Who is Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa?

Who is Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa? The world knows hims as Jason Momoa, he is an American actor and model. He was raised in Norwalk, Iowa by his mother. He is 6′4″ (1.93 m) and of mixed Native Hawaiian and Caucasian descent[2][3].

Jason Momoa was born August 1, 1979 in Honolulu, Hawaii. He In 1998, 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, and even whiplash when filming action scenes. Producers of Atlantis agreed with the decision and had planned to film a scene where Ronon cuts off his hair for season 5's Broken Ties, but that change was ultimately overruled by the SCI FI network. In the first day of filming for season 5, his dreadlocks were reattached, but the process was too taxing, forcing Momoa to switch to using his stunt double's wig until a custom wig could be made and delivered two weeks later.[1][2][3]

On November 15, 2008, Momoa was attacked with a broken beer glass in Hollywood. According to the APNews article, 140 stitches and subsequent reconstructive surgery were required. Los Angeles County prosecutors are filing felony assault charges against his attacker.[4] The accused attacker is twenty-one-year-old Venice, California resident Dominic Bando.[5]

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