Joe Rogan: Difference between revisions

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|8|11}}

| birth_place = [[Newark, New Jersey]], U.S.

| residence = [[Bell Canyon, California]], U.S.

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== Early life ==

 

Rogan participated in [[Little League Baseball]] but developed an interest in [[martial arts]] in his early teens<ref name=chicago1994>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-4252441.html|title=Fox Pitches a New Comedy To Hard-Luck Baseball Fans|first=Georgette|last=Gouveia|date=15 October 1994|newspaper=Chicago Sun-Times|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> as "it was really the first thing that ever gave me hope that I wasn't going to be a loser. So I really, really gravitated toward it".<ref name=carnell>{{cite web|url=https://thom-carnell.squarespace.com/writing-samples/2016/1/24/interview-joe-rogan|title=Interview: Joe Rogan (January 2011)|date=24 January 2016|first=Thom|last=Carnell|publisher=Thom Carnell|accessdate=5 February 2017}}</ref> At fourteen, he took up [[karate]]<ref name=rollingstone2015/> and began to compete in [[taekwondo]] competitions.<ref name=schneider2002>{{Cite journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=89sDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT53&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Joe Rogan|first=Ryan|last=Schneider|date=December 2002|magazine=Black Belt|pages=54–59|issn=0277-3066|volume=40|issue=12|accessdate=May 29, 2016}}</ref> At nineteen, he won a US Open Championship tournament as a lightweight.<ref name=globe2001/> {{Disputed inline|The accuracy of this claim is in question as it needs more detail as to the type of competition won.|date=February 2017}}He was a Massachusetts full-contact state champion for four consecutive years and became an instructor in the sport.<ref name=schneider2002/><ref name=rollingstone2015/> Rogan also practiced amateur [[kickboxing]], and held a 2–1 record.<ref name="tmz.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/person/joe-rogan/|title=Joe Rogan|date=December 18, 2013|work=tmz.com|accessdate=August 24, 2015}}</ref> Rogan retired from competition at 21 as he began to suffer from frequent headaches and feared worse injuries.<ref name=schneider2002/><ref name=rollingstone2015/> He attended [[University of Massachusetts Boston]] but found it pointless and dropped out before he could graduate.<ref name=rollingstone2015/>

 

== Career ==

{{Quote box|width=25em|bgcolor=#c6dbf7|style=padding:10px;|align=right|"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."| source =—Joe Rogan on his career.<ref name=herald2009/>}}

 

In 1994, Rogan relocated to [[Los Angeles]] as it presented more career opportunities.<ref name=rollingstone2015/> His first national television spot followed on the [[MTV]] comedy show ''Half-Hour Comedy Hour''.<ref name=schneider2002/> 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.<ref name=shecky/> After a period of negotiations, Rogan accepted a [[Artist development deal|development deal]] with the [[Disney]] network. He secured his first major acting role in the 1994 nine-episode [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]] sitcom ''[[Hardball (1994 TV series)|Hardball]]'' as Frank Valente, a young, ego-centric star player on a professional baseball team.<ref name=shecky/> 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 which he replied: "If you can lie, you can act, and if you can lie to crazy girlfriends, you can act under pressure".<ref name=shecky/> The filming schedule was a new experience for Rogan who started to work 12-hour days and among people.<ref name=chicago1994/> 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 re-wrote it."<ref name=shecky/> Around this time, Rogan began performing at [[The Comedy Store]] in Hollywood and became a paid regular by owner [[Mitzi Shore]]. He performed at the club for the next 13 years for free, and paid for the venue's new sound system.<ref name=rogan20070323/>

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.<ref name=schneider2002/><ref name="tbs">{{cite web|url=http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0,,88782,00.html |title=News Radio – Joe Rogan |accessdate=June 6, 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111027171707/http://www.tbs.com/stories/story/0%2C%2C88782%2C00.html |archivedate=October 27, 2011 |df= }}</ref> The role was originally set to be played by actor [[Ray Romano]], but he was let go from the cast after one rehearsal and Rogan was brought in.<ref name=shecky/><ref>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-18665739.html|title=Standup comedian Ray Romano waiting to see if everybody loves 'Raymond'|first=Steve|last=Hall|date=12 September 1996|newspaper=Indianapolis Star and News|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> The switch caused Rogan to work with the show's writers to help develop the character in time before show was set to launch,<ref>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-25033900.html|title='Newsradio' The next big thing?|first=Phil|last=Rosenthal|date=5 March 1996|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> which he later described as a "very dumbed-down, censored version" of himself.<ref name=herald2000/> 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.<ref>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56377185.html|title=Pal urged Hartman to dump 'loser'|first1=Gayle|last1=Fee|first2=Laura|last2=Raposa|date=14 June 1998|newspaper=The Boston Herald|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> The loss affected Rogan's ability to perform stand-up and cancelled a week of scheduled gigs.<ref>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-56377357.html|title='NewsRadio' co-star remembers Hartman|first=Dean|last=Johnson|date=12 June 1998|newspaper=The Boston Herald|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> Rogan later saw acting as an easy job, but grew tired of "playing the same character every week"<ref name=globe1999>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-8551323.html|title=Rogan can make light of `NewsRadio' demise|first=Michael|last=Blowen|date=21 May 1999|newspaper=The Boston Globe|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> and only did it for the money.<ref name=oc2008/> 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.<ref name=shecky/><ref name=boston2008/> During the series he worked on a pilot for a show named ''Overseas''.<ref name=globe1999/>

 

[[File:JoeRogan-USMCPhoto-Cropped.PNG|thumb|right|upright|Rogan commentating for the UFC in 2006.]]

 

In 1999, Rogan secured a three-album deal with [[Warner Bros. Records]] and began tentative plans to star in his own prime-time television sitcom on Fox named ''The Joe Rogan Show''.<ref name=herald1999>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-58165412.html|title=No pain, no gain says Hub's Rogan|first=Robin|last=Vaughan|date=10 December 1999|newspaper=The Boston Herald|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> 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 ''[[The View (U.S. TV series)|View]]''-style women's show".<ref name=herald2000>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-65288380.html|title=Comic cleans up|first=Robin|last=Vaughan|date=18 September 2000|newspaper=The Boston Herald|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> In December 1999, he recorded his first stand-up comedy album in two shows at the Comedy Connection at [[Faneuil Hall]] in Boston,<ref>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-58165714.html|title=Grieving Leary to skip benefit|first1=Gayle|last1=Fee|first2=Laura|last2=Raposa|date=12 December 1999|newspaper=The Boston Herald|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> which was used in his first comedy album ''I'm Gonna Be Dead Some Day...'', released in August 2000.<ref name=schneider2002/><ref name=shecky/> The album was played regularly on ''[[The Howard Stern Show]]'' and the [[Napster]] music service.<ref name=chicago2000>{{cite web|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2000-08-25/entertainment/0008250283_1_most-requested-radio-station-dom-irrera|title=Joe Rogan speaks his uncensored mind|date=25 August 2000|first=Allan|last=Johnson|work=Chicago Tribune|accessdate=3 February 2017}}</ref> It contains "Voodoo Punanny", a song he wrote after Warner suggested something they could play on the radio. It was subsequently released as a single.<ref>{{cite AV media notes|title=Voodoo Punanny|year=2000|publisher=Warner Bros. Records|people=Rogan, Joe|id=9 44930-2}}</ref> Around this time, Rogan also worked on ideas for a film and a cartoon with his comedian friend Chris McGuire,<ref name=globe1999/><ref name=shecky/> 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.<ref name=oc2008/>

In 2002, he appeared on the episode "A Beautiful Mind" of ''[[Just Shoot Me]]'' as Chris, Maya Gallo's boyfriend.<ref name="gonzalez">Gonzalez, Erika (April 5, 2002). Now 'Fear' This: Joe Rogan uncensored. ''[[Rocky Mountain News]]''</ref> In December 2002, Rogan was the emcee for the 2002 Blockbuster Hollywood Spectacular, a Christmas parade in Hollywood.<ref>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-9010227.html|title=Hollywood gets the spirit 71st annual parade to be bigger, brighter|first=Phillip W.|last=Browne|date=30 November 2002|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> 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 hosts [[Jimmy Kimmel]] and [[Adam Carolla]].<ref>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-98156397.html|title=Small screen buzz on television|first=Valerie|last=Kuklenski|date=22 February 2003|newspaper=Los Angeles Daily News|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref><ref name="Chocano">Chocano, Carina (August 15, 2003). [http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,476099,00.html The Man Show.] ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]''</ref> A year into the show however, the hosts began to disagree with Comedy Central and the producers over what content was removed and kept in. Rogan said, "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".<ref name=heraldnews2003>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1N1-0FEBFE4103C04E50.html|title=Joe Rogan new host of 'Man Show'|date=22 August 2003|newspaper=The Herald News|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref> 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.<ref name=heraldnews2003/>

 

 

In 2005, Rogan wrote a blog entry on his website accusing comedian [[Carlos Mencia]] of [[joke thievery]], a claim he had made since 1993,<ref name=comedycouch/> and dubbed him "Carlos Menstealia".<ref>{{cite newspaper|url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-27022136.html|title=Carlos Mencia|date=22 October 2006|newspaper=Arizona Daily Star|first= Cathalena E.|last=Burch|accessdate=3 February 2016|via=Highbeam Research|subscription=yes}}</ref><ref name=dallas2010/> The situation culminated in February 2007 when Rogan confronted Mencia on stage at [[The Comedy Store]] in Hollywood.<ref name="Raustiala">Raustiala, Kal; Sprigman, Chris (March 30, 2010). [http://www.freakonomics.com/2010/03/30/the-vigilantes-of-comedy-a-guest-post/ The Vigilantes of Comedy.] ''[[The New York Times]]''</ref> A video of the incident was uploaded onto [[YouTube]] and included evidence and comments from other comedians, including [[George Lopez]], [[Bob Levy (comedian)|"The Reverend" Bob Levy]], [[Bobby Lee]] and [[Ari Shaffir]].<ref name="Lussier">Lussier, Germain (February 15, 2007).[http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070215/ENTERTAIN/70215009 Joe Rogan and Carlos Mencia face off at comedy club.] ''[[Times Herald-Record]]''</ref> The incident led to Rogan's talent agent booting 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 [[The Improv|Hollywood Improv Comedy Club]]. Rogan later said that every single comic he had talked to was so happy and thankful he did it,<ref name=rocky2007/> and signed with [[William Morris Agency]] five minutes later.<ref name=rogan20070323>{{cite web|url=http://joerogan.net/blog/long-live-the-idea-of-the-comedy-store-the-last-word|title=Long Live the Idea of The Comedy Store, The Last Word.|publisher=JoeRogan.net|date=23 March 2007|first=Joe|last=Rogan|accessdate=5 February 2017}}</ref> Rogan returned to The Comedy Store in 2013 when he supported Shaffir in the filming of his first special.

Rogan was raised [[Catholicism|Catholic]], having attended [[Catholic school]] in the first grade, but has since abandoned following any [[organized religion]] and identifies as an [[Agnosticism|agnostic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=137XHWdGTNg |title=Joe Rogan and Rosie Talk 9-11 Conspiracy Theory – The Rosie Show – Oprah Winfrey Network |publisher=YouTube |date=February 6, 2012 |accessdate=November 13, 2013}}</ref> He is highly critical of the [[Catholic Church]] and, drawing from his experiences as a former member, believes it is an institution of [[oppression]].<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite web|url=http://hollowverse.com/joe-rogan/ |title=Joe Rogan’s Religion and Political Views |publisher=The Hollowverse |date=December 1, 2012 |accessdate=March 3, 2016}}</ref>

 

Rogan is not affiliated with any [[political party]] but has been described as having mostly [[Libertarianism|libertarian]] views.<ref name=autogenerated1 /><ref>Joe Rogan podcast with Gavin McInnes</ref> He endorsed [[Ron Paul]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2012|2012 U.S. presidential campaign]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/12/16/joe-rogan-of-fear-factor-endorses-ron-paul |title=Joe Rogan of 'Fear Factor' Endorses Ron Paul |first=Paul |last=Bedard |publisher=US News |date=December 16, 2011 |accessdate=November 13, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113082502/http://www.usnews.com/news/blogs/washington-whispers/2011/12/16/joe-rogan-of-fear-factor-endorses-ron-paul |archivedate=November 13, 2013 |df= }}</ref> and [[Gary Johnson]] in the [[United States presidential election, 2016|2016 U.S. presidential campaign]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://thedesertlynx.com/gary-johnson-snags-joe-rogan-endorsement/|title=Gary Johnson Snags Joe Rogan Endorsement - The Desert Lynx|date=2016-08-01|newspaper=The Desert Lynx|language=en-US|access-date=2017-01-24}}</ref>

 

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