Jason Momoa is an American actor, model, producer,
screenwriter, and entrepreneur. He is also a handsome hawaiian man, the mighty warrior Conan,
the beloved Khal Drogo, the inimitable Aquaman, and most importantly – he's both a caring
family man and all around big and cheerful person. You will learn about him from this
video, which we made at our subscribers' request. Aquaman – how Jason Momoa
lives and how much he earns Jason Momoa (full name –
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa) was born in Honolulu in sunny Hawaii on August
1, 1979. He is the only child of artist Joseph and photographer Coni. The actor's father is a
native Hawaiian, while his mother has Indian, German, and Irish roots. Jason's parents divorced
when he was a baby. The boy stayed with his mother and moved to Iowa. From an early age,
he showed off his athletic abilities, and spent his free time outdoors. Growing up, he
was interested in mountaineering and ax-throwing. After high school, Jason enrolled in a local
college, where he studied marine biology. As a student, he traveled half the
world, studying painting in Paris and Buddhism in Tibet. But in his
last year, he dropped out of school, deciding to return to the Hawaiian Islands. He was
attached to the ocean and beach life, and he also wanted to establish a connection with his father.
Momoa graduated from one of Honolulu's prestigious colleges. In addition, the future actor studied
wild animals at the University of Colorado. Soon he was noticed by the famous
Japanese designer Takeo Kikuchi, who invited him to come with him as a model.
Jason participated in numerous photo shoots as well as in local beauty contests, and he
also worked as a salesman at a surfer store. In 1999, having won the title of model of the
year on the Islands, he began his acting career. The newcomer's debut was his role as Jason Ioann
in the 10th and 11th seasons of the popular TV series Baywatch. It is of note, that the creators
of the project preferred Momoa out of the 1300 candidates, despite the fact that he had no
idea how to behave on the set. His character appeared in forty episodes, and after the series
ended, in the full-length spin-off Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding. By the way, during the filming
of Baywatch, Jason met actress Simone Mackinnon and started an affair with her. According to
some information, it was she who insisted the Hawaiian attend the acting school, which he
graduated from, not really hoping for success. However, Momoa already by 2004 would have appeared
in the series North Shore filled with seascapes and semi-naked models. In the same year, he
played a small role in the comedy Johnson Family Vacation. The film was released on big screens
and received a lot of flattering reviews from critics and the attention of the audience. But the
real success came to the young actor a year later, when he appeared in the role of Ronon
Dex in the TV series Stargate: Atlantis. A recognizable feature of the hero's image was
his thick dreadlocks, which Momoa decided to cut off for the final fifth season, because
his neck ached due to the heavy hairstyle. In order not to disappoint fans, a wig was made.
Thanks to his participation in this project, he received offers for roles that
later helped him become world famous. Meanwhile, Jason and Simone announced their
engagement, but their wedding did not take place. In 2006 the couple broke up.
While still in a relationship, Momoa met with the ex-wife of musician Lenny
Kravitz - actress Lisa Bonet. The artist was 12 years younger than his lover. He first saw
her when the series The Cosby Show was released, where Bonet played the main role. Jason was
only eight, but he immediately fell in love with the show, and promised himself to meet her
at all costs, which happened in 2005. Their first meeting took place in one of the jazz clubs in
New York. Jason and Lisa spent the whole night talking at the bar. They looked as though
they had known each other all their lives. At the time of their meeting, Jason was
26, and his beloved was 38. In addition, the actress had a daughter. But the couple
decided to take their time with the wedding. By the way, lovers look very cute together: Jason with a brutal, frightening and at the same
time attractive appearance with a height of almost 6'4, and a refined, petite Lisa, whose height
is only 5'2, perfectly complement each other. In 2007, their daughter Lola Iolani was
born, which in Hawaiian means "royal hawk". A year later, a son was born, who was given
a very unusual name — Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha. And this name has meaning. The boy
was born at night during a terrible thunderstorm: Nakoa means "fighter", Mana means
"willpower", Kaua means "rain", and Po means "dark". In addition, the actor
is the stepfather of Lisa's daughter from her first marriage – actress and singer Zoe Kravitz,
with whom they have a very warm relationship. And their paired tattoos show that much.
But not only the birthdays of their children became important events in Momoa's life. In
November 2008, during an argument in a cafe, an unknown person hit him with a broken
beer glass. Jason received about 140 stitches, and the traces of them became
part of his famous image as an actor, who almost lost his left eye. The attacker
was sentenced to five years in prison. In 2010, Momoa together with friends, founded
the production company Pride of Gypsies, and after performing a ritual dance of the
New Zealand Maori tribe at the auditions, Jason convinced the producers and got
into the cast of a new project from HBO, which was promised to turn
into a world-known series. And it turned out to be true – the series "Game
of Thrones" was a real breakthrough. Jason got the role of the most noticeable character - the
leader of the formidable Dothraki clan – Khal Drogo. The barbarian's wife, Princess and Khaleesi
Daenerys Targaryen, was played by Emilia Clarke. Unlike her partner, Momoa only appears in
the first season. For the sake of this role, he had to gain weight, which he did with
a diet of pizza and Irish Guinness beers. After its release, the project got a cult
following, and Jason Momoa in 2011 received the well-deserved award at the CinemaCon
festival in the category “Rising Star”. It turns out that the actor tried to stop Lisa
from watching the series not only because of the love scenes with his participation. He did not
want her to become another fan of Game of Thrones. In the same year, a remake of the film about
the legendary Conan the Barbarian was released, where the actor played the main character. Despite
the fact that the film failed at the box office and received negative reviews, the role of Conan
pushed his name to the top league of young actors in modern Hollywood. His task was
not to imitate Arnold Schwarzenegger. In order to achieve the perfect, in Jason's
opinion, appearance, he trained a lot and dieted. Meanwhile, the harmony and idyllic life
of the actor was almost undermined by journalists and envious people: during the
premiere of the film “Conan the Barbarian”, he was kissed by the star of the series “Charmed”
Rose McGowan. The pictures spread all over the Internet and gave rise to rumors about the
impending divorce of Momoa and Bonet, and one after another articles appeared in the press
pitying the "unhappy" wife, who turns a blind eye to her husband's systematic infidelities. But
to spite the rumors, the couple stayed together. Despite the success of “Game of Thrones”
and a good income, after the end of filming, Jason was out of work for several years. He
accumulated unpaid bills and his debts multiplied, and his family, as the actor himself
admitted, even had to starve for a while. In 2012, Momoa appeared as a murderer in the film
Bullet to the Head. The main role in the film was played by the legendary Sylvester Stallone.
The actor managed to replenish his family's budget and partially deal with debts in 2014,
after the release of the film Road to Paloma. He not only played one of the main roles,
but also wrote the script for the film, and acted as a director and producer. One
of the main roles was played by Lisa Bonet. Meanwhile, the star had several more roles,
and while they did not bring him large fees, they kept the family from sliding into financial
issues again. Next is the action movie Wolves, where the actor played a werewolf
and the fantastic horror movie Debug. In it, Momoa played an employee of the
space station, struck by a virtual virus. In 2016, Jason played a cannibal who fell in love
with his victim in the post-apocalyptic drama The Bad Batch. The film received a special
jury prize at the Venice Film Festival. In October of the same year, the
world premiere of the comedy thriller Once Upon a Time in Venice took place, in
which the actor also played a key role. A real success for Momoa turned out to be a
collaboration with the DC comics film universe, thanks to which the actor tried on
the image of the superhero Aquaman, who commands water and marine life with a
magic trident. For the first time in this role, he appeared before the audience in the
movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. In August 2016, the Guinness brewing
company began to produce a new product named after Momoa — "Mano Brew", which
the actor happily announced on Instagram. At the same time, he starred in the title role
of the historical television series Frontier, about the rivalry of the British Hudson's
Bay Company with French and American fur traders at the end of the 18th century, and
also appeared on screens as Aquaman again. So, in November 2017, fans of DC comics were
able to see the collaboration between famous superheroes – Justice League. Participation
in the film earned Momoa $4 million, but the project became a box office failure and
received mixed reviews from critics and viewers, which forced the company to
reconsider plans for future projects. Meanwhile, Jason and Lisa have reconsidered their
relationship and sealed their marriage bonds. The ceremony was held in Topanga, California. The
chamber wedding was attended only by close people, among whom were: Bonet's daughter from her
first marriage — Zoe, actress Alicia Vikander, and Michael Fassbender. Curiously, Zoe and
Michael once had an affair, but they remained just friends. The newlyweds informed the world
about the important event only a few months later, noting that the wedding was just another reason
for them to get together with family and friends, and they had felt like husband and wife for
a long time. In her interviews, Lisa calls her husband a generous leader, which, according
to her, gives him a rare form of masculinity. It is known that the actor
thoroughly prepares for each role. He studied various martial techniques
before appearing as Conan the Barbarian and Aquaman. And after the wedding, he
started practicing Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. In 2018, the actor appeared in all his
glory in the main role in the film Aquaman, based on the comic book series of the same
name by writer and screenwriter Jeff Jones. In addition to Momoa, Matt Damon and Simon
Baker auditioned for the role of Aquaman. At the premiere, Jason, along with his
children and crew members, performed his favorite ritual dance, which had previously
brought him success with Game of Thrones. Impressive graphics simulating the underwater
world, large-scale battles, and, of course, Momoa's acting, menacingly waving his trident,
made the film a cinematic event of the season. The film also included stars like Dolph Lundgren,
Willem Dafoe, Nicole Kidman, Patrick Wilson, and Amber Heard embodied the image of Aquaman's
beloved. And although most of the filming did not take place underwater, the conditions couldn't
be called simple: they were suspended in the air, and a huge fan blew into their faces. The project
turned out to be so successful that it surpassed the $1.14 billion mark at the box office,
becoming the most profitable in the DC universe, while the actor himself received an
impressive payout of $ 14 million. In the same year of 2018, Jason Momoa was
awarded the title of the most beautiful man according to the TC Candler Internet portal.
Another successful step in the actor's filmography was his work in the Canadian
action movie Braven. Momoa's character is a lumberjack who has to engage in an
unequal battle with a clan of drug dealers. In the same year, he had the honor to announce
the winner at the Academy Award ceremony in the nomination "Best Supporting Female
Role". Jason went on the stage with Helen Mirren. The actor appeared in a pink suit made
of delicate velour, and he had a hair band on his arm to wrist the outfit. Thanks to this image,
he was named the most stylish man of the event. In 2019, Momoa joined the cast of the sci-fi
series for the Apple TV+ video service – See. The plot tells about the future of a human race
that has lost its sight, whose life changes when sighted twins appear in the tribe. Jason
plays a tribal leader living on an isolated mountaintop. The actor approached his role with
great responsibility, working closely with the project coordinator, who was blind from birth,
who was responsible for the correct representation of blind people on the screen. In order to
experience the life of a man who sees nothing, the actor lived in a sleep mask for
several weeks. He was paid $600,000 for the first episode alone. The project proved
successful and was renewed for a second season. Jason has a nice sense of humor. He even wanted
to become a comedian on Saturday Night Live, which he admitted in the opening monologue
to the show. The actor was prevented from becoming a comedian by his busy career, although
he still played in several sketches. For example, Momoa as an elf who reports to Santa about
the bad behavior of a 13-year-old boy. Before each role requiring impressive musculature,
Momoa goes on a diet with a lot of protein, reducing carbohydrate intake. The only
thing the actor can't do without is his favorite beer. However, in the summer of 2019,
after seeing a picture of Jason on the beach, many were upset by how his figure differs
from the screen image. But a lot of fans noted that they liked Momoa who gained
weight without extra “abs" even more. In 2019, Jason took part in the promotion of
the new album Ordinary Man by Ozzy Osborne, appearing in the teaser of the
song Scary Little Green Men, and voiced Aquaman in the animation
project The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part. Fans who were surprised by the actor's published
video, where he shaves off his famous beard, also know him as an environmentalist.
This way Jason decided to draw attention to the problem of plastic and remind of the
importance of proper disposal of garbage. During the same period, the actor joined the
Hawaiian protesters who opposed the installation of a 30-meter telescope on Mount Mauna Kea,
which they consider sacred. Scientists wanted to install a $1.4 billion device to
use it to study distant galaxies. At the same time, the Australian editorial
board of GQ magazine awarded Jason Momoa the title of person of the year, which was
a real surprise for the Hollywood actor. In social medoa, the artist said
he hoped that the award went to him not only for his film roles, but
also for his environmental activism. In February 2020, Momoa appeared in one of the
most notable advertisements at the annual American football event, the Super Bowl. In the project by
Rocket Mortgage, which promotes mortgage services, the actor appeared in a rather unusual way, losing
a solid part of his hair and muscles. Also in the video, Jason's wife appears, who helps her
“skinny” husband put a barbell on the rack. By the way, in the video about how the ad was
shot, which can be found on Jason's Instagram, it is clear that Lisa can't hold back her
laughter, looking at her “balding” husband. Momoa is an avid fan of all kinds of heavy music.
In an interview, he admitted that some heavy metal compositions inspire him to create his characters.
One of the actor's favorite groups is Archspire, whose members, at his invitation, played cameo
roles in the TV series See. And Momoa himself, with vocalist Oli Peters, practiced the correct
screaming technique for an important scene there. In addition, Jason can play
guitar, ukulele, and drums. On his last birthday, the star was
presented with a custom bass guitar “Fender Precision". The actor's children
also show interest in musical instruments. In 2021, another story about superheroes from
the DC comics universe was added to Momoa's filmography, Zack Snyder's Justice League. In the
film, the characters played by Momoa, Ben Afflek, Ray Fisher, Henry Cavill confront the invasion
by Steppenwolf and his army of Parademons. The actor also appeared in the role of gunsmith
Duncan Idaho in the next film adaptation of the novel Dune by Frank Herbert. A little earlier,
the premiere of the movie Sweet Girl took place on Netflix, where Jason played the main role.
According to critics, the picture is full of cliches, and the plot itself is quite generic.
In 2023, the premiere of the film Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom is scheduled , and the actor
will also take part in the thriller Fast X. In between work processes Momoa likes to draw.
He doesn't use email and doesn't like talking on the phone. Nevertheless, Jason gets along with
technology. Despite the fact that his life is connected with the film industry, Momoa does
not like to watch films and prefers reading. He is especially fascinated by Japanese poetry
and the work of Charles Baudelaire. The actor also devotes a lot of time to training,
which he has a personal instructor for. Momoa has several tattoos on his body that have a
special meaning for him. So, on the actor's chest there is a tattoo with the names of his children,
which are written in their handwriting. The name of the deceased friend is imprinted on his
fingers. The traditional Hawaiian triangles on the hand are also of considerable value
for the celebrity. They are made in the form of shark teeth and are a talisman for Jason, who
is a Buddhist and often visits Tibet, where he receives spiritual knowledge. In his free time, he
goes hiking, kayaking, traveling on motorcycles, archery, throwing knives and axes, roller
skating, snowboarding, and cycling. Unfortunately, in January 2022, Jason Momoa
and Lisa Bonet announced their divorce. Now the actor's fortune totals $10 million.
Before the divorce, he lived in a huge estate in the suburbs of Los Angeles worth $3.5 million.
The area of land on which the estate is located is 5 acres and belongs to Jason's wife.
She bought it back in 1995 and arranged it to her taste. Pets also live there -
2 half-wolves and a donkey named Freya. Jason is fond of collecting guitars, motorcycles,
and cars. He has a Harley-Davidson Softail Slim, a BMW R nineT Scrambler, a glamorous 1957
Harley-Davidson FLH, and an old custom bike. In addition to motorcycles, the actor has a Range
Rover and a Land Rover Defender, a charming pink 1955 Cadillac nicknamed Bernadette, a Ford F
150 and a whole park full of EarthRoamer bikes. If you follow the life of an actor, you
probably noticed that he is really fond of baby pink color. Momoa explains this by saying
that pink lowers testosterone and soothes him. He has many different things of this color, which the
star often wears not only in public, but also in everyday life. we must say that he is maniacally
entrepreneurial; it seems that the actor starts a business literally once every two weeks. At
the moment, Momoa is engaged in something with biodegradable beach shoes and sunglasses, nylon
surf pants, pink boots and climbing bags, hiking backpacks, handmade knives, leather bags made of
old things, belts, and reusable water bottles. What do you think is the reason
of Jason Momoa's success?
