- Applied and tested to be an Indiana State Trooper. He passed all tests, was fitted for a trainee's uniform, and scheduled to attend the training Academy in Plainfield, Indiana. A severe case of the flu prevented him from attending. He never re-applied.
- Was granted "Most Outstanding Freshman Award" in November, 1972 by the Ball State Marching Showband.
- Worked professionally as a figure model for the Art Department at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana.
- Worked professionally as a figure model for the John Heron Art Institute in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- Was awarded Honorable Mention in the Scripts category of the 1984 Writer's Digest Magazine Writing Competition.
- His brother, Erich, died from complications connected with AIDS in June, 1994.
- He purchased and donated a six foot tall black solid granite monument for torture and child abuse victim, Sylvia Liken's Memorial service that took place June 22, 2001 in Willard Park in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Hundreds of people attended the affair including the victim's two surviving sisters, Jenny and Dianna. Also present were State, County and Municipal law enforcement officers and dignitaries, and Clergymen. This crime gained international recognition as one of the most heinous crimes in history.
- Attended 2001 People's Choice Awards Ceremony and the after party.
- Like the infamous James Dean, Carole Lombard, Steve McQueen, Red Skelton, Fred Williamson, Avery Brooks, and Michael Jackson; he comes from Indiana.
- Born on the same day and month as actress Sophia Loren.
- Worked with legendary stunt coordinator, Terry Forrestal, on The Runner (1992) while performing his own stunts in a fight scene he choreographed himself.
- Was offered a script entitled, "Himself" from writer, Max Myers. Rogers turned it down. The script was re-written by director, John Eyres, retitled, produced and released as Irish Jam (2006) starring Eddie Griffin.
- Was a guest of Mpule Kwelagobe of Lobatse, Botswana, Miss Universe 1999, at a private party held on the island of Providenciales in the Turks and Caicos Islands, B.W.I.
- Was an Artist in Residence at the University of Central Arkansas in February, 2010.
- He wrote, produced, and starred in a film "Lovers Wild", filmed in Indianapolis, Indiana, in 1991. He was not pleased with the results and planned to re-film the next year, but the project was never completed.
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