Joe Rogan

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Born
Joseph James Rogan

(1967-08-11) August 11, 1967 (age 57)
Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupations
Years active1988–present
Spouse
Jessica Ditzel
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(m. 2009)​
Children3 (1 adopted) [1]
Comedy career
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  • film
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Last updated: Dec 16, 2024
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Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American podcaster, UFC color commentator, comedian, actor, and former television host. He hosts The Joe Rogan Experience , a podcast in which he discusses current events, comedy, politics, aliens, religion, philosophy, science, martial arts, and hobbies with celebrity guests. His podcast is one of the most influential and most watched podcasts in the world.

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Rogan was born in Newark, New Jersey, and began his career in comedy in 1988 in the Boston area. After relocating to Los Angeles in 1994, he signed an exclusive developmental deal with Disney and appeared as an actor on several television shows, including Hardball and NewsRadio. In 1997, he started working for the UFC as an interviewer and color commentator. He released his first comedy special, I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday..., in 2000 and hosted the game show Fear Factor from 2001 to 2006.

After leaving Fear Factor, Rogan focused on his stand-up career and hosted more comedy specials. He launched The Joe Rogan Experience in 2009; by 2015, it was one of the most popular podcasts in the world, regularly receiving millions of plays per episode. Spotify obtained exclusive distribution rights to The Joe Rogan Experience in 2020 for $200 million. [3] Rogan's audience has since grown significantly, and in 2024, he renewed his deal with Spotify for an estimated $250 million, but will no longer be exclusive to them. [4]

Rogan has voiced support for same-sex marriage, recreational drug legalization, universal health care, universal basic income, gun rights, and free speech, while opposing cancel culture and military adventurism. He supported Donald Trump in 2024, having previously endorsed Bernie Sanders in 2020. Rogan has been criticized for promoting conspiracy theories, COVID-19 misinformation, and for hosting guests who spread misinformation and pseudoscience. [5] [6]

Early life and education

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Rogan in a 1985 yearbook

Joseph James Rogan was born in Newark, New Jersey, on August 11, 1967. [7] [8] He had one Irish grandparent, while his three other grandparents were all of Italian descent. [9] His parents divorced when he was five, [10] and he has not been in contact with his father, an architect, since he was seven. He recalled, "All I remember of my dad are these brief, violent flashes of domestic violence. But I don't want to complain about my childhood. Nothing bad ever really happened to me. I don't hate the guy." [10] At the age of seven, he moved with his mother to San Francisco, California, [10] and when he was 11 they moved to Gainesville, Florida. [11] They later settled in Newton Upper Falls, Massachusetts. He graduated from Newton South High School in 1985. [12] [13] [14]

Rogan participated in Little League Baseball and developed an interest in martial arts in his early teens. [15] He recalled being "terrified of being a loser" as a child [16] and said, "Martial arts gave me not just confidence, but also a different perspective of myself and what I was capable of. I knew that I could do something I was terrified of, and that was really difficult, and that I could excel at it. It was a big deal for me." [16] Martial arts were "the first thing that ever gave me hope that I wasn't going to be a loser. So I really, really gravitated toward it." [17] At age 14, he took up karate and started taekwondo a year later. [10] When he was 19, he won the US Open Championship taekwondo tournament as a lightweight. [8] [14] He was a Massachusetts full-contact state champion for four consecutive years and became a taekwondo instructor. [8] [10] He also practiced amateur kickboxing and held a 2–1 record; [18] he retired from competition at age 21, as he began to suffer from frequent headaches and feared he might sustain worse injuries. [8] [10] He attended the University of Massachusetts Boston but found the endeavor "pointless" and dropped out early. [10]

Career

1988–1994: Early stand-up career

I didn't have a direction until I became a stand-up comedian. I was pretty nervous about my future. I couldn't imagine myself working a 9-to-5 job.

—Rogan on his career [19]

Rogan had no intention of being a professional comedian, [20] [21] but was a fan of comedy from a young age, later saying of Richard Pryor's special Live on the Sunset Strip , "It affected me in such a profound way. Nothing had made me laugh like that." [8] His friends from gym and Taekwondo school, whom he would make laugh with impressions and jokes, convinced him to try stand-up. [8] At 21, after six months preparing material and practicing his delivery, [22] he performed his first stand-up routine on August 27, 1988, at an open-mic night at a Stitches comedy club in Boston. [12] [20]

While living in Boston and working on his stand-up, Rogan held several jobs to secure himself financially, including teaching martial arts at Boston University and in nearby Revere, delivering newspapers, driving a limousine, doing construction work, and assisting a private investigator. [10] [12] Meanwhile, his blue comedy style earned him gigs at bachelor parties and strip clubs. [8] One night, he persuaded the owner of a comedy club in Boston to allow him to try a new five-minute routine. At the show was talent manager Jeff Sussman, who liked the act and offered to become his manager, which Rogan accepted. [8] [23]

In 1990, Rogan moved to New York City. As a full-time comedian, he was "scratching and grinding" for money and stayed with his grandfather in Newark for the first six months. [24] Rogan later cited Richard Jeni, [25] Lenny Bruce, [26] Sam Kinison and Bill Hicks as comedy influences. [20]

1994–1999: Hardball and NewsRadio

In 1994, Rogan relocated to Los Angeles, [10] where his first national television spot followed on the MTV comedy show Half-Hour Comedy Hour. [8] The appearance led to the network offering him a three-year exclusive contract and a role in a pilot episode of a "dopey game show" for $500. Rogan declined, but it prompted Sussman to send tapes of Rogan's performances to several networks, which sparked a bidding war. [20] After a period of negotiation, Rogan accepted a development deal with the Disney network. He secured his first major acting role in the 1994 nine-episode Fox sitcom Hardball as Frank Valente, a young, egocentric star player on a professional baseball team. [20] Rogan called the hiring process "weird", as the network had no idea if he could act until he was asked by Dean Valentine, then-president of Walt Disney Television, to whom he replied: "If you can lie, you can act, and if you can lie to crazy girlfriends, you can act under pressure". [20] The filming schedule was a new experience for Rogan, who started to work 12-hour days. [15] Rogan later said: "It was a great show on paper until a horrible executive producer with a big ego was hired by Fox to run the show and he rewrote it". [20] Around this time, Rogan began performing at The Comedy Store in Hollywood and was hired as a paid regular by owner Mitzi Shore. According to Rogan, he performed at the club for the next 13 years for free and paid for the venue's new sound system. [27]

From 1995 to 1999, Rogan starred in the NBC sitcom NewsRadio as Joe Garrelli, an electrician and handyman at the show's fictional news radio station. [8] [28] The role was originally set to be played by actor Ray Romano, but Romano was let go from the cast after one rehearsal and Rogan was brought in. [20] [29] The switch caused Rogan to work with the show's writers to help develop the character before the show was set to launch, [30] which he later described as a "very dumbed-down, censored version" of himself. [23] Rogan befriended fellow cast member Phil Hartman, who confided his marital problems to him. Rogan claimed he tried to persuade Hartman to divorce his wife five times, but "he loved his kids and didn't want to leave". In 1998, Hartman was murdered by his wife. [31] The loss affected Rogan's ability to perform stand-up, and he canceled a week of scheduled gigs. [32] Rogan later saw acting as an easy job, but grew tired of "playing the same character every week", [33] and only did so for the money. [34] He later viewed his time on NewsRadio as "a dream gig" that allowed him to earn money while working on his stand-up as often as he could. [20] [12] During the series, he worked on a pilot for a show entitled Overseas. [33]

1997–2006: UFC commentator and Fear Factor

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Rogan (right) posing with Gerald Strebendt in a boxing ring, 2002

Rogan began working for the mixed martial arts promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship as a backstage and post-fight interviewer. His first show took place at UFC 12: Judgement Day in Dothan, Alabama, on February 7, 1997. [35] He became interested in Brazilian jiu-jitsu in 1994 after watching Royce Gracie fight at UFC 2: No Way Out , and landed the position at the organization as Sussman was friends with its co-creator and original producer, Campbell McLaren. [36] He quit after two years as his salary could not cover the cost of traveling to the events, which were often held in rural locations. [37]

After the UFC was taken over by Zuffa in 2001, Rogan attended some events and became friends with its new president Dana White, who offered him a job as a color commentator. However, Rogan initially declined as he "just wanted to go to the fights and drink". [36] [10] In 2002, White was able to hire Rogan for free in exchange for prime event tickets for him and his friends. [35] After about 15 free gigs as a commentator, Rogan accepted pay for the job, working alongside Mike Goldberg until the end of 2016. [10] Rogan won the Wrestling Observer Newsletter Award for Best Television Announcer twice, and was named MMA Personality of the Year four times by the World MMA Awards. [38]

In 1999, Rogan secured a three-album deal with Warner Bros. Records and began tentative plans to star in his own prime-time televised sitcom on Fox named The Joe Rogan Show. [21] The show, co-written by Seinfeld writer Bill Masters, was to feature Rogan as "a second-string sportscaster who lands a spot as the token male on a View -style women's show". [23] In December 1999, he recorded his first stand-up comedy album in two shows at the Comedy Connection at Faneuil Hall in Boston, [39] which was released as I'm Gonna Be Dead Some Day... in August 2000. [8] [20] It received national exposure on The Howard Stern Show and downloads from Napster. [40] "Voodoo Punanny", a song Rogan wrote after Warner suggested to produce a song they could play on the radio, was subsequently released as a single. [41] Around this time, Rogan also worked on ideas for a film and a cartoon with his comedian friend Chris McGuire, [33] [20] and began to operate a blog on his website, JoeRogan.net, which he used to discuss various topics that helped him develop his stand-up routines. [34]

In 2001, the development of Rogan's television show was interrupted after he accepted an offer from NBC to host the American edition of Fear Factor . He declined initially as he thought the network would not air such a program due to its content, but Sussman convinced him to accept. [8] Rogan later said that the main reason he accepted was to obtain observations and anecdotes for his stand-up comedy. [42] The show increased Rogan's national exposure which caused turnouts at his stand-up gigs to grow. Fear Factor ran for an initial six seasons from 2001 to 2006. [43]

Rogan's role as host of Fear Factor led to further television opportunities. In 2002, he appeared on the episode "A Beautiful Mind" of Just Shoot Me as Chris, the boyfriend of lead character Maya Gallo. [44] In December 2002, Rogan was the emcee for the 2002 Blockbuster Hollywood Spectacular, a Christmas parade in Hollywood. [45] In February 2003, Rogan became the new co-host of The Man Show on Comedy Central for its fifth season from August 2003, with fellow comedian Doug Stanhope, following the departure of original hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Adam Carolla. [46] [47] A year into the show, however, the hosts entered disagreements with Comedy Central and the show's producers over content. Rogan recalled: "I was a little misled ... I was told: 'Show nudity, and we'll blur it out. Swear and we'll bleep it out.' That hasn't been the case". [48] The show ended in 2004. Around this time Rogan entered talks to host his own radio show, but they came to nothing due to his already busy schedule. [48]

2005–2009: Comedy specials

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Rogan commentating for the UFC in 2006

In 2005, actor Wesley Snipes challenged Rogan to a cage fight. Rogan trained for the event for five months before Snipes backed out following an investigation by the IRS for alleged tax evasion. Rogan believed Snipes needed a quick payout to alleviate his debt. [49]

After Fear Factor, Rogan focused his career on his stand-up comedy, as concentrating on television had made him feel lazy and uninspired to work on new material for his act. With the money he had earned from television, Rogan hired two people full-time to film him and his comedy friends on tour, and release clips on his website for his JoeShow web series. [50] In May 2005, Rogan signed a deal with the Endeavor Talent Agency. [51] Two months later, he filmed his second stand-up comedy special, Joe Rogan: Live, in Phoenix, Arizona. The special premiered on Showtime in 2007. [52] [53]

In 2005, Rogan wrote a blog entry on his website accusing comedian Carlos Mencia of joke thievery, a claim he had made since 1993. [22] [54] [55] The situation culminated in February 2007 when Rogan confronted Mencia on stage at The Comedy Store in Hollywood. [56] A video of the incident was uploaded onto YouTube and included evidence and comments from other comedians, including George Lopez, "The Reverend" Bob Levy, Bobby Lee, and Ari Shaffir. [57] The incident led to Rogan's talent agent expelling him as a client of The Gersh Agency, who also managed Mencia, and his ban from The Comedy Store, causing him to relocate his regular venue to the Hollywood Improv Comedy Club. Rogan later said that every comic he had talked to was happy and thankful that he did it, [52] and went on to sign with William Morris Agency. [27]

In April 2007, Comedy Central Records released Rogan's fourth comedy special, Shiny Happy Jihad . [52] The set was recorded in September 2006 at Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, and contains excerpts of an improvized Q&A session with the audience that was typical of Rogan's act at the time. [58] [36]

2009–present: Latest endeavors and podcast

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Rogan performing stand-up in 2011

Rogan hosted the short-lived CBS show Game Show in My Head , which aired for eight episodes in January 2009. It was produced by Ashton Kutcher. [35] The show involved contestants who try to convince people to perform or take part in increasingly bizarre situations for money. He agreed to host the show as the idea intrigued him, calling it "a completely mindless form of entertainment". [19]

In 2010, Rogan accused comedian Dane Cook of joke thievery. [55]

In 2011, Rogan resumed his role as Fear Factor host for its seventh and final season (until 2012). [43] Rogan took the job, saying he "would hate to see somebody else do it". [59] Later in 2011, Rogan played his first major film character, Gale, in the comedy film Zookeeper . [60] He was also working on a book around this time that he tentatively titled Irresponsible Advice from a Man with No Credibility, based on his blog entries on his website. [17] Rogan played himself in Here Comes the Boom , another action-comedy film starring Kevin James that was released in 2012. [61]

In December 2012, Rogan released his sixth comedy special Live from the Tabernacle exclusively as a download on his website for $5, following Louis C.K.'s example. [62]

In 2013, Rogan hosted the television show Joe Rogan Questions Everything on the SyFy network, which aired for six episodes. The show covered topics discussed on his podcasts, including the existence of Bigfoot and UFOs, and featured several comedians, experts, and scientists with the aim of trying to "put some subjects to bed ... with an open-minded perspective". [62] SyFy agreed to produce the show without a pilot episode. The production team gave Rogan some creative control over the program and aimed to present it in his own words where possible. [63]

The Joe Rogan Experience

In December 2009, Rogan launched a free podcast with his friend and fellow comedian Brian Redban. [10] [64] The first episode was recorded on December 24 and was to be a live weekly broadcast on Ustream, [65] with Rogan and Redban "sitting in front of laptops bullshitting". [17] By August 2010, the podcast was named The Joe Rogan Experience and entered the list of Top 100 podcasts on iTunes [66] and in 2011, was picked up by SiriusXM Satellite Radio. [17] The podcast features an array of guests who discuss current events, politics, philosophy, comedy, hobbies, and numerous other topics. [67] By January 2015, the podcast reached over 11 million monthly downloads. [68] By October that year, the podcast was downloaded 16 million times each month, making it one of the most popular free podcasts. [10]

On May 19, 2020, Rogan announced that he had signed a multiyear licensing deal with Spotify worth an estimated $200 million, making it one of the largest licensing agreements in the podcast business. [69] [70] The deal made The Joe Rogan Experience available on Spotify starting September 1, 2020, and exclusive on the platform from January 2021. The podcast is available with both audio and video within the Spotify app and video is no longer streamed or uploaded to YouTube. The podcasts are typically released one day after recording, to allow time for the producers to make clips of the podcast. Clips from the video version will continue to be available on YouTube. [71] [69] In February 2022, Spotify removed 113 episodes of The Joe Rogan Experience over the course of a few days owing in part to some of the episodes having been perceived to have racist and insensitive language. [72] [73] [74]

In February 2022, singer India Arie shared a compilation of Rogan saying the racial slur "nigger" on The Joe Rogan Experience on Instagram. [75] Rogan apologized, calling his past language "regretful and shameful" while also saying that the clips were taken out of context and that he only quoted the slur to discuss its use by others. [76] [77] [78] The footage in question was first published by the political action committee PatriotTakes, an affiliate of the liberal PAC MeidasTouch. This resulted in allegations of a defamation attempt by MeidasTouch, which the founders denied in an interview with Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy, instead attributing the source of the footage to Alex Jones who was a recurring guest on Rogan's show. [79] Rogan described the video compilation as a "political hit job". [80] [81] [82] A number of UFC fighters, including Israel Adesanya, Terrance McKinney, Michael Chandler, Aljamain Sterling, Frankie Edgar, Darren Till, Marlon Vera, Ben Askren, and Brendan Schaub, defended Rogan. [83]

Spotify had refused to carry 42 episodes of the podcast when it acquired the exclusive rights. [84] Spotify says it spoke to Rogan about his "history of using some racially insensitive language", and it says (in an internal memo) that Rogan selected 70 episodes [85] which were removed on February 4, 2022, [84] all of which pre-date the COVID-19 pandemic. [86]

In early 2022, the video platform Rumble offered Rogan $100 million to switch from Spotify. [87] Variety reported that Rogan had declined the offer. [88]

In December 2024, Spotify confirmed that The Joe Rogan Experience was the top podcast on its platform for a fifth consecutive year. [89]

Onnit

Rogan is a co-founder of the supplements and fitness company Onnit, which was sold to Unilever in 2021. [90] Rogan frequently advertises for Onnit products on his podcast. [91] In April 2024 a lawsuit was filed against Onnit, alleging that its 'Alpha BRAIN' supplement performed no better than a placebo in a clinical study and that the product was surrounded by "false, misleading and deceptive advertising". [92]

Comedy Mothership

Rogan is also the owner of the Comedy Mothership comedy club in Austin, Texas, which opened in March 2023. [93]

Views

Political views

In 2020, CNN described Rogan as "libertarian-leaning". [94] In 2019–20, Rogan described himself as socially liberal, saying he supports same-sex marriage, gay rights, women's rights, recreational drug use, universal health care, universal basic income, gun rights, and the Second Amendment. [95] [96] He describes himself as a strong supporter of freedom of speech, and has criticized cancel culture and what he perceives to be suppression of those who hold right-wing views in the television and film industry. [97] He has also criticized what he describes as an American foreign policy of military adventurism. [98]

In 2020, Rogan endorsed left-wing Democratic candidate Bernie Sanders, saying "I believe in him, I like him, I like him a lot". [94] In 2022, Rogan said Republican Ron DeSantis would be "a good president". [99] On November 4, 2024, the day before the 2024 United States presidential election, Rogan endorsed Republican candidate Donald Trump. He said that Elon Musk, who had been on Rogan's podcast a couple of days prior, "makes what I think is the most compelling case for Trump you'll hear, and I agree with him every step of the way". [100]

Rogan opposes Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling him "a fucking dictator", and called Canada "communist" while admitting that he has "zero understanding" of Canada's political system. [101] Rogan also said that he liked Trudeau prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. [102]

In March 2024, Rogan described Israel's actions in the Gaza Strip as a "genocide". [103] In a podcast with writer Coleman Hughes eight days later, where Hughes disputed the genocide allegations, Rogan said he appreciated Hughes' perspective, saying: "You clearly know more about it than I do". [104] [105]

Rogan described the way that President Vladimir Putin leads Russia as "evil" but "impressive". He called Putin a "strong leader" and said "Isn't there always a longing for a strong man". [106] In November 2024, Rogan said the Russian invasion of Ukraine was "100% wrong". He criticized outgoing US President Joe Biden for allowing Ukraine to strike back at mainland Russia with US-supplied missiles. He also criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, saying "Fuck you, man. You fucking people are about to start world war three". Ukrainian world heavyweight boxing champion, Wladimir Klitschko, accused Rogan of "repeating Russian propaganda". Klitschko posted a video offering to debate Rogan on his podcast "like free men". [107] [108]

Drugs and spirituality

Rogan supports the legalized use of cannabis and believes it holds numerous benefits. [109] [110] He hosted the documentary film The Union: The Business Behind Getting High and was featured in Marijuana: A Chronic History and The Culture High . He also supports the use of LSD, psilocybin mushrooms, and DMT toward the exploration and enhancement of consciousness, as well as introspection. He was the presenter in the 2010 documentary DMT: The Spirit Molecule . [111]

Rogan has an interest in sensory deprivation and using an isolation tank. He has stated that his personal experiences with meditation in isolation tanks have helped him explore the nature of consciousness and improve his performance in various physical and mental activities and overall well-being. [112]

COVID-19 and vaccines

In April 2021, Rogan made contentious remarks about COVID-19 vaccines, in particular claiming that young, healthy people do not need to be vaccinated against the virus. [113] [114] This view was criticized by Anthony Fauci and White House communication director Kate Bedingfield, as well as by several media outlets. [115] [116] [117] [118] Part of the objection was that there have been notable cases affecting young, healthy people. [114] Rogan acknowledged there was "some legitimate science" behind Fauci's view and emphasized that he is not a doctor and should not be taken as "a respected source of information". [119] [120]

On September 1, 2021, Rogan tested positive for the virus. [121] Soon after, he released an online video reporting on the status of his condition and stating that he had begun a regimen including monoclonal antibodies, prednisone, azithromycin, NAD drip, a vitamin drip, as well as ivermectin, an antiparasitic drug that is not an effective treatment for COVID-19. [122] [123] [124] This drew controversy due to multiple people reportedly being hospitalized after self-medicating with an over-the-counter form of ivermectin designed to treat ailments in livestock, which typically has a significantly larger dosage. [121] Rogan criticized CNN for describing ivermectin as a "horse dewormer". [125] On Rogan's podcast, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Sanjay Gupta said that ivermectin is used to treat diseases caused by parasites but that CNN should not have implied that Rogan was taking a veterinary drug since Rogan acquired it through a doctor. [126] On September 3, 2021, Rogan tested negative for the virus. [127]

In January 2022, 270 scientists, physicians, professors, doctors, and healthcare workers wrote an open letter to Spotify expressing concern over "false and societally harmful assertions" on The Joe Rogan Experience and asked Spotify to "establish a clear and public policy to moderate misinformation on its platform". The 270 signatories took issue with Rogan "broadcasting misinformation, particularly regarding the COVID-19 pandemic" and more specifically "a highly controversial episode" featuring guest Robert W. Malone (#1757)", a biochemist who has promoted vaccine misinformation. [128] [129]

The episode was criticized for promoting conspiracy theories, including "an unfounded theory that societal leaders have 'hypnotized' the public". The signatories wrote that "Dr. Malone is one of two recent JRE guests who has compared pandemic policies to the Holocaust. These actions are not only objectionable and offensive, but also medically and culturally dangerous." The signatories also note that Malone was suspended from Twitter "for spreading misinformation about COVID-19". [128] [129]

On January 24, 2022, the songwriter Neil Young posted an open letter demanding that Spotify remove his music from their service if they would not remove The Joe Rogan Experience from their service. Young wrote that "Spotify has a responsibility to mitigate the spread of misinformation on its platform". [130] On January 26, Spotify removed Young's music; a spokesperson said Spotify wanted "all the world's music and audio content to be available to Spotify users" and that it had a "great responsibility in balancing both safety for listeners and freedom for creators". [130] On January 29, the songwriter Joni Mitchell removed her catalog from Spotify in support of Young and "the global scientific and medical communities on this issue". [131] [132]

Responding to the controversy, Rogan denied intentionally spreading misinformation and pledged "to try to balance out these more controversial viewpoints with other people's perspectives", and said that he agreed with Spotify adding a disclaimer to the beginning of his videos. [133]

On January 10, 2025, Joe Rogan published an interview with Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, where Zuckerberg alleged that the Biden administration had pressured Facebook to remove content related to the COVID-19 vaccine. [134] [135] [136]

Other views, medical misinformation and advocacy

Rogan is an avid hunter and is part of the "Eat What You Kill" movement, which attempts to move away from factory farming and the mistreatment of animals raised for food. [137]

Rogan has been an outspoken critic of transgender women competing in women's sports, including MMA matches. [94] In April 2022, he said that transgender swimmer Lia Thomas "might be the woke straw that breaks society's camel's back". [138] Rogan has offered a critique of transgender martial arts artist Fallon Fox, saying "If you had a dick at one point in time, you also have all the bone structure that comes with having a dick. You have bigger hands, you have bigger shoulder joints. You're a fucking man". [139]

In October 2022, while interviewing Tulsi Gabbard on his show, Rogan shared the widely discredited litter boxes in schools hoax, claiming that public schools were providing litter boxes to students who dress up as cats. [140] Rogan said several weeks later that "it doesn't seem that there's any proof that they put a litter box in there", but falsely claimed that there were discussions considering the idea. [141]

During an episode of his podcast in February 2023, Rogan stated the "idea that Jewish people are not into money is ridiculous. That's like saying Italians aren't into pizza. It's fucking stupid." [142] Rogan made the comment in defense of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, who faced allegations of antisemitism for saying that political support for Israel was "all about the benjamins". [142] Jonathan Greenblatt, the Director of the Anti-Defamation League, condemned Rogan's comment as reflecting "antisemitic tropes about Jews and money". [142]

In a February 2024 podcast with Bret Weinstein, Rogan said that he thought party drugs were "a very important factor in AIDS" and invoked the views of AIDS denialist Peter Duesberg. The American Foundation for AIDS Research reacted by saying, "The fact is that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), untreated, causes AIDS" and criticizing the podcast for "disseminating false information". [143] [144]

Personal life

Family

Rogan married Jessica Ditzel, a former cocktail waitress, in 2009. [10] [145] They have two daughters, who were born in 2008 and 2010. Rogan is also the stepfather or adopted father of Ditzel's daughter from a previous relationship. [146] [147] In 2008, they moved to Gold Hill, Colorado, but returned to Southern California four months later when Ditzel became pregnant. [148] They settled in Bell Canyon, California, where Rogan had lived on and off since 2003. In 2018, they purchased a new home in the area for almost $5 million. [149] [150] [151] [152] In 2020, the family moved into a $14 million home on Lake Austin in Austin, Texas. [153]

In October 2019, he revealed that he is a first cousin once removed of My Chemical Romance members Gerard Way and Mikey Way, although he has never met them. [154]

Martial arts

Rogan became interested in jiu-jitsu after watching Royce Gracie fight at UFC 2: No Way Out in 1994. [37] In 1996, he began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Carlson Gracie at his school in Hollywood, California. [18] He is a black belt under Eddie Bravo's 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu, a style of no-gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu, [155] and a black belt in gi Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado. [156]

Religion

Rogan was raised Roman Catholic, having attended Catholic school in first grade, but has since abandoned organized religion and has called himself an agnostic. [157]

Health condition

Rogan has vitiligo on his hands and feet. [10]

Filmography

Films

YearTitleRoleNotes
1997Bruce Testones, Fashion PhotographerBruce TestonesShort
2002 It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie HimselfTV movie
2010Venus & VegasRichie
2011 Zookeeper Gale
2012 Here Comes the Boom Himself
2017 Bright Himself

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1994 Hardball Frank ValenteMain Cast
1995–99 NewsRadio Joe GarrelliMain Cast
1996 MADtv Himself/HostEpisode: "Episode #2.7"
2001The TestHimself/PanelistEpisode: "The Wedding Etiquette Test"
Weakest Link HimselfEpisode: "Comedians Special"
2001–02Late FridayHimself/HostMain Host
2001–12 Fear Factor Himself/HostMain Host: Season 1-7
2002 Win Ben Stein's Money HimselfEpisode: "April 26, 2002"
Just Shoot Me! ChrisEpisode: "A Beautiful Mind"
2003 Good Morning, Miami HimselfEpisode: "Fear and Loathing in Miami"
2003–04 The Man Show Himself/HostMain Host
Chappelle's Show HimselfGuest Cast: Season 1-2
2003–07 Last Comic Standing Himself/Celebrity Talent ScoutCelebrity Talent Scout: Season 1-5
2005 Las Vegas HimselfEpisode: "To Protect and Serve Manicotti"
Beyond the Glory HimselfEpisode: "The Ultimate Fighting Championship"
2005–08 The Ultimate Fighter Himself/AnnouncerGuest Announcer: Season 1-3 & 7
2007–09UFC WiredHimself/HostMain Host
2009 Game Show in My Head Himself/HostMain Host
2011Garage MahalHimselfEpisode: "Mixed Martial Arts Garage"
Roadtrip Nation HimselfEpisode: "Episode #8.2"
2013 Joe Rogan Questions Everything Himself/HostMain Host
2015 Silicon Valley HimselfEpisode: "Homicide"
2020 The Comedy Store Himself

Comedy specials

YearTitleFormatPublisher
2000I'm Gonna Be Dead Someday ... CD, cassette Warner Bros. Records
2000Voodoo PunannyCD maxi-single, 12" promoWarner Bros. Records
2001Live From the Belly of the BeastDVD Sacred Cow Productions
2006Joe Rogan: LiveBroadcast, DVD, streaming Showtime/Image Entertainment/Netflix
2007 Shiny Happy Jihad CD, download, streaming Comedy Central Records
2010Talking Monkeys in SpaceBroadcast, CD, DVD, download, streaming Spike TV/Comedy Central Records
2012Live From the TabernacleBroadcast, download, streaming Comedy Central/Talking Monkey
2014Rocky Mountain HighBroadcast, download, streamingComedy Central/Comedy Central Records
2016TriggeredStreamingNetflix [158]
2018Strange TimesStreaming, vinylNetflix
2024Burn the BoatsBroadcast, streamingNetflix

Video games

YearTitleRole
2009 UFC Undisputed 2009 Himself
2010 UFC Undisputed 2010 Himself
2014 EA Sports UFC Himself
2016 EA Sports UFC 2 Himself
2018 EA Sports UFC 3 Himself

Documentaries

YearTitle
2007 The Union: The Business Behind Getting High
American Drug War: The Last White Hope
2010 DMT: The Spirit Molecule

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