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Born August 1, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii, USA Birth Name Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa Height 6' 4" (1.93 m)

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Lisa Bonet (October 2017 - present) ( 2 children)

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Often plays warriors and tough fighters



Deep, powerful voice



Muscular physique



Towering height



Has three moles to the side of his left eye.



Has a couple of scars on the left side of his face. The most visible one goes through his left eyebrow.



Long black hair



Usually has a long goatee or beard



Multiple tattoos on his arms and chest



Trivia (27)

Won the 1999 Hawaii's Model of the Year.



Participated in the Governor's Fashion Show and Liberty House fashion show.



Hosted the 1999 Miss Teen Hawaii USA contest.



Enjoys rock and ice climbing, mountain biking, snowboarding, long-board skateboarding, and roller hockey. Spends his free time on Buddhist studies.



In his mid-teens he became the youngest lifeguard in the history of the Gulf Coast.





Proposed to girlfriend, Simmone Mackinnon , in Hawaii, in June 2004.



Was engaged to Simmone Mackinnon from June 2004 until mid-2006.



He and Lisa Bonet welcomed their first child, a daughter, born on July 23, 2007; named Lola Iolani Momoa.



He and his wife, Lisa Bonet , welcomed their second child, a boy named Nakoa-Wolf, in mid-December 2008.

On November 15, 2008, Momoa was attacked with a broken beer glass in West Hollywood, California. According to an AP news article, 140 stitches and subsequent reconstructive surgery were required.



He shares one middle name, Namakaeha, with his father.



His father is from a Native Hawaiian family, with a small amount of English ancestry, from Massachusetts. His mother, who is from Iowa, is of three-quarters German descent. (Her maternal grandfather was adopted.).





Second husband of Lisa Bonet

In Polynesian, the word "momoa" means dry.





Said in an interview that during the filming of Game of Thrones: Das Lied von Eis und Feuer (2011), the sex scenes were the most difficult.



Attended the London premiere of Suicide Squad (2016) with his wife, Lisa Bonet , in August 2016.



Has such a love for music that he would often play his selection of guitars even in his Aquaman costume while on set during filming of the Justice League (2017).

Once Momoa suggested to a friend that his Conan would look more authentic with a broken nose. Almost instantly, his friend punched him in the face; breaking his nose.



On November 15, 2008, Momoa was slashed in the face with a broken beer glass at the Birds Cafe, a club in Hollywood, California. He received some140 stitches during reconstructive surgery, which resulted in the scar on his left eyebrow. Dominic Bando, 21, then living in Venice Beach, California, was convicted of the crime and received a five-year prison sentence.





Born on the same date as Honeysuckle Weeks

His character on Stargate: Atlantis, Ronon Dax, defended Atlantis in the Pegasus galaxy; now, as Aquaman, he defends Earth's City of Atlantis.



Personal Quotes (16)

I was 19 and folding T-shirts in a surf shop. And I got chosen out of 1,300 people to play a leading role on 'Baywatch Hawaii'. I didn't even know how to act. It took me five years to get an agent after [that]. No one would take me seriously after 'Baywatch'. I lived in the shadow of that for a long time.



My favorite movie is 'The Diving Bell and the Butterfly.'



I love carbs, but denial is good training for the mind.



I think a man needs to be a man. To hold a woman the way she wants to be held. Just do whatever your woman wants, and you'll be fine.



I'm raised to actually think, to use my brain.



I'm one of those freaky people that actually reads books.



I got called 'pretty boy' my whole life.



I was born in Hawaii, but I was raised in Iowa.



I love life and if there's something that I'm playing that I love, I'll research it.



I grew up with artists.



I grew up rock climbing.



I'm not a big fan of just doing weights. Anything more physical is infinitely better.



I'm kind of ADD in that sense where if I start liking something, I'll just learn it to the absolute max.



I'm half Hawaiian and the haka is a very sacred thing, something your family teaches you - my father taught me.



I'm a huge art buff.



I'm not a barbarian.



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