Born in Iceland, his family moved outside of Las Vegas in 1954 while his father worked in a titanium metals factory. His father went on to be a foreman at a company that made neon casino signs and his sister was a dancer in Folies Bergère, a review that toured with Sammy Davis Jr. Rogich worked odd jobs from the time he was small, and as he got older toiled as a busboy at casinos in Las Vegas, and as a bellman at The Lake Tahoe Hotel.
Born in Iceland, his family relocated outside of Las Vegas in 1954 when his father worked at a titanium metals factory. His father eventually became a foreman at a neon sign company and his sister danced with Sammy Davis Jr.'s show. Rogich took odd jobs as a child and later served as a busboy and bellman at casinos.