{"id":359128,"date":"2026-05-31T19:52:52","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:52:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/mister-rogers-neighborhood-handyman-joe-negri-dead-at-99"},"modified":"2026-05-31T19:52:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T00:52:55","slug":"mister-rogers-neighborhood-handyman-joe-negri-dead-at-99","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.etrafficlane.com\/60dollarmiracle\/mister-rogers-neighborhood-handyman-joe-negri-dead-at-99","title":{"rendered":"‘Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood’ Handyman Joe Negri Lifeless at 99"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Joe Negri<\/strong>, famous for playing the musical handyman on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood,” is dead.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Joe’s death was announced Sunday, just days before he was set to celebrate his 100th birthday … according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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The official cause of death is unclear … though his daughter reportedly said he died Saturday from natural causes.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Joe was known as Handyman Negri on the long-running children’s classic … for 30 years he played music and fixed things alongside the puppets of the Neighborhood of Make-Believe.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n


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As the show progressed and Handyman Negri became a fan favorite, he eventually had his own “Negri’s Music Shop” in Mr. Rogers’ neighborhood … playing jazz guitar with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma<\/strong>, Wynton Marsalis<\/strong> and Johnny Costa<\/strong> … among others.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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Handyman Negri was 99.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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RIP<\/p>\n<\/section>\n

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