|
- Born: 20 March 1928
- Birthplace: Latrobe, Pennsylvania
- Died: 27 February 2003 (stomach cancer)
- Best Known As: Host of the children's TV series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
Fred Rogers was the host of the popular long-running public television children's show Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. The show debuted in Pittsburgh in 1967 and was picked up by PBS the next year, becoming a staple of public TV stations around the United States. Rogers' mild manner, cardigan sweaters and soft speaking voice made him both widely beloved and widely parodied. Rogers ended production of the show in 2001, but reruns of the show continued to be aired on many PBS stations. He died in 2003 after a short battle with stomach cancer.
Rogers was an ordained Presbyterian minister... Comedian Eddie Murphy did a popular parody of Rogers for the TV show Saturday Night Live... There is no truth to the rumor that Mr. Rogers was once an Army sniper, a Marine or a Navy SEAL. (Similar untrue stories are told about John Denver and TV's Captain Kangaroo.) He did not serve in the military in any capacity.
| Franklin D. Roosevelt (U.S. President / World War II Figure), Erwin Rommel (Military Leader / World War II Figure) | |
| Frederic Remington (Artist / Sculptor), Gabrielle Reece (Volleyball Player / Model) |
Copyright © 1998-2012 by Who2, LLC. All rights reserved.
See the Fred Rogers biography from Who2.
