Ten Things to Know About Jason Momoa

Find out more about the star of "Conan the Barbarian."

The Beginning\r - Jason Momoa was born August 1, 1979, and shares a birthday with Coolio and Cosby kid Tempestt Bledsoe. \r(Photo: Sebastian Artz/Getty Images)

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The Beginning\r - Jason Momoa was born August 1, 1979, and shares a birthday with Coolio and Cosby kid Tempestt Bledsoe. \r(Photo: Sebastian Artz/Getty Images)

Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa - His full name is Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa and he has a multi-ethnic background. His father was a Native Hawaiian and his mother was German, Irish and Native American.\r(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

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Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa - His full name is Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa and he has a multi-ethnic background. His father was a Native Hawaiian and his mother was German, Irish and Native American.\r(Photo: Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Beach Dude - Jason's television debut was in 2001 on Baywatch Hawaii.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

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Beach Dude - Jason's television debut was in 2001 on Baywatch Hawaii.(Photo: Kevin Winter/Getty Images)

Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet\r - Another Cosby connection — Momoa has been partnered with Lisa Bonet, also known as Denise Huxtable, since 2005. They have two kids: A daughter, Lola Iolani Momoa, born July 23, 2007, and a son, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa, born on December 15, 2008.\r(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

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Jason Momoa and Lisa Bonet\r - Another Cosby connection — Momoa has been partnered with Lisa Bonet, also known as Denise Huxtable, since 2005. They have two kids: A daughter, Lola Iolani Momoa, born July 23, 2007, and a son, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa, born on December 15, 2008.\r(Photo: Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)

Fight Club\r - In 2008, Momoa was assaulted during a bar fight.  A 21-year-old man attacked the 6'5" actor with a broken beer glass. He received 140 stitches. \r(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Fight Club\r - In 2008, Momoa was assaulted during a bar fight.  A 21-year-old man attacked the 6'5" actor with a broken beer glass. He received 140 stitches. \r(Photo: Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

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Ronon Dex - Up until Conan the Barbarian, Momoa was best known for his role as Ronon Dex, a weapons specialist from the Pegasus planet Sateda, on Stargate Atlantis from 2005 to 2009. (Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

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Ronon Dex - Up until Conan the Barbarian, Momoa was best known for his role as Ronon Dex, a weapons specialist from the Pegasus planet Sateda, on Stargate Atlantis from 2005 to 2009. (Photo: Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images)

I Am Not My Hair\r - In 2008, Momoa cut off his signature dredlocks, but he still had to wear a dredlock wig for his role on Stargate Atlantis. He said his seven-pound heavy locks were giving him extreme neck pain. \r(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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I Am Not My Hair\r - In 2008, Momoa cut off his signature dredlocks, but he still had to wear a dredlock wig for his role on Stargate Atlantis. He said his seven-pound heavy locks were giving him extreme neck pain. \r(Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

The Game - In 2009, Jason Momoa played a character named Roman on four episodes of The Game, which is now on BET. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

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The Game - In 2009, Jason Momoa played a character named Roman on four episodes of The Game, which is now on BET. (Photo: Jason Merritt/Getty Images)

Battling for Conan\r - After an intense audition period, Momoa beat out Kellan Lutz to play Conan in the remake of Conan the Barbarian, a role popularized by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Lutz is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in the successful Twilight franchise. Beating out a Twilight vampire is no easy task!\r \r(Photo: AP Photo/Lionsgate, Simon Varsano)

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Battling for Conan\r - After an intense audition period, Momoa beat out Kellan Lutz to play Conan in the remake of Conan the Barbarian, a role popularized by Arnold Schwarzenegger. Lutz is best known for playing Emmett Cullen in the successful Twilight franchise. Beating out a Twilight vampire is no easy task!\r \r(Photo: AP Photo/Lionsgate, Simon Varsano)

Conan the Barbarian - Today, Conan the Barbarian opens in theaters nationwide.  Drew McWeeney of HitFix.com said about the film, "The master stroke here was the discovery and casting of Jason Momoa as Conan.”  (Photo: AP Photo/Lionsgate, Simon Varsano)

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Conan the Barbarian - Today, Conan the Barbarian opens in theaters nationwide.  Drew McWeeney of HitFix.com said about the film, "The master stroke here was the discovery and casting of Jason Momoa as Conan.”  (Photo: AP Photo/Lionsgate, Simon Varsano)