
This brilliant and strange way of encouraging Mike changed how he saw himself and his disability. He told Mike that the character he was scripted to play didn't stutter and that he needed to get into character and Mike could stutter on his own time. When this teacher discovered he had a stutter, he encouraged Mike in the way of ‘demanding' that Mike try out for the school play. RELATED: Seeing Mike Rowe Return The Favor For A Former Officer Who's Saving Lives Is So Touching But this teacher saw something in Mike that he didn't see. Mike says he was a weird kid with a deep voice and a stutter as a freshman in high school. He shared on the Kelly Clarkson show how one special teacher helped it get past his stutter. Yes, Mike Rowe, well-known as the iconic host for Dirty Jobs, actually got his start as an opera singer.īefore he ever thought of a career in television, Mike actually had a stutter as a child. RELATED: Mike Rowe Just Called Out The Biggest Threat To America And He Knows How to Fix It

Mike Rowe shared his story and opera voice on the Kelly Clarkson show! One of the most alluring and evocative voices on television started out in the opera.
