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Joe Rogan Net Worth 2020, Early Life, Career, Awards, Family And More

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March 20, 2020

Joe Rogan Net Worth 2020

Joseph James Rogan, popularly known for the name Joe Rogan is an American by indigen born in Newark New Jersey (United States) and a comedian and Podcast host by profession.

He was born in the year 1967, August 11th. Rising to fame for Joe Rogan wasn’t an easy task.

Keep reading to unveil Joe Rogan Net Worth 2020, Early life, career, family, and lots more.

Joe Rogan Early Life

Joe Rogan was brought up in Newark, New Jersey (United States) by his parents, not until he five years of age.

His parents divorced when he was five due to violet acts portrayed by his father (Joseph, a former police officer in Newark), making him live with his mother and grandfather, who initially moved them to Newark New Jersey before the divorce.

Joe Rogan once said in an interview, “I have not had contact with my father since age seven.”

From age seven to eleven, Joe Rogan lived in San Francisco before finally settling in New Upper Falls, Massachusetts.

There, he attended Newton South High School and graduated in the year 1985 (Eighteen Years Old).

During his young age, Joe Rogan used to be a Baseball player but later developed an interest in martial arts urging him to learn Karate and Taekwando at age fourteen.

A year after his graduation from high school, Joe Rogan participated in US Open Championship Taekwando Tournament and won a title as Lightweight Champion (Age nineteen).

Joe practiced Kickboxing and became a Taekwondo Instructor.

At age twenty-three, Joe Rogan enrolled in the University Of Massachusetts but dropped out after a year because he had no interest in it.

After dropping out, he then moved to New York City at age twenty-four.

Joe Rogan Career

Joe Rogan Net Worth 2020

Now, based on his early life, you should know he had no intention of being a comedian.

Although when he was younger, his parents to take him to comedy shows, which made him laugh hard and picked some interest in comedy.

On August 27th 1988 (Age twenty-one), he had his first comedy performance on stage in Open-Mic Night at Snitches Comedy Club (Boston).

In other to finance his just started comedy career, Joe Rogan did lots of jobs such as teaching Martial Arts at Boston University, delivery of Newspapers and also worked as a driver.

His success wasn’t a smooth one but eventually paid off. Nothing good comes easily.

What brought the attention of Joe Rogan’s potentials as a comedian was on a faithful night when he pleaded with the owner of the comedy club to perform for just five minutes.

Luckily for him, Jeff Sussman was the talent manager for the show that night.

After Joe Rogan’s performance, Jeff Sussman was so impressed and offered to be his manager.

Without losing such opportunity, Joe Rogan grabbed the offer, and that’s how his career and a comedian began.

Joe Rogan Family

Joe Rogan is married to Jessica Ditzel and blessed with two children (daughters).

Joe Rogan Awards

Joe Rogan has won a series of awards and honors due to his prominent career.

Here’s a list of Joe Rogan Awards, according to Wikipedia.

Teen Choice Award

Choice TV Reality/Variety Host for Fear Factor (2003, Nominated)

World MMA Awards

2011 MMA Personality of the Year
2012 MMA Personality of the Year
2014 MMA Personality of the Year
2015 MMA Personality of the Year
2016 MMA Personality of the Year
2017 MMA Personality of the Year
Wrestling Observer Newsletter
2010 Best Television Announcer
2011 Best Television Announcer

Joe Rogan Net Worth 2020

In the year 2020, Joe Rogan Net Worth is estimated to be $25 Million, which he earned from his Comedy and Martial Arts Career.

Joe Rogan Best Quotes

When someone comes along and expresses him or herself as freely as they think, people flock to it. They enjoy it.
Because I have a girlfriend, I try and take the straight and narrow path, which is good because it prevents VD.
It’s painful for me to watch someone who isn’t funny. It’s horrifying to sit in the back and watch some guy who sucks.
That’s my only goal. Surround me with funny people, and make sure everyone has a good time and works hard.
The audience changes every night. You’re the same person. You have to speak your mind and do the stuff that you think is funny and makes you laugh.
To me, comedy is a great occupation because I don’t worry that much about what other people think of me.
The only time I commit to conspiracy theories is when something way retarded happens like Lee Harvey Oswald acting alone.
If you can lie, you can act, and if you can lie to crazy girlfriends, you can work under pressure.
Never stay in a bad marriage, and don’t hang around with psycho coke fiends.
The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don’t know any hilarious cartoons that are annoying and consistently trying to be funny all the time.