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Jason Momoa Is Quite Possibly My Favorite Man On The Entire Planet — Here’s Why
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Jason Momoa Is Quite Possibly My Favorite Man On The Entire Planet — Here’s Why

As a Samoan woman, I’m so proud and excited when Pacific Islanders make it big. And Jason Momoa is my all-time favorite Polynesian celeb!

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“It’s kind of the umbilical cord to earth,” Jason told CNN. “You know, if you think about the Hawaiian islands, that’s the biggest mountain in the world, right? All the way up. So Mauna Kea is the most sacred. They call it the belly button, too. That’s like our birth place. You can imagine that in the middle of the ocean. That’s how our islands were formed. So how can that not be sacred?”

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Just when I thought I couldn’t adore him any more! Love a king who makes sure queens are treated with respect.

5. He’s an awesome dad to the two kids he shares with Lisa Bonet: 14-year-old Lola Iolani and 13-year-old Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha.

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During a 2017 interview with Men’s Health, he said, “My kids are my greatest piece of art. They’re already way smarter and just way better than me. God, I love it. It’s beautiful. I want it to be the greatest thing I ever do: make good humans.”

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6. He’s got such a great sense of humor and isn’t afraid to poke fun at himself. Remember that 2020 Super Bowl commercial when he “took off” his six-pack and hair at home? LOL.

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You can watch the commercial here:


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His passion for combating ocean pollution and climate change is informed by his Native Hawaiian heritage. For Pacific Islanders, water is connected to all aspects of life.

In 2019, he addressed the UN as a representative of all island nations, saying, “The oceans are in a state of emergency. Entire marine ecosystems are vanishing with the warming of the seas. And as the waste of the world empties into our waters, we face the devastating crisis of plastic pollution. … Change cannot come in 2050, or 2030, or even 2025. The change must come today.”


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11. Jason uses his fame for good. Last year, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson posted an Instagram pic of his daughter, Tia, with an Aquaman figurine on her third birthday. Apparently, she asked her dad to draw a pic of the superhero so it could be framed on her wall.

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14. Despite the recent news that Jason and Lisa Bonet have split up after 16 years, he’s still keeping it classy. When rumors started swirling that the couple might have gotten back together, he simply told Access Hollywood, “We’re not back together. We’re family. We have two beautiful children together.”

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15. And finally, his tattoos! Not only does his half-sleeve look awesome, but it’s also deeply meaningful as it represents shark teeth, which is a tribute to his aumakua. For Native Hawaiians, the aumakua is an ancestor who comes back in a different form, oftentimes as an animal, to protect their descendants. Jason’s family’s guardian spirit is a shark. His tattoo is “supposed to take the darkness out of your heart and bring the light in,” he said at New Zealand’s Armageddon Expo. “But we’re still working on that,” he joked.

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