Joe Rogan
Written and reviewed by Emma Carter Updated August 25, 2026 Fact checked August 25, 2026





Interesting Biography Facts
Real name
Joseph James Rogan
Occupation
martial artist, sports commentator, stand up comedian
Birth Date
August 11, 1967
Age
59 years
Zodiac Sign
Leo
Birthplace
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Education
Newton South High School, University of Massachusetts, Boston
Nationality
American
Joe Rogan family members
Father's Name
Joseph Rogan
Mother's Name
Susan Rogan
Siblings names
Laura Rogan (younger sister) Bridget Rogan Carselda (paternal half-sister), Rosa Rogan Lunelli (paternal half-sister)
Is Joe Rogan a gay/bisexual?
No
What is Joe Rogan marital status?
married; 3 children including stepdaughter Kayja
Who is Joe Rogan wife?
Jessica Rogan (wife)
When did get married?
2009
How many children does he have?
3 children including stepdaughter Kayja
Joe Rogan is married to Jessica Rogan and has three children in their blended family.
Joe Rogan wife
Jessica Rogan (wife)
Date of birth: 1975
Jessica Rogan tries to stay out of the limelight; nevertheless, Joe’s fans follow her life and know some details about herself and her relationships with Mr. Rogan.
Before her marriage to Joe, she was known as Jessica Ditzel. She is the daughter of musician Jeff Conrad Ditzel. The woman was educated at California State University. But after graduation, she started to serve cocktails in the bar. She was a waitress in a bar when she crossed her ways with Rogan. Later she started to earn her living as a model. She also worked as an accountant. In 2009 Joe and Jessica officially said “I do!” to each other.
Previously, she was romantically linked to Keven Conner and welcomed a daughter Kayja with him. Keven died in a car accident in 2003. Now Joe considers Jessica’s little girl as his own kid. Mr. and Mrs. Rogan gave birth to their two common daughters, as well.
Joe Rogan kids
Kayja Conner-Rogan (stepdaughter)
Date of birth: August 23, 1996
Kayja Nichole Rose Rogan is Joe’s stepdaughter. He announced through his podcast, that his older daughter is in her 20s. That proves that Joe considers Kayja as his child, although biologically they are not related.
Kayja entered this world in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Her parents, Jessica and Keven Conner, were not married officially when they had her. The couple split in the late 1990s.
Joe’s stepdaughter inherited her talent to music from her father. Kevin was widely known as the participant of R&B Trio “H-Town”. Now Kayja is making a career of a musician herself. She has released 13 music tracks as of now, the most famous of which is her recent hit “Self Sabotage”.
In her free time, Kayja is an optimistic young girl, who is close with all the members of her family – her mother, stepfather, and two younger half-sisters.
Lola Rogan (daughter)
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Date of birth: May 2008
Joe Rogan’s first child was born in 2008. His then-girlfriend and current wife Jessica gave birth to a cute little girl, who was named Lola.
Lola is a school pupil as of now. Like her famous father, she is good at sports. Lola stays out of the limelight, so quite often she shares the news from her everyday life with her father’s fans.
Rose Rogan (daughter)
Date of birth: 2010
Rose was born a year after her parents’ official wedding. She is the youngest addition in the Rogan family. Her father likes little Rose and her sister to death and spends a lot of time with them in spite of his busy schedule.
Who are Joe Rogan parents?
Joseph Rogan (father)
Joe isn’t close with his biological dad. His parents divorced when he was a four-year-old boy. His father disappeared from his life when the future comedy star was 6. Mostly, Joe was brought up by her mother’s second husband. By the way, they say, it was Joe’s stepfather, who offered him to try drugs for the first time.
Joseph resides in New Jersey. He used to work as a policeman. According to Joe’s interviews, Mr. Rogan was physically abusive, and that made the comedian’s mom separate from him.
In 2022 Joseph Sr went into the limelight. He heard about his son’s social podcast as for pandemic (for which Rogan Jr was criticized) and told that he recognized himself in his son.
At the same time, the ex-cop noticed in his interview, that he doesn’t regret about being estranged from his kids by his ex-wife Susan Rogan. He told that he took Joe and his younger sister Laura every weekend, but one day they have just gone away. Their mother moved them to San Francisco. He hadn’t stayed in touch with his son since then. But he re-married and welcomed 2 more kids. Now Joe Sr. has 4 grandchildren from 2 daughters, born in his second marriage. So, Rogan Sr. is absolutely content with his life.
Susan Rogan (mother)
Joe’s mother stays out of the limelight, that’s why her face is not known to the wide circle. Nevertheless, she remains an important person in Joe’s life, and he often mentions her in his posts and interviews.
In spite of her problems with Joe’s father, she decided to leave her ex-husband’s surname, which reminds her of the tough time she had while she was married to him.
Mrs. Rogan was in her teens when she gave birth to her son Joe. As her friends remember, she was an easy-going girl, who met a cop at a party and fell in love with him. Unfortunately, Joe’s dad hurt her physically, and one day she took her son and escaped from Joseph’s house.
Joe Rogan siblings
Laura Rogan (younger sister)
In one of his podcasts, Joe Rogan mentioned that he has a sister, but they are not close. She doesn’t like to hear her brother’s interviews, where Joe calls their dad “abusive”. That’s why the brother and the sister don’t get along.
Bridget Rogan Carselda (paternal half-sister)

Date of birth: 1979
Joe has two younger half-sisters from his father’s side. Bridget is the older of them. She appeared in the center of public attention in 2022 when tried to defend her father. She tells, that she was shocked to hear from Joe that their common dad was abusive. He knows Joe Sr. as a doting father, who hadn’t even shouted at her twin sister and her.
The woman added, that she had never met her famous half-brother in person. She tried to contact him at her 19, but he refused to see her. Since then she had never tried to deal with the comedy star.
Bridget lives in North Arlington, New Jersey with her husband Robert Carselda. She is a mother of 2. Her son Robert Carselda Jr. is a baseball player. She earns her living as a government worker.
Rosa Rogan Lunelli (paternal half-sister)

Date of birth: 1979
Joe has another half-sister from the paternal side. Rosa is Bridget’s twin. She resides in North Arlington, New Jersey. The woman works as a makeup artist. She has a son and a daughter with her husband Joe Lunelli. Joe is the owner of “Lunelli Landscaping”. He is 1-year older than his wife.
Rosa also has never crossed her way with Joe Rogan. But she tells, that her father Joe Sr. is an ideal parent and also doesn’t believe her brother’s words about their dad’s cruelty.
Bio
Joe Rogan is an American comedian, podcaster, commentator and martial-arts enthusiast.
Interesting and fun facts
- The Joe Rogan Experience; comedian; three children.
- Family details are based on publicly available information.
- Unverified rumors are excluded.
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