Joe Rogan
Biography
Joe Rogan is an American comedian, podcaster, actor, and former television host. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he began performing stand-up in the Boston area in 1988 and moved to Los Angeles in 1994. He took a development deal with Disney and won acting work on the sitcoms Hardball and NewsRadio. His UFC job came in 1997, first as a backstage and post-fight interviewer before he became a color commentator, and he fronted Fear Factor between 2001 and 2006. His screen credits include Zookeeper (2011) and Here Comes the Boom (2012), and his stand-up specials include I'm Gonna Be Dead Some Day (2000) and Live from the Tabernacle (2012). The Joe Rogan Experience, which he launched in 2009, went on to become Spotify's most streamed podcast. The Wrestling Observer Newsletter honored him twice as best television announcer, and the World MMA Awards named him MMA Personality of the Year on four occasions.
59years old
Turns 60 on August 11in 299 days
- Born Newark
- Star sign: LeoThe sign runs July 23 to August 22
- Joseph James Rogan (birth name)Also credited as Joseph Rogan
Movie Career
- Films
- 16
- Career span
- 24 years2002 to 2026
Genres
- Comedy50%, 8 films
- Documentary50%, 8 films
- Action13%, 2 films
- Crime13%, 2 films
- Family13%, 2 films
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A role that slipped away
Rogan played Joe Garrelli on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio from 1995 to 1999, a handyman and electrician at the fictional station. Ray Romano was originally cast in the role but was let go after one rehearsal.
First role
At age 21, Joe Rogan spent six months getting material ready and rehearsing his delivery before his first stand-up routine, which he did on August 27, 1988, during an open-mic night at a Boston Stitches comedy club.
First role
Rogan got his first UFC job as an interviewer because his manager Sussman knew co-creator and original producer Campbell McLaren. His first show was UFC 12: Judgement Day in Dothan, Alabama, on February 7, 1997.
A role that slipped away
Rogan's first national television spot was on the MTV comedy show Half-Hour Comedy Hour in 1994, which led MTV to offer him a three-year exclusive contract that he declined.
Joe Rogan movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Anthony Giordano directed four of these films, Frank Coraci two. Nine actors appear in two of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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Anthony GiordanoDirector, 4 films, 2009 to 2025
All films by Anthony Giordano
All films by Frank Coraci
Also two films together3 more actors
- Gary ValentineHere Comes the Boom (2012) and Zookeeper (2011)
- Piers MorganUntold: Chess Mates (2026) and Untold: The Liver King (2025)
- Harvey LevinUntold Raygun: Breaking Badly (2026) and Untold: The Liver King (2025)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Awards
Two awards and honors from 2022 to 2025.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Other honors | |||
| 2025 | Time 100 | Honored | |
| 2022 | Time 100 | Honored | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.