRTY ONE!
Happy 65th, Mike!
(Oops, I hope my age mention slip isn’t published!)
. . . Happy birthday to you.
And many more
On Channel 4 . . .
Jerry in SC
All of us here at mikeroweWORKS wish the Bossman a very Happy Birthday!!
– the mrW Team
Have a dirty dirty birthday!
Hope you’re having a great birthday!
Happy birthday Mike!! I hope you all the happiness and Im sorry to hear you cant stay home and relax today. Happy birthday I hope its the best ♥
Happy Birthday Mike! (An Aries like my fella. I should have known….)
Hi Mike! My husband and I want to wish you a wonderful birthday today!! We are originally from Carroll County Maryland and now reside in Iowa and own a dairy farm. Would love to have you come to our dairy and spend the day with our girls! We love your show!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE! We love watching you! =]
happy birthday Mike and many more dirty days ahead
Happy Birthday Mike!!!! I love your show!!!
Mike, Have a very Happy Birthday and keep up the great work. We really enjoy and appreciate all your hard work.
Doubtless it is like any other day to you, i.e, awe-inspiring. Have been communicating with TW (T, are you reading this?) about having you philosophize with us about MRW and spread the gospel and the unfolding of your True Self. Now is the time, your time. And yes, we look to your work and MRW to understand Confucius’ conception of zhong or loyalty and commitment to work. You rule and you know it and we celebrate your existence and are thrilled to be living at the same time as you and watch the evolution of your Self. Thank you from a band of philosophers living in mid-Michigan. We leave you with some ancient wisdom from Lao Tzu:
The Master, by residing in the Tao,
sets an example for all beings.
Because he doesn’t display himself,
people can see his light.
Because he has nothing to prove,
people can trust his words.
Because he doesn’t know who he is,
people recognize themselves in him.
Because he has no goal in mind,
everything he does succeeds.
We are all your students, Master Mike.
My daughter wants me to tell you that she is wishing you a happy birthday by purchasing the Dirty Jobs book at her school’s book fair today.
On behalf of our entire family, have a great birthday Mike!
Happy birthday, Mike! I hope you had a GREAT day filled with laughs…
hey mike happy birthday love the show man u really live the life i would love to have a different job everyday like you. keeps the mind and body fresh.. well have a good birthday man.
Happy birthday, Mike! Hope it’s a great day!
Have a very Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Mike, you getrdone hunk of a man.
If you are ever in Vancouver,WA. I would love to meet you!
Enjoy your special day, I hope you are workin on a real dirty one!
Happy Happy Birthday Mike!!!! Have a fabulous fun day!!!!
Happy Birthday Mike! Maybe as a present to yourself you can get a fiancée too!
Michael- Happy Birthday from your fans in the East Bay.
Happy Birthday, Mike! With love from Ukraine!
Happy Birthday Mike – when you’re ready for a dirty job on a cruise ship give me a call.
Happy Birthday, Mike! Thanks for keeping up the outstanding (and dirty) work on Dirty Jobs.
You and the rest of the crew keep the show on my must watch/must DVR list and have since the first episode, and I even have a six-degrees tie to the show.
I work for a company that provided some items for the 150th job celebration at the SF junkyard. I was watching the episode and spotted some items in the background that I thought looked familiar, and was amused and pleased to see a thank you in the credit line (and surprised that I’d spotted our gear that readily).
Anyway, thanks for what you do, and I hope your birthday’s a great one. We’ll be out here, watching every week.
Happy Birthday Mike. Keep on doin your shows with less shirts and more humor, you are just too funny. See you soon.
Happy b-day man! Hope you have a great day!!!
Have a Wonderful Birthday, don’t do anything too dirty. Well, okay – go ahead, it IS your birthday after all! BWAHAHAHA
Happy 35th Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Mike!
Happy Birthday, Mike!! You rock, dude!
Have an awesome day, Mike. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, Dirty Guy…
Hope you have a wonderful day!
Happy birthday, Mike! By the way, I had the not-so-dirty job of updating your name in the Dallas Public Library catalog recently. All 49 times it appears. You’re welcome.
Happiest of birthdays, Mike, and much love from Finland!
Happy Birthday! Since you’re working, we hope you get to enjoy at least part of it! Cheers …
So Mike I’m quessing 45? No? What about 48? Hey why don’t you dump the show and come back to sf and do something with Malou? (sorry man). Have a great b- day.
A day older? It is wretched how it leaps a year in one day. Hope you have had a just-right dirty day. I’ll raise a beer to your good health and to many more water-logged, battery pack filled, Barskyfied days.
Happy Birthday Mike! Keep on keepin’ on!
Mike…Just wanted to say Happy Birthday to one of the dirtiest and hardest working men around. I hope you take some time to celebrate today!! Go get some mud on some Ford tires or something. Happy Birthday!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE !!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!! We love the show and your commercials, as well as the good works you do. Thank you for the entertainment. Hope you have a great birthday!!!
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope that you had a clean birthday filled with good food, cold beer and a comfy place to relax. Best wishes!
Happy birthday Mike!!! Much love <3
Clean up and have a great birthday Mike!
Happy Birthday Mike, Keep up the great work you do.
Happy dirty B-day, Mike!
Happy Birthday, Mike!!! <3
Wishing you all the best on your birthday. Take today as an excuse to start a book that’s been on the shelf too long. Consider it a birthday present from the author to you. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday man with the soothing voice!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!! Hope it’s a stupendous one! Thank you for bringing voice and awareness to all the “behind the scenes” workers (unsung hero’s) in America!
Keep up the good work, we can’t wait to see more of you guys! But, hope you aren’t working too hard on your B-day.
PS. The ONLY way Ford could ever get me to buy one of their vehicles is if you sold it to me personally…test drive and all. They definitely made a good move hiring you as a spokesman. =o)
Cheers!!
Happy Birthday, Mike, and here’s to many more!
Happy Birthday, Mike! Hope it’s a great one! Stay dirty, haha.
Happy Birthday Gorgeous.
Hope you have dirty Birthday!!!
Happy birthday Mike. Love your show! Stay dirty!
Hope you have a great birthday, Mike. I thought maybe you’d be lucky enough to be at home relaxing, celebrating with family and friends…guess not. But I hope you have a fun, happy and dirty day!
Happy Birthday from the Netherlands, i watch your show every morning before going to (my not so dirty) work.
Just remember – birthdays are good for you; the more you have, the longer you live. Hope “YOUR” day is special.
Happy Birthday, Mike.
May your bottle of Cabernet never grow empty on this special day.
Enjoy and take care.
Happy Birthday!!! I always see you on Dirty Jobs!!! Greetings form Italy!!!
Hope you have a very happy birthday! Take care.
Happy bday, Mike! Hope it’s a great one
Happiest birthday wishes & many more!!
Hey Mike – ‘old’ man – best birthday wishes and hugs from Germany. We’re only 4 months apart agewise – so I’ll catch up with you this July Cheers!
Sat here for 5 minutes trying to think of a witty way to say Happy Birthday, but I’m having a brain fart, so here’s a good old fashioned Happy Birthday!
Hope you had a fun shoot today, with no crap thrown your way.
happy b-day
A BIG “HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKE”!!!!!!!
Your show is GREAT, and you are absolutely hilarious!!!!
I also like your ‘FORD’ commercials……you’re a crack-up, one-of-a-kind!!!!
And, you are extremely CUTE…..are you married??
Happy birthday Mike! Hope it’s a dirty one!
Happy Birthday Mike!!!! Sweet heart I’m wishing you all the best. I hope you have a wonderful day, enjoy your day. xoxo
Happy birthday, Mike….
Tonette
twitter name..tgdaniel60
Mike, I hope you have a very happy birthday and enjoyed the day to the fullest!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Mike,
(and a Happy Birthday to Josh Harris too)
Happy birthday, Mike!
Well Happy Birthday from one Pisces to another! Hope you have a great, but not too dirty day!
Happy Birthday, Mike Rowe!!
Happy Birthday Mike! Older, wiser, dirtier and making a difference ~ doesn’t get much better than that!
Happy Birthday, Mike!! Many blessings and many, many happy returns. You're the dirtiest boy I know~ :~)
People born in March are the best! You, me, Albert Einstein… Happy Birthday!!
I hope your birthday brings you joy and happiness.
Hugs,
Julie
Happy Birthday – you dirty, dirty boy! I hope to meet you the next time you’re in Chicago!
Happy Birthday Mike from one of your original DJAC’s Sleepless-in. You are still in my dreams even though I have found my real life Mike Rowe, thanks to you. You have become every bit the success that I predicted and I still believe your best is yet to come, if you can manage to stay alive with all your faculties. I’ll be looking for you on the best sellers list. Until then, I wish you love! XOXS
Wishing you nothing but the best always. Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Mike !!
-Monica The DirtyGirl…I just ♥ U!!
Have fun On your Bday and Dont get to looping tonight.
Have a good day!
HEY MIKE!!! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! Hope you have a fabulous day. So you’re another year older, big deal, who cares. You look marvelous, wonderful, fabulous……okay enough of that crap. Have a great day.
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope it’s a great one. ^_^
Happy birthday, you’re incredible and I love your show.
Happy birthday Mike, today you’re 48
you certainly have accomplished many great things that you should celebrate
One minute you are in a harbor boat shrink-wrapped in flames
then off to Alaska to play some reindeer games
You have feather plucked, walnut picked and even caught a skunk
God only knows what you have to do to wash off all the gunk
Heights don’t seem to faze you, as you wash windows in the sky
you even handle criticism well working with that bone black guy
Animals always gravitate toward you, even when they have a hole in their side
and after sticking a thermometer in their bad place, a camel will still give you a ride
You’ve had some jobs that were really fun, like making dirty shirts
and others, like harvesting clams, were unpredictable, ’cause all ya’ got were sea squirts
It must be hard for a guy like you to try and keep it clean
especially ’cause you hang out with characters like the bilge queen
You’ve made maple syrup, grunted worms and messed around with paint
but when you went to the cricket farm, I thought I’d surely faint
Each episode I learn something new and things I’ve never heard
but two little words will always stick in my head and they are “safety third”
So I hope you have a very happy birthday, deer boy
and do something that warms your heart
You might want to try the nearest pub on the corner, I hear they make a mean duck fart!
Hope you have a memorable day, Happy Birthday Mike!
Happy Birthday Mike!! Thanks for all the hours of entertainment. My whole family loves you! Hope you have a great day! From your fans in Redwood City CA
Apparently us “Susans” are quite enamored with you. Rock on my friend and have a great birthday. Enjoy the icing. I know I do — just not on cake
Happy Birthday! Your as old as ya feel, so grab a beer and feel young!
Happy happy birthday Mike! Love your shows!
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope you have a great one!
Dear Mike,
Happy Birthday!
Love,
Kay
Diehard forever
Have a filthy, stinkin’, waist deep in waste birthday mike.
Happy birthday, Mike! I hope you’re happy with all that you’ve accomplished in the past year — here’s to an even greater one to come. Thanks for making being dirty look so good!
hey Mike, have an awesome birthday, you bring so much laughter and entertainment to all, i hope you have a great day.
Happy B-Day Mike. Looking forward to more Dirty Jobs!
Happy Birthday, Mike! I just turned 48 in January…fun, isn’t it? Have a great day!
Howdee Mike,
Happy Birthday, as we say here in Pendleton “Let ‘er Buck”. We are suppose to be famous for the original Pendleton Wool and The Pendleton Round-up, but we have Pendleton Whisky now, so our slogan applies to it all.
P.S. You must have been “Bucked off” aleady to do some of that stuff. Love the show!
Happy Bday MIKE!
Have a great day!
Happy B-day! Hope someone gives you cake and apparently some tylenol for the pain.
Happy birthday! Thanks for giving us so much of yourself!!
Have a great and dirty Birthday!! And remember, Ibuprofen is always your friend.
Happy Birthday Mike!
I hope you get to spend this apecial day with your loved ones. I wish you all the best. More poo power!:)
Cyn♥
Happy Birthday Mike!! Hope it’s a great one. Love your show.
happy birthday from a fellow eagle scout
-matt
Happy Birthday Mike. Hope you are taking care of yourself. I really think if the Dirty Jobs show slows you should go back to foot massage. you really looked so comfortable doing that!! less stress on the o.. body. whoops almost said the o word sorry. happens to the best of us!!!
Happy Birthday Mr. ROWE!
Thank you for all the amazing entertainment and education you’ve given your viewers over these past years.
happy birthday mike
Happy Birthday (you DIRTY old man)!!!!!
Hey, happy birthday!
Happy Birthday to the funniest and most good looking guy on tv, now get back to work! We are missing new “Dirty Jobs!”
Have an amazing birthday! Get Dirty
Hey Mike –
Thanks for everything you’re doing for the trades. You’re also helping countless numbers of kids who don’t know what to do with their lives and giving them choices they never thought about. You’re giving hope to Scouts all over the country thinking about quitting. You’re making lots of trades people feel good about themselves and proud of their work.
In short, you are well on your way to doing what you set out to do here at your website. Keep doing what you do.
Happy Birthday man!
Love ya Mike! Happy Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday Mike, and many, many more (we need you on Dirty Jobs).
Wishing you a very happy birthday. I look forward to every episode, not only for the learning aspect of the show, but for the intelligent, articulate, quick witted host. You make the show worth watching. Your humor and integrity come thru the screen and make people want to keep tuning in. You asked once on an anniversary show why people watched. Because of you. Have an exceptional day and continued success with the show. You always look like you’re having a wonderful time. Always a fan.
Happy Birthday, Mike! You don’t look a day over 30
Happy Birthday Mike! You are a great guy that deserves only great things. I wish you all the best! May all of your birthday wishes come true.
Happy Birthday!!! Mike
Happy Birthday Mike!!! Don’t get too dirty.
Happy Birthday to the Grand Potentate of Poo! The Monarch of Muck, the Sovereign of Sweat; the Leader of Loam…. Well you get it! Happy Birthday Big Guy! Thank you for all the fun and edification you provide!
Have a wonderful birthday, Mike!
Happy Birthday, Mike!!! Thank you for always making us laugh, always giving us something to think about, and always being the real deal. There’s nothing phony about you, which is why your show is a breath of (slightly smelly) air in the vast wasteland that is modern television. If you ever come to Rhode Island, I’d like to make you a great cup of coffee & discuss some Monty Python with you. I wish you all the best in everything that you do. XOXOX
Hey Mike! Hope your birthday has been a great one!
Happy birthday mike! loved your show and watched i think almost every episode of it! i hope you can get more of dirty jobs!
Happy Birthday! Keep up the dirty work. We knitters sure enjoy all your dirty talk, and are itching to know who made you that red hat!!
Go Go Mike Rowe! Happy birthday from Ohio! Hey, that kind of rhymed…
It may hurt, but the run is fun, don’t ya think.
Like a fine bottle of wine, better with time
with each sip. Enjoy your day.
Have a happy one.
momac
Happy Dirty Birthday Mike Rowe! Keep on doing what you do. You make the world more interesting. Nicole
Happy Birthday Mike! Did you get that “The Right Reverend Chumley” doll from the Cult of UHF podcast for your birthday. lol Hope you have a great evening!
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope it’s a great one!
Happy Birthday! I’ll get a little dirty in honor of your birthday.
Happy Birthday Mike !!!!!
Happy Birthday Mike! Enjoy a frosty beverage and celebrate.
Have a great birthday, Mike. You deserve it!
Mike, You Rock!!!! Happy Birthday…..and Many More!!
Happy Birthday!!
Someone already said it, but it deserves a repete.
Remember, you’re only as old as you feel. In your case maybe it should be, only as old as you act?
Ah well, age ain’t nothing but a number!
Mike Rowe is so great
Hey Mike!! Happy Cake Day!!!!
A small piece of wisdom and a blessing for your Birthday:
Better than a thousand hollow words is one word that brings peace. May all the words you utter and all the words your hear bring peace.
Happy birthday to the dirtiest man in the world. And we love you for it.
Life just isn’t dirty enough without ya. Have a great day and come back soon!
Happy birthday, Mike! Stay dirty (the only place that can be said and not be smacked LOL).
Happy Birthday Mike!
Happy Birthday, Mike!!!!!
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday to the man who showed just how sexy getting dirty can be! WE LOVE YOU MIKE!
Oh happy day!!!
Hey Mikey..Happy Birthday Handsome! I will tell you, used to write on message board..you even replied to me couple times (monkeyman..;).left as really not my thing…but watch your show as much as I can..don’t like the farm or animal using ones though..but other than that ..great! Love to hear you sing, love your humor..and you do give a voice and an elegance to the hardworking everyday man and woman. I am an office lass meself..but work very hard..just in a clean job…keep happy safe and healthy.
Michelle
Everything hurts? It may have something to do with today…Happy Birthday Mike! Been there, done that and it’s not too bad.
debi
Well, it could be worse… you could be turning FIFTY! Happy Birthday!
Terra
I send wishes for a delightful and well-deserved birthday weekend. At my college we value fun and joy…so I leave you with this chuckle, knowing that a day without laughter makes one weak.
(Sorry, I don’t know the source of this story)
While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. His 5-year-old son and his playmkates had found a dead robin. Feeling that a proper burial should be performed, they had secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready for the disposal of the deceased. The minister’s son was chosen to say the appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he thought his father always said: “Glory be unto the Father, and unto the Son, and into the Hole He goes.”
It was a pleasure to meet you and your crew yesterday. Thank you and your staff for your graciousness and willingness to take a moment to say hello.
Everyone is wishing you a happy birthday, but I want to wish you more than one happy day so I’ll just wish you a Happy Life! So here it goes…HAPPY LIFE MIKE!!!
From,
Ken
-We have enough youth. How about a fountain of smart.-
Happy Birthday Mike Rowe! We all love your show and my boys (Ryder 7.5 years old and Wyatt 6.5 years old) want me to let you know they think you are the coolest and to tell you Happy Birthday! So Happy Birthday from the Shattucks in Los Feliz, California…off to go get my boys to brush their teeth before bed…
WOO HOO! My 4 year old son loves to watch your show. He was very excited when I told him that it was your birthday. So Happy Birthday from 4(almost 5) year old Grayson.
Mike,
Hope you have a wonderful Birthday!!! If your ever in Louisville KY, please will you sign my 2007 Ford Truck? That would be awesome!! Keep doin’ what your doin’ I look forward to watching you!!
Your BIGGEST fan,
Dan
Come to Wisconsin to celebrate your birthday! We’ll show you a good time! and do like I do-celebrate for at least a whole week! One day is just not enough for all the fun!
Wishing you a very dirty, very messy birthday!
Happy Birthday, hope you had a great day. Love your show, never miss the new ones and the marathons.
I went to Facebook to wish you a happy birthday and there wasn’t any there, thought I had the wrong day …. I do not. HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE … Hope your day is just what you want it to be!
Happy Birthday, Mike! You are now older than me. (I have 7 months to go.) Enjoy.
Cyn
Happy Birthday!!!!Not older, better!
WHAT… Again…. you have all the luck..
Sorry to hear everything hurts.
(But you’re (gettin) kinda old, you know. Oops, sorry! We weren’t suppose to talk about that. Ah, well..)
Happy B-day!
Buy yourself a beer, and we’ll pretend it’s actually from me. Okay?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!! You rule.
Happy Birthday, Mike!!!! “I hope you have a good birthday!” -Kendall, 6 “I REALLY love your show, Mike! My whole family does! Are you getting dirty eating your cake?” -Emma, 10
Your voice is from God. Don’t lose it. We love the show. Happy Birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Mike. Love this site. Thanks for showing with humor and apprecation, the importance of all the “dirty jobs” of this world.
Just found the clip of you with Oscar the Grouch – one of the best Sesame Street guest spots I’ve ever seen!
Dirty birthdays are happy birthdays! Have a great one!
You’re 48? Just a few more years and you’ll be able to score those sweet senior discounts. That’s what I’m talkin’ about.
Mrs. Rowe,
You have one very special and unique boy!
Your article is too precious – nicely written as well.
Maybe Mike did get a little of your genes…
Clemance
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday, my muddy, messed-up friend. Hope it’s a good one.
Carol
Happy Birthday Mike I hope you had a good day!
Happy 19th Anniversary of your 28th Birthday — and many, many more!
Happy Birthday from @CtrlFollow @Twitter!!!
I pray you have the Happiest Birthday and God keeps you safe. You have an amazing show, but you sure do get dirty. Love your shows (I record and watch them later “without” the commercials). Always, be safe and again, “Happy Birthday” to you. Linda
HA! Mrs. Rowe you made my night! I have a father that is also addicted to detail and I also am about as far away from that similarity as Mike is. Hilarious! Thanks for sharing.
He may not be exactly like either of you, but he is friendly, outgoing and a genuine likeable guy…somehow I have a feeling he didn’t fall too far from the tree.
Thanks again.
Happy Birthday Mike!!!!!!!!!!!
Love what you do.I find you very entertaining. Hope to allways watch you on tv.
thanks,
Brian
Mike, you make us laugh– what more could we ask for? Thanks a million and happy birthday to you!
Wanted to wish you a happy birthday. Keep on getting dirty and I’ll keep on watching. Thanks for all the great episodes. I look forward to many more. Happy Birthday Mike!!!
Mike, you’re an awesome dude! Hope your birthday is as awesome as you are……..Keep the jobs and the jokes coming!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE! From one jack-of-all-trades to another, you have earned my respect. Hope to meet you at a dirty job someday.
Happy Bday Mike! You are what I stive to be – a “person of substance” – someone who effects change in our world. You’re doing that. Congratulations, and many more happy, healthy years of good ol’ dirt and hard work to you!
Happy Birthday Mike (and many more…cha cha cha).
I have to say, I got a big kick from your mom’s note, especially the part ‘prominent head’ and them deciding to keep ya…LOL.
After checking your birthday info, I was sad to see that I have you by several months (Oct 61). The first thing I did was run to my wife and ask if I looked as old as you do? I got that sympathetic look (that I know oh too well) and she said, “well, you guys look about the same age.” Not the answer I was looking for…
Have a good one and I hope you have time to have a nice cold one and relax for a few minutes.
Happy birthday, Mike! Thanks for letting those of us with desk jobs live vicariously through your dirty, dirty life!
Hey Mike!!!
First off, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!! I really hope you have a great day! =)
Second, your mom really made my day. She’s funny. I hope you decide keep her. =)
Again Happy b-day. Love the show. Keep ‘em comin’.
Lots of hugs, Biina!! ♥
If someone needed another Bday I’m glad you get one ! Seems all you get is Dirty so this day should be a Clean One ! Congrats
Happy birthday Michael.
Hope your special day was glorious and was everything you hoped it to be and more.
Happy, happy, happy birthday, Mike!!!!!
Mike, I’d wish you happy birthday Texas-style, but I have no idea what that is or looks like.
Happy Birthday Mike, Get Dirty!
Happy Birthday Mike!
Happy Birthday, Mike. Looking forward to the upcoming seasons of… well, pretty much everything. Have fun!
Hi! Mike, I think your mom is so super neat..she just made my day..You are one intelligent guy..its not because you have high forehead its just makes you a good kind hearted person inside(which I really like and understand about you.)Just to let you know that my sister she has a high forehead to..So she always tells me it make her look smart(Then she would snicker alittle and LOL!).
Mike takecare of your parents…especial your mom..she sounds like a GREAT LADY
Mrs Peggy Rowe YOU DIDN’T MIX HIM UP IN THE NURSERY…This was met to be…so You better keep him…What a GoodGreat Guy he turn out to be:)
Happy Birthday Dirty Mike! Hope your day is wonderful and you’re at least slightly clean on your special day
Love from Australia xx
All the best. There’s no shame in getting older if you do it right. Besides, you get to do more stuff and see more stuff. Here’s to you and your stuff still hanging around. Cheers and Happy Birthday.
Peggy,
I think you’ve captured the true essence of Mike. The only mix-up was in the career counseling center.
Happy birthday, Mike. I feel as if I know you from your show. Love your voice and your attitude. You are something else.
Hope you had the greatest birthday ever from tennessee.
A Happy Birthday. I wish you cold beer and heating pad.
‘Critter
happy birthday to the best dirty guy on tv!
Mike,
I can’t tell you how much I enjoy your show. You educate, make me laugh, cringe, sometimes vomit just a little, but I always watch every episode.
Here’s to the next great season!!!!
And Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!
Happy Birthday Mike!!!!! Do something dirty!!!
Happy Birthday, Mike! Placed a birthday wish in the forum already, but more birthday wishes never hurt. Hope it was a good one.
Is that really CAKE or something more gross like poo?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE BEST!
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope you have a WONDERFUL day!!
Happy Birthday Mike! May your day be filled with Dirty Jobs and Clean Cake!
A day late, but the happiest of birthdays, Mike! (And 364 more happy days to go with it.)
Happy Birthday Mike! I love your show! I especially love watching it w/ my 12 year old son and 13 year old daughter (who love it as well) and when there isn’t anything good on tv we look for more dirty jobs shows and I wish I had a dirty job for you out here, but you’ve done all I can think of and more!! Thank you!!!
Sending you many happy wishes on your birthday Mike!
Hi Mike,
I hope you had a great birthday and didn’t work too hard!!
Have a great weekend!
Happy Birthday Mike. Do something nice for yourself. Hope you had a good one.
-kelby
Hope Mike had a happy birthday. Great story Mrs. Rowe!
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope you have a great day with lots of cake and lots of love.
Anna
Wishing you a happy birthday Mike. It was fun watching you do a shoot the last couple of days!! Sorry we didn’t know it was your birthday!!
Your Mom is so sweet Mike; I’d love to meet her. Actually both of your parents seem wonderful. You’re lucky to have as they are you.
Happy belated birthday, Mike.
Love,
Jennifer in VA
Just wanted to wish a Happy Birthday to one “dirty” guy!
Happy Birthday Mike! To bad you aren’t a little older!
Happy Birthday, Mike. from Joan, Grace, Bern, and Mel and many more.
Happy Birthday…all year…till the next one!
Beautiful story Mrs.Rowe. I think Mike learned values and attitudes from his family All that the good things that he became, well you and Mr. Rowe have to take some credit . I love reading your writing and I see you in Mike’s writing. He is a great example of giving your children roots and wings.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE! I had mine 2 weeks ago too! Don’t get down about it! Take care and keep up the great and entertaining work!!!
Many great men were born in March birthdays including Alexander Graham Bell, Dr. Seuss, my firstborn son, my lovely husband and YOU. Hope you took a nice hot shower, hugged a loved one, and ate a great meal. Happy (belated) Birthday.
srry i saw this a lil late.!! but HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE<333!!!…read u were out on a shoot…but hope u still had time to celebrate ur bday….i luv u!!!<3!!!
Happy belated Birthday to my favorite dirty boy! I have two boys and a husband so I KNOW what boys get into! Just don’t tell them that you are my favorite, they each think they are and it would just kill them if they knew the truth!!
Happy belated bday! Remember what I said about your Dirty Jobs shots (antibody titer) from your doctor…kelly
Happy Birthday Dirty Job Mike! We hope you get to spend your birthday with the folks you love! Thank you for entertaining us everyday! You are the best. One day we would consider it a privilege to meet you and listen to the story tellings we’re sure you have to tell about your adventures. We’ll buy the beer!
Best birthday wishes to you and be safe!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m44z-223UYE
Happy birthday Mike all the way from ( Australia )
Happy Birthday, hope you have a dirty day
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I love the stories hearing from your Mom, Mike.
You must of been a handful when you were growing up with two hard working parents.
Mrs. Rowe, keep telling more stories of our working class hero.
Happy Birthday Michael and don’t think 48 is old, just think 48 is wiser.
9 1/2 pounds? You owe your mom big time. Happy belated birthday.
Happy B-day!!! Try not to get dirty.
happy birthday!!
I hope your birthday is great!
Happy Birthday Mike Rowe.
You are everything I admire and I am just happy to watch your many talents shine through and at the same time make us all smile! Happy birthday to you and everyday all the best!
hey mike happy B-day hope you have a wonderful one keep up the good work
Happy Birthday Mike!
Hope you had a wonderful day.
We absolutely love Dirty Jobs and your wonderful dry wit and sense of irony. Thanks for making us happy and teaching us about so many jobs.
Mike, you are astoundingly (it’s a word) handsome! Happy Birthday to you!
I’m a Montana girl, so I understand dirty jobs.
there’s nothing like spending a beautiful saturday afternoon watching a dirty jobs marathon! it’s your birthday but i got the gift! hope all your wishes come true, mike!
Happy Birthday Mike…love your show~ Debbie
Hey Mike you share a Birthday with one of our friends!! She has a farm near Easterly Texas. We always enjoy going to her place and just hanging out. We love watching you with our husbands too. Hope you have a wonderful day. And we love Fords too! Kathy
Happy Belated Birthday Mike! Hope you got everything you wished for. Watching you on Dirty Jobs right now and love how genuine you are. Best Wishes Always!
Happy Birthday Mike! Hope you find something dirty in Atlanta soon!
Hope your birthday was grand. Love listening to you. Would love to sing with you. I’m collecting pictures of you to make my work day a bit brighter. Happy Spring!!
Well, say what you want but from reading your mom’s email, you diffently got your since of humor from your her. Even if you were switched at birth
only goes to show we do turn into our mothers, or was that book I read just for girls.
Mike love your show and you are watched everywhere, I was at a little league baseball game today and women were asking do you girls watch dirty jobs? Doesn’t he have a great sense of humor——————–(I said yea, that’s why I watch him and he ain’t bad to look at either.
Take care Mike, hope you had a great bday can’t wait till your return… PS just in case you really want a dirty job come and ump a little league baseball game. They can get pretty down and dirty especially, during championship games.
Love ya,
Happy birthday! Hope your day is full of much happiness!
Happy birthday, Mike! (By the way, you’re another day older)
Hah hah hah
Watched your show about Earth Worms and now Bone Black. Saw on facebook it is your birthday. Hope you have had a good one. Down and dirty of course. LOL. So are you really 48 years old?
A belated happy birthday to you. Mine was in January.
Watching you on Dirty Jobs sometimes make me wish I had job that’s dirty. Then again, I wonder that anyone would risk their operation by allowing you to operate equipment. Honestly I love watching the show.
Wishing you all the best in everything you do. If you ever get to upstate NY and want to film a dirty renovation, get in touch. That’s my dirty life. Stay dirty.
Happy Birthday mr. mike,
i hope you have a great day.
may your days be filled with laughter, sincere love and true happiness.
Happy Birthday!! I understand the mix up in the nursery. I dont get how my sons do what they do either. Thank God for little boys!!
You are everything in man girls look for. Let me know when the cloning starts cause I want to get my order in quick!! Happy Birthday
Cloning never thought of it for you Mike – but I say no there is only one of you – not replaceable even with cloning. I know you Mom would agree.
Enjoyed the DJ marathon they had for you on TV 3/20
I do have one question(hope you do answer me) would have rather heard your voice on the 11 yes 11 episodes of Life but OW,did they consider you?can’ imagine they chose her instead of your yes, I am going to say it (although I know you are tired of hearing it) your sexy voice.
Although, I am sure she cost them more money, not that you are cheap, and dirty. Take care hurry back to TV.
Sorry about the typing got this new lap top and my hands are everywhere. Miss Aggie
Hi Mike,
The first time I saw you I liked you. Now I know why… We share the same birthday. So Happy Birthday to you and me. I love your show, and watch it religiously. You have a great personality even through the muck and grime that you put yourself through doing “Dirty Jobs.” Keep it up, it’s wonderful.
HEY MIKE! Sorry it’s a bit late but I hope your birthday was a BLAST! After your 4 hour long shower after the shoot you did, of course ^_^ WE LOVE YOU!
happy b day mike
You’re a masterpiece that all creation quietly applauds and you’re covered with the fingerprints of God-Steven Curtis Chapman
Happy Birthday to a masterful narrator and very dirty employee
Happy bithday Mike~~~ I am big fan of you from KOREA.
I love you~!!
Dear Mr. Rowe,
1st off, Happy belated Birthday from my sons Zac (11), Luca(9) and me (47 – why lie, you’re older). We LOVE your TV show Dirty Jobs and I am this close to buying a Ford if only you would deliver it (unfortunately I can’t afford it right now so please do not book your flight to NY yet…). My son Luca’s favorite thing to say is “Get ready to get dirty”.
My sons loved your shark Dirty Job shows and hope to see more of them (Of course at no risk to you with respect to your poor Mom). My son Zac was so inspired that for his 12th birthday he is going to dive with 10 sand tiger sharks (thanks so much, guess who has to go with him!!!!!). The boys wanted to tell you about an idea for your Dirty Job show – they would like you to dive with Goblin Sharks – for them, that is a great idea, for you I am not so sure. We wish you all the best and look forward to seeing you and hearing you on TV. Please let us know if you ever do a personal appearance in the NYC/Long Island area. We’ll be there!
Take care,
Lydia
Happy Birthday Mike!! Hope you enjoyed it.
Absolutely,
Happy belated. I absolutely adore the show since season 1 and have every episode thus far.. Happy 48th to one of the best nature person i have ever had the pleasure of watching on tv.
Favorite episodes: Vexcon now Bill Bretherton’s a TV star and I love the slime eels! but a close third is the dairy cow midwife.
HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE..AND MANY MANY MORE..YOU ARE AGELESS !! ANDDDDD
Just wanted to say that my entire family are avid watchers of Mike and the crew and we can’t say how much we love them all.
My oldest son and I was talking the other night about when he was a baby, and I made the statement “ahhh yes, deja poo”…lol
there’s an expression Mike could use what with all the “poo” situations he seems to find…lol Feel free.
Keep up the great work..maybe do a show about working as a tech in a vet’s office…
Thanks for listening..look forward to the return of the show.
Evelynn and group in KY
better late than delayed.
happy birthday, mike!
keep diggin’ your show!! dirty the jobs featured are in your show but the purest heart you possess!
happy b-day mike. even though your now 48 my best memory of you, Scott and Philip are in a picture i have of you all in a little plastic pool. it’s from 1966 and I was headed for Viet Nam. it just said ” high uncle Dave ” you sure were a cute little boy and now just an old, old man who can’t land anything but a dirty, steady job. happy birthday from the Texas Rowes, Dave, Robin, Robert, Thomas
Hey Mike! Happy belated birthday! What are you now? Like 48? Well you look 40 so I hope that helps! Still looking mighty fine I may add. Happy birthday!
xoxo
Cat
Your show makes me shiver,quiver & gag.Love it!(but we dont watch it during dinner anymore)Best wishes to you! from a little dirty girl
A Happy Belated Birthday! to you Mr. Rowe. I use Mr out of respect due to the fact anybody that puts themself out here to emulate and show the respect of the average working stiff will allways be a good person in my book.May you have a great month and year ahead Peace. ..
Andrew
Happy Birthday Mike! Whenever you come on TV, my husband and 7 year old little boy yell out to me……”you’re boyfriend’s on!” I have the biggest crush on you!
I hope you enjoyed your birthday! Mine’s coming up in a few days as well.
Hi Mike,
Sorry I missed your birthday. I hope you had a great day. I, like many other Dirty Job/Mike Rowe fans are looking forward to your return.
I also wanted to take this opportunity to thank you so very much well, for being you. I wish you a belated Happy Birthday.
Peace and Many Blessings,
Wendy from FL.
Belated greetings for your Birthday…I am quite sure there was no mix up at the nursery….you look just like your dad.
However, I will say there is a curiosity about the tendancy to research everything to death…Nelson and David both do it, and now I find your dad does it too…odd. All the best, “Aunt Robin” in Fort Worth
Happy Birthday Mike! Sorry I missed the actual Bday… I was WORKING!!!!
Let me know how 48 feels… I’ll be there in a couple of months. IF it feels anything like 47, it should be fan-fricken-tastic!
Nancy
Happy Birthday Mike Rowe. I really enjoy watching you. You make me real scared when you get in those tiny little holes you get into sometimes. Please be careful, I would like to keep watching you.
Just started exploring this site. Happy Birthday! My husband, our 2 boys, & me love Dirty Jobs. Recently read about your Scout background, how your Eagle project was an influence towards voice work ( – it was on wikiwhata – so it must be true). Good on ya! My boys are scouts and learning so much too. I hope it will take them far – you look like you are doing great – even at 48.
Keep up the dirty work.
that was a great story mommy Rowe!! LOL Happy Birthday Mike
Hey and Happy Belated Birthday! Hope it was a good one, wait till you get over the 50 hump like me…everything is downhill from then…EVERYTHING!! Great show, fun and informative, you crack me up! Keep up the good work!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY N HAVE A GOOD DAY
May a delightfully dirty birthday be yours’ to share! Please take me home to meet your parents. You had me at “Hello” but then you lost me Mike! Please come to Ilinois, the dirt is clean here. XO*! ‘Mb’
I just found out (a little late) that we share our birthdays. Hope yours was a good one and keep up the good work.
Happy Birthday Mike. I think we’ll keep you too, and if you’re ever in South Florida. Let this dirty gal buy you a drink.
Hey Mike! I Hope you have a dirty, but awesome birthday- I have a birthday coming up very soon as well and I know I will be spending at least an hour of it, watching your show.
Happy Birthday!
Happiest of Birthday Day’s Mike Rowe!
I raise my beer class to celebrate your special day, for we’re glad your here, walking your walk and talking your talk. God bless ya, the DJ crew and MRW’s for keeping the working man on the American radar!
xoxox;}Marjon
Just found out…. Happy (belated) Birthday!
Happy birthday, Mike!!
Happy Birthday, Mike!
Not only have you brought a smile to our faces, and a fresh outlook to ‘narrow’ lives; more importantly you have entertained and bewildered your parents from your first days until now!!!!
A life well lived. Congratulations.
Hi Peggy, Well I think you and John did a darn good job with your son. I love watching him. He has such a good attitude for this type of show he does. One of the most entertaining (?) shows on tv..
Thank you for your son. !!
Karen
Hi Mike,
I must tell you , your show is one of the most entertaining to watch. I think because it is like your are just “one of us”. You really have that “what it takes” to really make one feel welcome and “come on in”. Keep up the good work, we are just keep trying to figure out how to get you to come to McCall Idaho, where we live. You would think you were in Alaska when you are here. I’ll be in touch some day when we can think of something. In the meantime, keep it up. We’ll be there with you.
PS. I just had to write your mom a note, to thank her for you! Ha!
Karen Alford
McCall, Idaho
Gosh darn Mike,
I forgot to tell you Happy Birthday. Hope you had a good one and really a lot more.
Karen Alford
McCall, Idaho
Happy Bday. Just enjoy the heck out of your shows and all the narrations you do for various shows! YOU ROCK
Hey Mike, Couldn’t remind you you’re older so guess I just have to say your better. I must be late with the wishes, but they are just as important as if on time, Happy Birthday. May the job be dirty and may the job have an ending. Who’d wanna a dirty job forever?
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKE!!!
YOU ARE AWESOME!!!
Happy Birthday Mr. Rowe! You’re ability to take any job presented to you, no matter how “dirty” or disgusting, and insert a gram of humour into it has kept us all coming back for more week after week! Every guy that I work with would love to have you make an appearance on one of our “jobs” but with the people we work for, I don’t ever see them allowing it. With the best Birthday Wishes from all of us in the Crain household in Baton Rouge, Happy Birthday!
Happy belated birthday Mikey!! Our favorite dirty man!!!
Happy Belated Bithday I lover watching your shows you are very entertaining….Love ya!
Opps, seems I missed the party!
Regardless Happy Late Birthday Mike May you have as many more as you do jobs!
Belated at best but Happy Birthday just remember every little pain we feel is a check mark for getting the job done.
Happy Birthday 9 days late!
I was visiting the Warehouse a while back and saw your blurbs about the cast glass and then the ceramic cat. I, also, had wondered who makes that stuff?! I was humbled by the process and talent. Mea culpa dear craftspeople.
Anyhoo… That little detour led to You Tube and the QVC videos. Let me set the scene for you: after 10 years of marriage I was traded in for a newer model. I went back to school and finally got my B.F.A. I sat next to a gal who was born the year I started working on the silly thing (1983). So, I am tenacious and don’t just wait for stuff to fall in my lap. I start working in a pretty cool field (aviation) and was doing alright. Then, GASP, I was laid off. That is OK; I’m resourceful and I did what needed to be done. I was given the opportunity to live in an empty hotel for free (see Dallas Morning News- Plaza Hotel) and I took it. Figured I’d save many pennies and start paying some debt off.
So, there I am, basically a “legal squatter” with an amazing view back to working fulltime and then, GASP! it happened again! Laid off. Poop. I needed something to lift my spirits. Low and behold Mike! you gave it to me! I watched the QVC Cat Sack video, ceramic kitty one and others. Tears were streaming down my face. I could barely breathe! I hadn’t laughed like that in a VERY long time. I watched them a couple times and they kept getting better. That night, I went to bed and actually slept well. My mind was at peace for a while.
I thank Mr. and Mrs. Rowe for bringing you into our virtual worlds. The way you kept saying, “t-shirt” when the duck lady would drop a straight one liner was PRICELESS! Anyway, I’m sure this ramble may fall into the old TMI file, but hey, Happy Birthday to the most real, salt of the earth guy. I wish you many more insane years of unusual experiences, poo, laughter and shower scenes
PS I am working with my dad now and it is good. We make stuff. And it is good.
My mother-in-law has a March birth date, 93 but we’ve always told her “crazy” people are born in March!!!
Happy Birthday and many more…………I love you!!!
Oh and yes the show too, never miss it!!
Happy Birthday, Mike! You rock!
Happy Belated Birthday, Mike! You are a great male role model for my fifteen year old son, who lost his father eight years ago due to cancer. My son and I watch your show all the time. We recently purchased all your episodes on DVD. My son said he learns more from you then he does in school. Thanks for sharing your humour, intelligence, sincerity, and charm, with us. May God bless you, Mike! Your fans from Elmira, Ontario, Canada.
That is a great story and Happy Birthday Mike! At least we know where your sense of humor comes from! P.S. to your mom: Even though I gave birth to my two boys who are three and five right now, when they decide to run head long into a wall of suplex ( a wrestling move) their brother into my good coffee table; I know exactly where it comes from…. my husband
Happy Birthday. I tell my kids everytime we watch you on TV that you are my next husband…LMAO
Happy Birthday.. Thank you for this site. I’m glad someone recognizes the need.
Happy birthday
I wann to wish you a very Happy Birthday and many more to come. Mike, I have been a fan of yours for years! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the good that you do this country and for your support of the Troops. I cannot wait to see your new shows.
I’m entering you in the contest Mike! Sexiest Man Alive!
Hope you had a wonderful birthday even though you had to work. Thanks for all you do! From Sue and Sophia in Michigan.
Happy Birthday Mike, love your show , you are just absolutley the best , love your sense of humor , keep entertaining us…
Happy Birthday! I know it is a little late but look at it this way you get to keep on celebrating. Hope you had a great day!
Hi my name is Bob Latzke I used to live in Florida many times I also lived in Michigan I must be mike rowes twin I am always being asked and told that I look like mike rowe on dirty jobs and asked if I am mike rowe can you help would like to meet mike? Might be interesting on film to do a show or two or more I also do the dirty jobs to make a living in real life. Mike Rowe meet your twin thanks Bob
Yo Mike! Hope the birthday was good. I think the new Ford
commericals are great!
Hey Bob – You should go to Discovery and ask them about the show. This is where I submited my job for the show: http://community.discovery.com/eve/forums/a/frm/f/8251971108
Stay dirty Mike!
Ros
Hope you have a wonderful birthday if your ever in the Athens, Ga area look me up.
Peggy,
It was great meeting the mom of Mike at the Erma Bombeck Writer’s Conference this weekend! You are delightful – even if he doesn’t get his sense of adventure from you, he certainly got his writing talent from his Mama. We’re looking forward to Mike’s pic for my son, Sean; he’s a big fan. Best wishes to the both of you!
Purdue Jane
Happy belated Bday Mike. As a laid off elevator mechanic, I have that dirty job, and have been doing it proudly for 25 yrs to support my family. You are my hero. You have shown the nation what it is to be a man in this county and what made it great. You have done great things for the true man and woman I’m proud to watch your show. I would give anything to meet you and have a cold beer (and yes I said beer not a cosmo). I am 47 yrs old and would wash your boots. What can I say but love you man and Mike Rowe for president – let’s take our county back and make it great once again. sincerely Philip C Fleck III
Hey Mike,
Happy Belated Birthday Mike
From: JJ in Connecticut
Happy belated B-Day Mike, and a huge thank you from on of those who has seen and felt the trades be diminished and downgraded to “second class” status. You are helping to bring back the ideals that this country was largley founded upon, and helping to bring those like myself, back into the hearts and minds of those who would dismiss us.
Thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Scott Parker
Construction and Maintenance Manager
The Pinery LLC
And a proud MRW Tradesman
Hi Mike,
I just wanted to let you know how impressed I am with your presentation at the National FFA Convention and your article that you wrote about being at the Convention. I have been in the business of teaching students about Agriculture for thirteen year now. I have never heard a speech from anyone that was so accepted and appreciated by FFA members and Advisors at a convention. You had their attention, which is sometimes hard to get! Great job and I hope to see you at a convention some time soon. You have a great message to teach!
Happy Birthday, Mike!
Hope you had a great day and got to enjoy yourself. Thanks for all of the hours of entertainment and illumination you’ve given us!
Wishing you all the best.
I just re-read this and wanted to thank you for the laugh. My mother is the ‘researcher’ and my dad just walks into the store, points to what he wants & hands the cashier a signed blank check while my mother fusses in French. I just stand there shaking my head and explaining to her(in French)that most people in Central Louisiana speak French anyway so why doesn’t she just fuss in English? She keeps right on while I laugh and my father is already waiting in the truck. I’m a combo of the two. I do quick research then just buy it if we need it. Thanks again Mrs. Peggy !
Are you sure you are describing your husband and not mine? I can’t believe there could be two men who could be more similar!
It must mean that my son could become as easy going as yours–after all, he’s an Eagle Scout too! (And LOVES Dirty Jobs and Deadliest Catch).