Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (born August 1, 1979) is an American actor and model. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Norwalk, Iowa by his mother. He is 6′4″ (1.93 m) and is the only child of a Native Hawaiian father and an German-Irish American mother. His uncle is famed surfer Brian Keaulana .
In 1998, he returned to Hawaii where he was discovered by international designer Takeo and launched his modeling career. In 1999 he won Hawaii...
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Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa (born August 1, 1979) is an American actor and model. He was born in Honolulu, Hawaii and raised in Norwalk, Iowa by his mother. He is 6′4″ (1.93 m) and is the only child of a Native Hawaiian father and an German-Irish American mother. His uncle is famed surfer Brian Keaulana .
In 1998, he returned to Hawaii where he was discovered by international designer Takeo and launched his modeling career. In 1999 he won Hawaii's Model of the Year and hosted the Miss Teen Hawaii contest. Momoa is best known for his roles as Jason Ioane (1999-2001) in Baywatch Hawaii and as Ronon Dex (2005-2009), an elite firearms and mêlée warrior in Stargate Atlantis.
On July 23, 2007 Lisa Bonet gave birth to their first child, a girl, named Lola Iolani Momoa. On December 15, 2008 Momoa and Bonet had a son, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa.
After Stargate Atlantis season 4 shooting was over, Jason Momoa had his dreadlocks cut off. The weight of them was causing him headaches,...
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