Fred Rogers

Born: 1928-03-20

Fred McFeely Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003), commonly known as Mister Rogers, was an American television host, author, producer, and Presbyterian minister. He was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001. Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh, Rogers earned a bachelor's degree in music from Rollins College in 1951. He began his television career at NBC in New York, returning to Pittsburgh in 1953 to work for children's programming at NET (later PBS) television station WQED. He graduated from Pittsburgh Theological Seminary with a bachelor's degree in divinity in 1962 and became a Presbyterian minister in 1963. He attended the University of Pittsburgh's Graduate School of Child Development, where he began his 30-year collaboration with child psychologist Margaret McFarland. He also helped develop the children's shows The Children's Corner (1955) for WQED in Pittsburgh and Misterogers (1963) in Canada for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation. In 1968, he returned to Pittsburgh and adapted the format of his Canadian series to create Mister Rogers' Neighborhood. It ran for 33 years, and was critically acclaimed for focusing on children's emotional and physical concerns, such as death, sibling rivalry, school enrollment, and divorce. Rogers died of stomach cancer on February 27, 2003, 3 weeks before the age of 75. His work in children's television has been widely lauded, and he received more than 40 honorary degrees and several awards, including the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2002 and a Lifetime Achievement Emmy in 1997. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. Rogers influenced many writers and producers of children's television shows, and his broadcasts have served as a source of comfort during tragic events, even after his death.


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Casper

as Mr. Rogers (archive footage)
Released: 1995-05-26

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James...

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as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2019-09-07

An award-winning cynical journalist, Lloyd Vogel, begrudgingly accepts an assignment to write an...

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Won't You Be My Neighbor?

as Self - TV Host (archive footage)
Released: 2018-06-29

For more than thirty years, and through his television program, Fred Rogers (1928-2003), host,...

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Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2021-04-23

Take a stroll down Sesame Street and witness the birth of the most influential children's show...

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Mr. Dressup: The Magic of Make Believe

as Self
Released: 2023-09-08

Kindness, creativity, inclusivity, and a touch of magic makes the world a brighter place....

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Birth of the Living Dead

as uncredited
Released: 2013-10-18

A behind the scenes look into George Romero's groundbreaking horror classic Night of the Living...

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Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days

as Mr. Rogers (uncredited) (archive footage)
Released: 2010-01-05

A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street.

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Speedy Delivery

as Self
Released: 2008-04-10

A wig, moustache and timeless uniform help transform David Newell into the whimsical Mr....

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Fred Rogers: America's Favorite Neighbor

as Himself (archive footage)
Released: 2004-01-01

Writer, producer, puppeteer, songwriter--America's Favorite Neighbor takes a thorough look at...

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Mister Rogers & Me

as Himself
Released: 2010-03-20

An MTV producer's life is transformed when he meets the recently retired host of 'Mister Rogers'...

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Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman

as uncredited
First aired: 1993-01-01

Dr. Michaela Quinn journeys to Colorado Springs to be the town's physician after her father's...

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Mister Rogers' Neighborhood

as Mr. Rogers
First aired: 1968-02-19

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood is an American children's television series that was created and...

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The Rosie O'Donnell Show

as Self
First aired: 1996-06-10

The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by...

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Arthur

as Mr. Rogers (voice)
First aired: 1996-10-07

The show revolves around the lives of 8-year-old Arthur Read, an anthropomorphic aardvark, his...

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Butternut Square

as Mr Rogers
First aired:

Butternut Square was a Canadian children's television series which aired on CBC Television...

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