Joe Rogan

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Joe Rogan
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Rogan performs at a comedy club after UFC 70
Birth name Joseph James Rogan[1]
Born (1967-08-11) August 11, 1967 (age 46)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Medium Stand-up, presenter, announcer, podcaster, sports commentator
Nationality American
Years active 1988–present
Genres Satire/political satire, blue comedy, observational comedy
Subject(s) Recreational drug use, self-deprecation, race relations, marriage, everyday life, parenting, current events, politics, religion
Influences Richard Pryor, George Carlin, Bill Hicks, Sam Kinison, Andrew Dice Clay, Terence McKenna, Richard Jeni,[2] Lenny Bruce,[3]
Notable works and roles Joe Garrelli in NewsRadio
Co-Host of The Man Show
Host of Fear Factor
Commentator for the UFC
Author of the Book Space Monkey
Host of The Joe Rogan Experience

Joseph James "Joe" Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, writer, color commentator, entrepreneur, and trained martial artist.[4] He is best known for playing Joe Garrelli on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, commentating for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, as well as hosting the NBC reality show Fear Factor and The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. His new show, Joe Rogan Questions Everything, premiered on Syfy in July 2013.[5]

Early life[edit]

Rogan was born in Newark, New Jersey. He was raised in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts until age seven,[6][7] then San Francisco, California to age 11, and then moved to Gainesville, Florida.[8] He is of Irish and Italian descent.[9] His biological father, a police officer in Newark, has not been in contact with Rogan since he was six years old.[10]

Career[edit]

Acting[edit]

In 1994, he co-starred on the Fox comedy Hardball as Frank Valente, the young, ego-centric star player on a fictional professional baseball team.[11] From 1995 to 1999, he co-starred on the comedy NewsRadio. He portrayed Joe Garrelli, the electrician at WNYX, a news radio station in New York City.[12] In 2002, he appeared on the episode "A Beautiful Mind" of Just Shoot Me as Chris, Maya Gallo's boyfriend.[13] In 2011, Rogan played his first major character in a movie in the Kevin James movie Zookeeper.[14] He played himself in Here Comes the Boom, an action-comedy starring Kevin James released in 2012.[15]

Color commentary[edit]

Joe Rogan during the UFC Ultimate Fight Night 7 broadcast

Rogan began working for the UFC in 1997, making his debut interviewing fighters at UFC 12: Judgement Day in Dothan, Alabama, before eventually becoming a color commentator for the promotion.[16] He won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter awards in two occasions as Best Television Announcer. He was also named "MMA Personality of the Year" in the 2011 World MMA Awards.[17]

Stand-up comedy[edit]

Rogan has toured as a stand-up comedian and recorded several albums and specials, including Shiny Happy Jihad, Joe Rogan: Talking Monkeys in Space, and Joe Rogan Live from the Tabernacle.[18]

In 2007, Rogan confronted comedian Carlos Mencia on stage, accusing him of joke thievery.[19] A video of the incident included evidence and supporting comments from other comedians, including George Lopez, Reverend Bob Levy, Bobby Lee and Ari Shaffir.[20]

Hosting[edit]

Rogan worked on the TV series Fear Factor, as a host of the United States version of the show. He hosted from June 11, 2001 through September 12, 2006. Rogan returned as the host of Fear Factor in the rebooted edition of the show, which aired December 12, 2011 through July 16, 2012 on NBC.

In 2003, Rogan and Doug Stanhope replaced Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla as co-hosts of The Man Show.[21] They continued through the end of the show's run in 2004.

In December 2009, Rogan began hosting a regular podcast with concurrent live Ustream availability.[22] The podcast features an array of guests from the pursuits of comedy, science, social activism and Mixed Martial Arts.[23] Now known as The Joe Rogan Experience, the show is regularly found in the Apple iTunes top 10 overall, was named one of iTunes' "Best of 2010" audio podcasts in its first year, and won an award for being one of iTunes' top three comedy podcasts in 2012.[citation needed]

Personal life[edit]

Joe Rogan
Height 5 ft 7.5 in (1.71 m)
Rank 2nd Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo
Blue Belt in Judo
Black Belt in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo
Black Belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado

In 2007, Rogan and his girlfriend had a baby girl.[24] They married the following year.[25] In 2010, Rogan announced the birth of a second baby.[26]

Regarding his religious beliefs, Rogan has stated that he is not completely opposed to the concept of a "higher power" such as a god. However, Rogan stated in September 2010, during a guest appearance on the Alex Jones radio show, that he does not follow any organized religion.[27]

One of the recurring themes in his work and life is the use and support of entheogens, such as cannabis, psilocybin mushrooms and DMT, toward the exploration and enhancement of consciousness.[28] Rogan supports the medical and recreational use of cannabis.[29] He has also starred in the marijuana documentary The Union: The Business Behind Getting High.[30] Rogan was featured in the History Channel documentary, Marijuana: A Chronic History, as an advocate of legalized medical use of marijuana. He is also the presenter of the 2010 documentary DMT: The Spirit Molecule.[31]

Another recurring theme is his interest in the use of sensory deprivation and the isolation tank.[32] In a number of recent videos on YouTube and his own podcast, Rogan describes his personal experiences with isolation tanks and shares his insights into using them for various purposes, such as exploring the nature of consciousness and improving performance, health, wellbeing and creativity.[33][34]

During high school, Rogan was a practitioner of Taekwondo and gained a black belt at age 15.[35] He soon became the Massachusetts full contact Tae Kwon Do champion four consecutive years. By the age of 19, Rogan won the US Open Tae Kwon Do Championship and as lightweight champion went on to beat both the middle and heavyweight title-holders to obtain the Grand Championship.[36] He started judo at the age of 20 and after a year of training received blue belt.[37] In 1996, Rogan began training in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Carlson Gracie at his school in Hollywood, California.[38] He is a black belt in Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, a style of no-gi Brazilian Jiu Jitsu,[39] and a black belt in gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado.[40] His record as a kickboxer is 2-1.[41]

Rogan endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 presidential campaign.[42] He lives in Bell Canyon, California and briefly lived in Boulder, Colorado.[43]

Comedy recordings[edit]

Awards and recognition[edit]

World MMA Awards

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rogan, Joe (July 7, 2011). The Joe Rogan Experience Video Blog, Episode 8. Vimeo
  2. ^ "Joe Rogan Experience #496 - Nick Cutter". 
  3. ^ "Joe Rogan Experience #463 - Louis Theroux". 
  4. ^ Hyson, Sean. "UFC Host Joe Rogan Trains Like a Fighter". Men's Fitness. Retrieved 2 December 2013. 
  5. ^ Stockly, Ed (July 23, 2013). "Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Joe Rogan Questions Everything' on Syfy". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 24, 2013. 
  6. ^ "Joe Rogan (Podcast Site)". Blog.joerogan.net. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  7. ^ Schneider, Ryan (December 2002). Joe Rogan. Black Belt
  8. ^ "Joe Rogan Experience, stating cities where he grew up". Youtube.com. 2010-11-27. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  9. ^ Rogan, Joe (June 25, 2011). "I'm 3/4 Italian 1/4 Irish." via official Twitter
  10. ^ "JOE ROGAN TALKS ABOUT Trayvon Martin & George Zimmerman". YouTube. 2013-07-16. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  11. ^ Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle (2007). The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946–Present. Random House Digital, ISBN 978-0-345-49773-4
  12. ^ News Radio – Joe Rogan via TBS
  13. ^ Gonzalez, Erika (April 5, 2002). Now 'Fear' This: Joe Rogan uncensored. Rocky Mountain News
  14. ^ O'Connell, Sean (July 8, 2011). If he could talk to the animals. Washington Post
  15. ^ Buan-Deveza, Reyma (April 5, 2011). Charice filming 2nd Hollywood movie with Salma Hayek? ABS-CBN News and Current Affairs
  16. ^ UFC 126: Joe Rogan previews card on ESPN 1100 Accessed on February 4, 2011.
  17. ^ (February 22, 2012).Fighters Only World MMA Awards 2011.
  18. ^ "Joe Rogan’s new comedy special will be released Dec. 18 exclusively through JoeRogan.net". Laughspin.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  19. ^ Raustiala, Kal; Sprigman, Chris (March 30, 2010). The Vigilantes of Comedy. New York Times
  20. ^ Lussier, Germain (February 15, 2007).Joe Rogan and Carlos Mencia face off at comedy club. Times-Herald Record
  21. ^ Chocano, Carina (August 15, 2003). The Man Show. Entertainment Weekly
  22. ^ "Joe Rogan: Weekly Podcasts Have Begun". 
  23. ^ "Joe Rogan (Podcast Site)". Podcasts.joerogan.net. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  24. ^ Fadroski, Kelli Skye (July 23, 2008).(Comic Joe Rogan gets into fatherhood, Zen, ultimate fighting. Orange County Register
  25. ^ "Joe Rogan brings trippy humor to Palm Beach Improv". PBPULSE.com. 2009-07-13. Archived from the original on 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  26. ^ "Joe Rogan accuses rivals of stealing his material". DALLASNEWS.com. 2010-02-26. Retrieved 2010-09-03. 
  27. ^ "Joe Rogan and Rosie Talk 9-11 Conspiracy Theory - The Rosie Show - Oprah Winfrey Network". YouTube. 2012-02-06. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  28. ^ "YouTube". YouTube. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  29. ^ "Joe Rogan – Cure for Life", Youtube.com,
  30. ^ "Joe Rogan flotation tank", YouTube, Aug 3, 2006
  31. ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1340425/
  32. ^ "Joe Rogan Floatation Tank". YouTube. 2006-08-03. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  33. ^ The Sensory Deprivation Tank - Joe Rogan on YouTube
  34. ^ "Joe Rogan Talks about the Isolation Tank Experience". YouTube. 2010-09-09. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  35. ^ http://www.tmz.com/person/joe-rogan/
  36. ^ http://joerogan.net/about/
  37. ^ http://www.csfd.cz/tvurce/56889-joe-rogan/
  38. ^ http://www.tmz.com/person/joe-rogan/
  39. ^ "Joe Rogan gets his 10th Planet black belt", Youtube.com,
  40. ^ Today, UFC commentator Joe Rogan received his black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu from Jean Jacques.... BloodyElbow.com. September 17, 2012. Retrieved on 2013-07-16.
  41. ^ http://www.tmz.com/person/joe-rogan/
  42. ^ Bedard, Paul (2011-12-16). "Joe Rogan of 'Fear Factor' Endorses Ron Paul - Washington Whispers". usnews.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  43. ^ Posted by MileHighGayGuy (2012-07-12). "Mile High Hot Guy: Joe Rogan". MileHighGayGuy. Retrieved 2013-11-13. 
  44. ^ Meltzer, Dave (January 30, 2012). "Jan 30 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: Gigantic year-end awards issue, best and worst in all categories plus UFC on FX 1, death of Savannah Jack, ratings, tons and tons of news". Wrestling Observer Newsletter (Campbell, CA). ISSN 1083-9593. 

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