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• Grew up in New Jersey, San Francisco and Boston, where he started his stand-up career.
• Holds a black belt in Tae Kwon Do and a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.
• Won the lightweight division of the U.S. Open Tae Kwon Do Championship at 19, and later claimed the Grand Championship by beating the middleweight and heavyweight titleholders.
• Was a series regular on the '90s sitcoms Hardball and NewsRadio.
• Released his first comedy album, Someday I'll Be Dead, in 2000.
• Officiated at the wedding of two Fear Factor contestants in 2004, after becoming an ordained minister through the Internet.
• Sometimes serves as an Ultimate Fighting Championship color commentator.
• Launched a weekly podcast, the Joe Rogan Experience, in 2009. 
• Founded Higher Primate clothing in 2010.