Joseph James "Joe" Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, podcaster, actor, mixed martial artist, and UFC color commentator. He is known for his work commentating for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, hosting the NBC reality show Fear Factor, playing Joe Garrelli on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio as well as hosting The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. His most recent hosting role on the Joe Rogan Questions Everything premiered on Syfy in July 2013.

Biography

He lives in Bell Canyon, California and briefly lived in Boulder, Colorado.
In 2007, Rogan and his girlfriend had a baby girl. They married the following year. In 2010, Rogan announced the birth of a second child.

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.


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


Advocacy
Rogan endorsed Ron Paul in the 2012 presidential campaign and has spoken favorably of Bernie Sanders in the 2016 presidential race. He is also part of the "Eat What You Kill" movement, which attempts to move away from factory farming and mistreatment of animals reared for food.

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. Rogan supports the medical and recreational use of cannabis. He has also starred in the marijuana documentary The Union: The Business Behind Getting High. 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.