Anecdotes

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.

Has a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu under Jean Jacques Machado and a black rash guard in 10th Planet Jiu-Jitsu under Eddie Bravo.

Joe is related to brothers 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, making them his third cousins.

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

Has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

Is of Italian and Irish descent.

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.

Commentator for Ultimate Fighting Championship.

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.

Started doing stand-up comedy in 1988, and still busy with stand-up.

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

Has a daughter who was born in May 2008.

His collection of exotic cars includes: (1965) Chevrolet Corvette Stingray (resto-mod), (1969) Chevrolet Nova, (1970) Plymouth "Sick Fish" Barracuda, (1971) Ford Bronco ICON 4x4 (resto-mod), (1993) Porsche 964 RS America, (1995) TLC4x4 Toyota Land Cruiser FZJ80 (resto-mod), (2005) BMW E46 M3, (2008) SharkWerks Porsche 997 GT3 RS, Tesla Model S P100D.

On his podcast, Rogan related how he ended up in sitcoms in Hollywood. After appearing as a stand up on MTV he got a development deal in Hollywood, auditioned for a baseball sitcom, and got the part. Thinking he was set, he signed a lease for an apartment in LA. But the sitcom, called Hardball, was cancelled after 6 episodes. Rogan wanted to leave LA but still had the apartment so he stayed. His next audition was for Newsradio and got that part as well, which lasted for almost 5 years.

Endorsed Donald Trump for president in 2024.