Biography for
Joe Rogan (I) More at IMDbPro »

Date of Birth

11 August 1967, Newark, New Jersey, USA

Birth Name

Joseph J. Rogan

Height

5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Spouse

Jessica Rogan

(? - present) 2 children

Trivia

His character on "NewsRadio" was originally named Ted Garelli, but Rogan said there was no way he was a "Ted" and asked to be "Joe" instead.

Although widely reported to be true, Bryan Callen is not his half brother. Rogan explained in a radio interview that he refers to Callen as his "brother from another mother" to explain the close friendship they have.

Commentator for Ultimate Fighting Championship.

Has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Was a popular stand-up comedian before he got into acting and television.

Was the Massachusetts Full Contact Tae Kwon Do champion four consecutive times.

At the age of 19, he won the US Open Tae Kwon Do Championship and, as the lightweight champ, went on beat both the middle and heavy weight title holders to take home the Grand Championship.

Joe is related to Mikey Way and Gerard Way of the East-coast based rock band, My Chemical Romance. Gerard and Mikey are Joe's mother's cousin's sons.

Has a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and trains with Eddie Bravo.

Has a daughter who was born in May 2008.

Personal Quotes

Pryor was the first really honest comedian. My act could be classified as 'unedited,' but I try to keep my audience in mind while focusing on the truth. I never want to compromise my act just to get a laugh.

The comics I hate are thieves. Nothing's more disgusting than a guy who steals another person's ideas and tries to claim them as his own. Stand-up comedy is supposed to be "Here's the world through my eyes." It's supposed to be your observations, your thoughts and views on life. When you snatch little pieces of other people's lives and try to palm them off as your own, that's more disgusting than anything. Robin Williams is a huge thief. Denis Leary is a huge thief. His whole stand-up career is based on Bill Hicks, a brilliant guy who died years ago.