He grew up in many places, having lived in Eldos, Mayfair, Riverlee, Asbury and Coronationville. He also lived in Cape Town for a short period of time. He attended Coronationville High School in Johannesburg.

Before venturing into comedy, he was a front manager and financial advisor at Alexander Forbes. Joey Rasdien wife encouraged him to pursue show business, which was the reason he quit the corporate world in 2002. From there, he has gone on to appear in very many projects. Joey Rasdien movies include Outrageous Blitz Patrollie, Bunny Chow, Dollars and White Pipes, “Material” with Riaad Moosa, Running Riot and Vaatjie Sien Sy Gat.