Joe Rogan
Rogan in 2006, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Joseph James Rogan
Place of Birth: Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Date of Birth: August 11, 1967
Ethnicity:
*75% Italian/Sicilian
*25% Irish
Joe Rogan is an American podcaster, commentator, stand-up comedian, actor, and television presenter. He hosted Fear Factor from 2001 to 2006, and was an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) interviewer and color commentator. He appeared on the shows Hardball and NewsRadio.
He stated on his Twitter account that his paternal grandfather was “Pappy Rogan… straight off the boat from Ireland.” The rest of his ancestry is Italian, including Sicilian. On an episode of his podcast, Joe stated that the results of his 23andme DNA test found that he is “1.6% African.” He did not elaborate on the figure but it is probable that his African heritage is North African.
Joe is married to Jessica Ditzel, and has three children. Jessica is not the daughter of comedian Robert Schimmel, as some web sites indicate.
Joe is a second cousin of singer, songwriter, musician, and comic book artist Gerard Way. They share a set of great-grandparents, Savino/Samuel Spadone and Genovieve/Genivie/Genieve/Jennie Anniziata.
Joe’s maternal grandfather was the son of Salvatore DiGerlando and Maria Assunta Bruno. They were from Alessandria della Rocca, Agrigento, Sicily, Italy.
Joe’s maternal grandmother was Josephine Spadone (the daughter of Savino/Samuel Spadone and Genovieve/Genivie/Genieve/Jennie Anniziata). Josephine was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents. Savino was born in Melfi, Province of Potenza, Basilicata, the son of Giovanni Spadone and Lucia Vitelli. Genovieve was the daughter of parents surnamed Anniziata and De Riezo.
Source: Genealogy of Joe Rogan (focusing on his mother’s side) – https://www.geni.com
One of his grandmothers is Josephine Spadone (the son of Savino/Samuel Spadone and Genovieve/Genivie/Genieve/Jennie Anniziata). Josephine was born in New Jersey, to Italian parents. Savino was the son of Giovanni Spadone and Lucia Vitelli.
Correction.
It probably should be noted that he is married to Jessica Schimmel. Daughter of the late comedian Robert Schimmel.
Plus, he recently stated on his podcast that he took the 23andme dna test, so we should probably be on the look out if he publicizes the results.
Rogan’s wife Jessica isn’t Robert Schimmel’s daughter.
Sorry, many websites have her listed as such. It was a mistake. It doesn’t help that Robert does have a daughter Jessica.
Does it matter though if Joe’s profile says he has 3 daughters with his wife, when in fact he has 2 daughters and a step-daughter instead? Idk how detailed these profiles really need to be.
https://youtu.be/v4IyBf0iPsY?t=2h17m19s
“My grandparents were from Sicily”
*75% Italian
*25% Irish
Looks pretty Italian.