Jason Momoa (Jason Momoa): filmography, personal life, interesting facts from the biography

Jason Momoa with confidence can be called one of the most shocking and memorable actors of our days. Most spectators are known for his participation in such projects as "Stargate: Atlantis", "Game of Thrones" and "Conan the Barbarian". Today we offer to get acquainted with the actor, knowing the details of his personal life and career.

Jason Momoa: photo, biography

The future Hollywood celebrity was born on August 1, 1979 in Honolulu (Oahu Island, part of the Hawaiian archipelago). The full name of the actor sounds like Joseph Jason Namakaina Momoa. Some time after birth, my mother took the boy to the American city of Norfolk (Iowa). It was here that the young Jason spent his childhood. Father Momoa was a native born in the Hawaiian Islands, in the maternal veins the blood of such dissimilar peoples flows as the Indians, Germans and Irish. Thanks to such a mixture Jason received a distinctive and memorable appearance.

Homecoming

The young man was always very interested in his Hawaiian roots, so after graduation in college, he decided to return to the islands. Differing colorful appearance, Jason Momoa, whose growth is almost two meters, of course, could not long remain unnoticed. Soon the young man was attracted by world-famous designer Takeo Kikuchi, offering him work as a model. A year later, Jason won the local contest "Model of the Year" and acted as the lead in "Miss Tin USA", held in Hawaii. He also participated in fashion shows of Liberty House and Governour's Fashion Show.

The beginning of film career

The first television role Momoa received in one of the most popular series "Rescuers Malibu." In the 10th and 11th seasons his hero was Jason John. During filming in this project, Momoa confessed that he considers himself a lucky person. After all, at school he was never addicted to acting, he did not participate in productions and did not have any special skills in this matter. Now he is a rising star, and besides he has the opportunity to work, sunbathing in the sun on the shore of the Pacific Ocean. I want to note that this statement is difficult to argue.

Continuation of career

In 2003, Jason Momoa, whose filmography was limited to only "Rescuers Malibu", took part in the television project "Hawaiian wedding" (in the image of his old hero). After the shooting, the actor spent several years traveling around the world. So, it is known that Jason Momoa is an adherent of Buddhism. He often visits Tibet, where he deepens his spiritual knowledge. The actor also spent a lot of time in the Swiss Alps and France, where he went with his mother.

Real Glory

Despite participating in the most popular television projects, the star of the first magnitude, Jason became during the filming in the multi-part film "Stargate: Atlantis." In the series, he played the role of Ronan Dex, remembered for the audience thanks to an extravagant hairstyle and a brutal image.

After the fourth season of the television project came on the screen, Momoa decided to get rid of his dreadlocks. They were very heavy, causing the actor a headache and during the participation in the dynamic scenes rendered a colossal load on the neck. At first, the producers supported Jason's decision and even planned to shoot a scene in which his hero cut off his hair. However, the management of Sci Fi refused to change Momo's hairstyle. As a result, in the fifth season, Jason appeared on the screens not with his own dreadlocks, but in a wig imitating them.

New Horizons

In 2006, Jason Momoa's films were replenished with the multi-series comedy "The Game", where he performed the role of Roman. In 2010, the actor quite successfully realized himself and in his so far unaccustomed to him hypostases: he acted simultaneously as a screenwriter, director and producer of the short film titled "Brown Bag Diaries: Ridin 'the Blinds in B Minor."

In the same year, Momoa successfully performs castings on the role of Khal Drogo in "The Game of Thrones" and Conan the Barbarian in a remake of the film with Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1982. It is interesting that the actor performed the audition Haku - a traditional energetic dance of New Zealand aborigines. In his opinion, it was thanks to him that he received these roles.

In the Game of Thrones, Emilia Clark and Jason Momoa played a married couple of such different but greatly loved each other: the frail young heiress of Thargarien's throne and a huge dangerous strong warrior, the leader of the thousands of Dutrakian people. Despite the fact that played by the actor Khal Drogo dies at the end of the first season, the image he created for the spectators was remembered forever.

After the "Game of Thrones" followed "Conan the Barbarian". Despite the good game Momoa, a lot of great special effects and quite a considerable budget ($ 90 million) the audience did not cause a special delight. He was criticized for lack of a story line, for a weak cast, and for directing. As a result, the box office fees of the film in the world amounted to only 48.8 million dollars.

Jason Momoa, whose filmography at that time consisted entirely of large-scale projects, successfully continues to appear in new films. So, in 2013, the screens went "The Expendables", where the partner of the Hawaiian on the site was Sylvester Stallone. In the current year, we are waiting for two more premieres of the films with Jason Momoa: "Wolves" and "Red Road".

Personal life

During filming in the series "Rescuers Malibu" Jason met with an actress from Australia named Simon Jade McKinnon. They began a stormy and rather lengthy affair.

Today Jason Momoa lives in a civil marriage with Lisa Bonet, who is the former wife of American musician Leni Kravica. In 2007, the couple had a daughter, and a year later - and a son. The girl was named Lola Iolani, and the boy was Nakoa-Wulf Manakauapo Namake.

Interesting facts about Jason Momoa

1.In free from filming, the actor is engaged in conquering mountain peaks and meditation. He is also an activist of several non-profit charitable organizations and groups. One of them is "Food Bank" in Hawaii. The purpose of this organization's work is to collect the products and then transfer them to the needy.

2. Jason is known for his veneration of family values, which he tries to convey to modern youth.

3. Momoa's uncle's uncle is the world-famous surfer named Brian Kiulan.

4. In autumn 2008, the actor had to go through an unpleasant and life-threatening incident: in one of the Los Angeles bars on Jason, an unknown man with a broken bottle of beer pounced on him. As a result, the actor was forced to spend two whole weeks in the surgical department. Even after that, Moma's face shows traces of cuts that have turned into small scars. The media did not report what happened to the attacker.

5. Jason Momoa says he does not watch TV and uses only e-mail and mobile phone. In his spare time he likes to play the guitar and read. The actor really likes Japanese poetry Haiku. He also reads Charles Baudelaire and biographies of famous people with pleasure.

6. While participating in the shooting of the "Game of Thrones," Jason needed to learn the Dothraki language, which was artificially created specifically for this series.

7. The magazine People in 2011 included Momoa in the TOP-12 of the sexiest men in the world.