Mike covers a lot of ground during his time with Piers Morgan. He sings, he announces, and he talks about the end of the Dirty Jobs and Ford era.
For the first time in his adult life, the man that preaches a good day’s work, is unemployed.
“You know, it’s odd,” said Mike Rowe, joining “Piers Morgan Live” Thursday evening. “But I mean seriously it forces you to step back and go, ‘okay. I’ve been really, really lucky – I know that.'”
After ten years on Discovery Channel’s “Dirty Jobs” and serving as a commercial spokesman for Ford, Rowe has currently been under social media scrutiny for his narration in a recent Walmart commercial. He is the founder of the mikeroweWORKS Foundation, which provides scholarships in partnership with Scholarship America to fund those interested in jobs specific to a skilled trade.
But in addition to all of this, Rowe actually got his start with his voice, as opposed to his hands:
“Years ago in Baltimore I couldn’t get into any of the unions that oversee our industry,” said Rowe. “Basically, it was getting into the opera. If I could fake my way to the opera, I would automatically become a part of the club and then I could sort of work my way into the industry.”
On Morgan’s prodding, Rowe proudly belted out a sampling, with his deep vice pulsating through the “Piers Morgan Live” studio. Click the above video to enjoy Rowe’s vocal aptitude.