Newark, New Jersey, he was raised in Revere, Massachusetts, and achieved a degree of fame as a four-time state Taekwondo champion before pursuing a career in
show business. Rogan earned a black belt at 15 after just two years of training. In 1987, at age 20, he won the American Open Tae Kwon Do Championship, and
later as a lightweight champion went on to beat the middleweight and heavyweight title-holders to obtain the Grand Championship.