Joseph James Rogan (born August 11, 1967) is an American comedian, podcast host and works as a commentator for the UFC. Before he started his career as a podcast host of the Joe Rogan Experience or JRE for short, he has worked as an actor and television host. Joe Rogan began his stand-up career in Boston, where he performed for the first time on August 27, 1988, at an open-mic night at the Stitches comedy club after his friends convinced him to try it and after he reportedly spent six months on preparing his first set. After spending a few years doing stand-up and working various other jobs in Boston, Rogan lived in New York City for a few years as a full-time comedian and ultimately decided to relocate to Los Angeles in 1994. In the same year, Joe Rogan got his first national TV spot on MTV's Half-Hour Comedy Hour, after which he got various acting roles. In 1995, Joe Rogan got his most prominent acting role on the NBC sitcom NewsRadio, which lasted until 1999. During his work at NewsRadio, he also started as an interviewer and commentator for the UFC and in 2001, became the host of Fear Factor. After various other jobs as a television host and while still doing stand-up, he started his podcast Joe Rogan Experience in December 2009, which ultimately became his full-time job and grew to become one of the most downloaded podcasts. On May 19, 2020, Joe Rogan signed a multi-year licensing deal with Spotify, reportedly worth over $100 million and making his podcast exclusively available on Spotify.

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