For nearly 3 decades Joe Rogan has been
a stand-up comic, actor, martial arts and sports commentator, and
podcaster. In that time he has been keeping us laughing with routines
like the “Devolution of dumb people” and “Talking Monkeys in
space”. Some people might be a little put off by his use of curse
words at times but if you can get past that you are in for a
laughfest.
He is probably best known as the host
of the “Fear Factor” during its original run from 2001-06 and its
short revival for the 2011-12 season. A large number of people
probably also remember him for his 5 years (1994-99) on the show
“NewsRadio” where he played electrician Joe Garrelli.
Beyond the laughs there is much more to
Joe Rogan that mot people don't know. The following is just 5 facts
about him.
By the age of 15
Joe Rogan earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. For the next 4 years he
was the Massachusetts open champion. Then, in 1987, at the age of 19
he entered the United States championship tournament where he won the
lightweight championship and then went on to beat both the
middleweight and heavyweight champs for the grand championship.
In 1997 Joe Rogan
first joined the UFC as an interviewer. He has since gone on to
become an award winning commentator. In 2011, he was named the “MMA
(mixed martial arts) personality of the year”, at the MMA awards.
In December of
2009 Joe Rogan has been doing a twice weekly podcast called “The
Joe Rogan Experience”. In his podcast he interviews guests, talks
about martial arts, comedy, science, and several other subjects.
Not long after Ron
Paul announced that would enter as a candidate of the 2012 election,
Joe Rogan voiced his support. When asked about why he was for Ron
Paul, Mr. Rogan said “Because he is the only guy that is saying
anything that makes sense whatsoever.” In his support Mr. Rogan did
also mention how he felt that in todays politics it would be a long
shot for Ron Paul.
Joe Rogan is among
the ever growing supporters of cannabis. In his blog he talks about
smoking and working out. In his stand-up and podcast he often will
make some kind of a mention of marijuana. When the History channel
did a documentary called “Marijuana: A chronic history”, Joe
Rogan was a in it. On one of his podcast he does mention that at one
time he thought that pot smokers were lazy but then a friend changed
his outlook on the subject.
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