Biographic - Sunday August 14, 2011 Comic Strip Licensing and Permissions

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Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, on August 1, 1979, and raised in Norwalk Iowa. He returned to Hawaii in 1998 to attend College, but soon found himself modeling for the likes of Loui Vuitton. He won Hawaii's Model Of The Year crown in 1999, the same year he landed the role of lifeguard Jason Ioane on "Baywatch Hawaii" Roles in the TV movie "Tempted" and the Cedric The Entertainer comedy "Johnson Family Vacation" was followed by a regular stint on the Hawaii based TV series "North Shore" playing bartender Frankie Seau. His next major role was the dreadlocked alien Ronon Dex on Tv's "Stargate: Atlantis." In late 2008, Jason has attracted to a Hollywood brand that received severe facial injuries that required 140 stitches and reconstructive surgery. 2011 represents a major breakthrough in his career. Having impressed as warrior Khal Drogo on the hit HBO series "Game Of Thrones," he takes the lead in this summer's "Conan The Barbarian" the same character that launched Arnold Schwarzenegger to superstardom in the early 1980s.

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