The man known as ‘Handyman Negri’ on Mr. Rogers Neighborhood has died at the age of 99. Fred Rogers Productions confirmed Joe Negri’s death Sunday evening just days from his 100th birthday. For more than thirty-years, children tuned in to see him tinkering. A Pittsburgh native, Negri was also an accomplished musician. He began performing on radio at the age of three and switched to guitar in the 1950’s. He also taught jazz guitar for nearly 50 years at the University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne, and Carnegie Mellon University. He continued teaching well into his 90’s before retiring in 2019.