![]() ![]() ![]() Off-screen, Fred was a devoted family man he was wed to his college sweetheart, Joanne Rogers, for 50 years until his death at 74 in 2003 and was the proud father of two sons. “He was pretty much the coolest guy on the planet,” says Nicholas Ma, who appeared with his dad, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, on the show when he was a kid and produced the doc Won’t You Be My Neighbor?, which recently premiered at the Sundance Film Festival. “He was trying to get his foot into the sneakers, and the crew started laughing, then Fred Rogers just broke up laughing.” Fred was a perfect fit as the host of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, and the show’s 50th anniversary is being celebrated with a pair of new documentaries, including Mister Rogers: It’s You I Like, airing on PBS in March. McFeely on the series, exclusively told Closer Weekly in a new interview. MELISSA WAGNER is a writer and editor who had the honor of working with Fred Rogers on several books, including The Mister Rogers Parenting Book and Mister Rogers. “One day, he was changing out of his loafers into sneakers, and he wore a size 10, but the crew gave him a size 8,” David Newell, who played Mr. FRED ROGERS PRODUCTIONS inspires a lifetime of learning by creating quality children's media that models an enthusiasm for learning and earns the trust of parents and caregivers. ![]() It was always a beautiful day in Mister Rogers Neighborhood for the crew of the classic PBS kids show to play pranks on its host. ![]()
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