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Fred Rogers remains an icon of kindness for the ages. An innovator of children’s television, his salt-of-the-earth demeanor and genuinely gentle nature taught a generation of kids the value of kindness. Here are 41 things you might not have known about everyone's favorite "neighbor."
1. FRED ROGERS WAS BULLIED AS A CHILD.
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According to Benjamin Wagner, who directed the 2010 documentary Mister Rogers & Me—and was, in fact, Rogers’s neighbor on Massachusetts's Nantucket island—Rogers was overweight and shy as a child, and was regularly taunted by his classmates.
"I used to cry to myself when I was alone," Rogers said. “And I would cry through my fingers and make up songs on the piano."
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41 Wonderful Facts About Mister Rogers
1. FRED ROGERS WAS BULLIED AS A CHILD.
FOCUS FEATURES
According to Benjamin Wagner, who directed the 2010 documentary Mister Rogers & Me—and was, in fact, Rogers’s neighbor on Massachusetts's Nantucket island—Rogers was overweight and shy as a child, and was regularly taunted by his classmates.
"I used to cry to myself when I was alone," Rogers said. “And I would cry through my fingers and make up songs on the piano."
Continued below.
41 Wonderful Facts About Mister Rogers
