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53-555: Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa ( / m ə ˈ m oʊ ə / ; born August 1, 1979) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Jason Ioane on the syndicated action drama series Baywatch: Hawaii (1999–2001), which was followed by portrayals of Ronon Dex on the Syfy science fiction series Stargate Atlantis (2005–2009), and Khal Drogo in the first two seasons of the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2012). He went on to play

106-409: A Blu-ray release on May 21. The show is the subject of a running gag on Friends , where Chandler and Joey would watch Baywatch together religiously, including over the phone when Joey was living in another apartment. Among other related jokes, Chandler names their pet chicken after Yasmine Bleeth (although the bird later turns out to be male) due to a long-standing crush on the actress. This

159-593: A Kazakh journalist with a misconstrued understanding of American customs and pop culture, becomes obsessed with Pamela Anderson after seeing her in an episode of the series (which he believes to be a documentary) and travels to the United States in a failed attempt to court her and later attempts to abduct her. In a deleted scene, Borat creates a pilot episode of a Kazakh remake of Baywatch entitled Sexydrownwatch , which features "I'm Always Here" and Alexandra Paul reprising her role as Stephanie. The red swimsuits that

212-617: A VOD release. In March 2014, Momoa joined the dark comedy/thriller indie Sugar Mountain alongside Cary Elwes and Haley Webb ; its principal photography was done in Alaska. He also starred as Phillip Kopus, a Ramapough Mountain Indian , on the SundanceTV drama series The Red Road (2014–2015). In June 2014, Momoa was reported to have been cast in the role of Arthur Curry / Aquaman , after he auditioned for Bruce Wayne / Batman . He first played

265-452: A cost of about US$ 870,000 (climbing up to $ 1.1 million), 60% of which was to be spent in Hawaii. The series was canceled due to poor ratings. First Look Studios released the first three seasons on DVD in 2006/2007. Although the box sets are labeled "Season 1", "Season 2", etc., the sets actually feature episodes of the following season (i.e., the "Season 1" box set contains the episodes of

318-528: A holy spiritual site for native Hawaiians. In 2017, Momoa began practicing Brazilian jiu-jitsu . On November 15, 2008, Momoa was slashed across the face with a broken beer glass during an altercation at the Birds Cafe, a tavern in Los Angeles , California. He received approximately 140 stitches during reconstructive surgery and the scar through his left eyebrow is apparent in his later work. The assailant

371-469: A narrower one. The "remastered" series was released on Amazon Prime Video and Hulu in HD and Pluto TV in 2019. Due to expired licenses for much of the show's musical soundtrack, many of the show's episodes are either cut to remove songs, or re-scored and re-edited with new "soundalike" tracks. Visual Entertainment Incorporated released seasons 1–9 on DVD for the first time in the United States on May 3, 2021, with

424-402: A reboot of the franchise. On April 14, 2023, it was announced that Fremantle are developing a reboot of the series and has held early talks with a number of broadcasters and streamers. On March 4, 2024, it was announced that Fremantle and Fox Entertainment will team up for the reboot series for Fox with Lara Olsen serving as the writer and showrunner. In 2019, it was announced that Baywatch

477-415: A setting change and large cast overhaul, it was known as Baywatch: Hawaii . It spawned a spin-off series, Baywatch Nights , which aired for two seasons from 1995 to 1997, and a 2017 feature film adaptation . Baywatch revolves around the work of a team of lifeguards and their interpersonal relationships , with plots usually centering on dangers related to the beach and other activities pertinent to

530-534: A visitor. Momoa directed and co-wrote Road to Paloma (2014), an American drama thriller film , together with writers Jonathan Hirschbein and Robert Homer Mollohan. The film stars Momoa, Sarah Shahi , Lisa Bonet , Michael Raymond-James and Wes Studi . It premiered at the 2014 Sarasota Film Festival in April 2014. The film had a limited theatrical release on July 15, 2014, in New York City and Los Angeles and

583-447: Is a satirical term sometimes used in connection with the series, which has been used by the humor magazine Mad and by television commentators. The term was also used for a series of pornographic films released between 1994 and 1999 in list of feature film series with 11 to 20 entries . Baywatch is prominently featured in the 2006 mockumentary film Borat in which the character Borat Sagdiyev (played by Sacha Baron Cohen ),

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636-623: Is campaigning to breach the Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly on the fur trade in Canada, which has become corrupt and engages in illegal activities to enrich itself. In July 2018, Momoa was cast for Apple's post-apocalyptic drama series See . In February 2019, Momoa was cast as Duncan Idaho in the Denis Villeneuve film Dune . In February 2020, Momoa appeared in a halftime commercial for Rocket Mortgage for Super Bowl LIV . He also appeared in

689-417: Is closely associated with the show and often referenced directly in parodies. The film adaptation is a comedy, written and directed by Jeremy Garelick . Garelick's previous successes include the rewrite of The Hangover . In September 2012, it was announced that Reno 911! co-creator and star Robert Ben Garant would direct the film version of Baywatch for Paramount Pictures. In October 2014, it

742-429: The 10th season, Hasselhoff and Newman both left the series, leaving Bergin and Burns the only remnants of the show's original "L.A. era". The idea of Baywatch came about when Gregory Bonann, the creator of the show, was on duty as a lifeguard and saved two children of an MTM studio employee named Stu Erwin. Gregory originally called the show Aquatic Corps for Emergency Service (ACES), but later changed it to "Baywatch",

795-465: The California (later Hawaii) beach lifestyle. Saving people from drowning is one of the most typical situations used in the show, but a range of other topics, such as earthquakes , shark attacks and serial killers, serve as plot conflicts on the show. Baywatch is noted for its large ensemble cast with various members "rotating" in-and-out of the show, similarly to many long-running soap operas . By

848-551: The Canadian horror action film Wolves , and starred in the Sci-fi horror movie Debug ; it was written and directed by Momoa's former Stargate Atlantis co-star, British-born Canadian actor David Hewlett . In February 2015, it was announced that he would portray a cannibal in the drama thriller film The Bad Batch . In 2015, Momoa was cast in the Canadian action film Braven , which was released on February 2, 2018. In March 2017, it

901-554: The Sun as a ABC News Studios program will air on Hulu on August 28, 2024. Sarasota Film Festival The Sarasota Film Festival is a film festival located in Sarasota, Florida and held in April. Its mission is "to celebrate the art of filmmaking and the contribution of filmmakers by hosting an international film festival and developing year-long programs for the economic, educational, and cultural benefit of our community". Following

954-480: The action film Fast X (2023). An only child, Momoa was born on August 1, 1979, in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Coni (née Lemke), a photographer, and Joseph Momoa, a painter. His father is Native Hawaiian , while his mother is of German , Irish , and Pawnee ancestry. Shortly after his birth, his parents divorced and he and his mother moved to Norwalk, Iowa , where he was raised. He graduated from Norwalk High School and

1007-459: The actresses wore in the series have become iconic. The suits were custom-fitted for each actress; Alexandra Paul wore a suit with a higher neckline while shorter cast members wore suits with higher cut legs to give the illusion of height. "Baywatch running" refers to the show's numerous scenes, particularly in the opening credits, of its cast members running across the beach in slow motion , usually wearing distinctive red lifeguard gear. The trope

1060-533: The demise of the Sarasota French Film Festival in 1996, John Welch began researching and planning an independent film festival. He hired Jody Kielbasa as Executive Director and the first "mini-festival", featuring eight independent films, six actors and a gala fundraiser was held in January 1999. The county controversially funded the festival double what it requested, for a total of $ 50,000. The investment

1113-511: The end of the 11 season run, not a single member of the original cast was still in the cast. David Hasselhoff appeared in the most episodes (totaling 206 including the pilot), followed by Jeremy Jackson (117), Michael Newman (109), and Pamela Anderson (77). Following the Hawaii retool, many of the series' longtime cast members left the show. The only remaining cast members were David Hasselhoff, Brooke Burns, Michael Bergin, and Michael Newman. Following

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1166-558: The executive committee in 2009, citing a different vision than that of the current festival. The festival has since grown, showing 252 films and bringing more than 100 filmmakers and actors to the Sarasota area over its ten-day run of April 4–13, 2014. The Sarasota Herald-Tribune said in 2014 that the festival was now a "showcase for serious independent films and the cinephiles who love them." It has integrated smaller programs, including UN Women 's "Through Women's Eyes" Film Festival and

1219-513: The first episode of the TV series See , and he also practiced proper screaming technique with the vocalist of Archspire, Oli Peters, for a significant scene in the series. On October 30, 2020, Momoa was featured in the song "Doom" by black metal band Scour . Momoa is a hobby musician and plays bass guitar , mandolin , ukulele and guitar in his spare time, the first of which he took up after listening to Tool 's song " Sober ". In 2024, Momoa formed

1272-681: The lead roles in the Discovery Channel historical drama series Frontier (2016–2018) and the Apple TV+ science fiction series See (2019–2022). From 2016 to 2023, Momoa portrayed Aquaman in the DC Extended Universe (DCEU), primarily in the films Justice League (2017), Aquaman (2018), and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023). Momoa has also played Duncan Idaho in the science fiction film Dune (2021), and has starred in

1325-509: The literal second season (1991–1992) of the show). The second and third sets were released on October 31, 2006. Each set features a disc with season 1 (NBC) episodes on it. These releases also do not contain any of the original music as it appeared when the episodes aired. They have been removed, including the opening title themes, due to copyright agreements. However, these releases have been discontinued and are now out of print. In August 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that Fremantle

1378-441: The love interest of Johnson's character. On January 27, 2016, Variety reported that Jon Bass was cast as Ronnie, described as funny, awkward and a skilled disco dancer who falls in love with C.J. at the beach. The film was released in the United States on May 25, 2017, by Paramount Pictures , and grossed $ 177.4 million worldwide. As of August 2018, Deadline Hollywood reported that FremantleMedia International were eyeing

1431-457: The name of rescue boats that patrolled Santa Monica Bay. The Baywatch logo was created by Bonann's lifeguard friend John Johnson. Baywatch debuted on NBC in 1989, but was canceled after only one season, when it placed 73rd out of 103 shows in the seasonal ratings, and also because the production studio, GTG (a joint venture of television station owner Gannett Company and Grant Tinker ) went out of business. Due to high production costs, GTG

1484-638: The power trio ÖOF TATATÁ alongside longtime friends Kenny Dale Borill and Mike Hayes, performing at Music City’s Cannery Hall in May. The band performed a one-off show in Auckland, New Zealand in August. Momoa has numerous tattoos, including a half sleeve on his left forearm, a tribute to his family god, or aumakua . He participated in protests against the building of the Thirty Meter Telescope on Mauna Kea ,

1537-483: The predominant beach location for Baywatch , although some scenes were filmed at Long Beach, California , and in Malibu, California . The original NBC theme was "Save Me", performed by Peter Cetera , with Bonnie Raitt on guitar and Richard Sterban, the bass singer for The Oak Ridge Boys , as one of the background vocalists. From the second season onwards after syndication the theme " I'm Always Here " by Jimi Jamison

1590-510: The producers large financial incentives to move the show to the islands, instead, and in season 10, Baywatch: Hawaii was launched. Baywatch filmed for two seasons in Hawaii, from 1999 until 2001. April Masini , a newspaper advice columnist, pitched the move to executive producer Gregory J. Bonann . The agreement mandated that addition of the subtitle, to Baywatch: Hawaii , as well as the hiring local production crew, filming on-location for at least two years, and producing 44 episodes, each at

1643-402: The producers sought to move the production elsewhere. They filmed a pilot and announced plans to title the show Baywatch: Down Under . However, strong local opposition from residents of Avalon Beach, New South Wales eventually led to Pittwater Council , the local government area of which Avalon was part of, to permanently ban future production. As an alternative to Australia, Hawaii offered

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1696-568: The role in a cameo in the superhero film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice , marking Aquaman's live action film debut. Momoa played the character in a leading role in the 2017 ensemble film Justice League and its director's cut, Zack Snyder's Justice League . He then starred in the Aquaman solo film, which was released in late 2018. He also reprised this role in The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part . In August 2014, Momoa portrayed Connor in

1749-499: The running for the female lead, with the possibility that some of them could join the film in different roles and other unnamed actresses could be in the running as well. On November 18, 2015, Johnson confirmed Daddario (who previously worked with Johnson on San Andreas ) for the role of Summer, originally played by Eggert in the TV series, and revealed the casting of C.J. and other roles would soon be announced. On January 4, 2016, Johnson announced that actress and model Kelly Rohrbach

1802-478: The set of Baywatch in 1999. They were together for six years and became engaged in 2004. Mackinnon and Momoa called off their engagement after Momoa began a relationship with actress Lisa Bonet in 2005. Although it was previously believed that Momoa and Bonet had married on November 15, 2007, the couple did not marry until October 2017. Daughter Lola Iolani was born in July 2007, and son Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha

1855-406: The show appealed to this demographic because "most of [its] lead characters were strong, independent women who were heroic, who were saving lives, who were equal to men". In 2018, FremantleMedia International, working with Warner Bros and Illuminate, "remastered" Baywatch from its original 35 mm film to HDTV , and redistributed the series to broadcasters. Will Rogers State Beach served as

1908-592: The teaser for "Scary Little Green Men" by Ozzy Osbourne from his album Ordinary Man . In January 2022, it was announced that Momoa joined the cast of the tenth Fast & Furious film titled Fast X as the main villain, Dante Reyes, the son of Hernan Reyes ( Joaquim de Almeida ), the main antagonist killed by Luke Hobbs ( Dwayne Johnson ) in Fast Five . Fast X is produced by and stars Vin Diesel . Momoa met his first fiancée, actress Simmone Jade Mackinnon , on

1961-503: The title protagonist in Conan the Barbarian (2011), a reimagining of the 1982 film of the same name and a role made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger . Momoa gained notoriety for his role of Khal Drogo on HBO's Game of Thrones . In his audition for the role, he performed a Haka , one of many intimidating Māori dances traditionally used to convey a challenge to an opponent, or a welcome to

2014-440: Was "remastering" the series in high definition. However, Baywatch had been edited on tape, not film. This meant that the existing cuts of the episodes were impossible to release in high definition, and the "remasters" are in fact re-creations, and not always shot-for-shot accurate. The "remastered" episodes also changed the aspect ratio to 16:9 widescreen, resulting in some shots having a wider field of view but other shots having

2067-539: Was a member of the school's soccer team alongside Brandon Routh . Momoa attended the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa . While in his teens, Momoa became a rock climber and boulderer when his mother took him to Custer State Park where lies Sylvan Lake and the Needles of South Dakota . At 19 years old, while living and working in Honolulu, Momoa decided to audition for the television series Baywatch Hawaii , in which he

2120-423: Was announced that Zac Efron had been cast in the film. Johnson also announced that the film will be R-Rated . The report stated, "The story centers on a by-the-book and very serious lifeguard (Johnson) who is forced to team up with a young rule-flouting hothead (Efron) in order to save their beach from environmental destruction at the hands of an oil tycoon." That same month, reports were saying that Kelly Brook

2173-465: Was announced that Momoa would play Rico Rodriguez in the official Just Cause film series. Between 2016 and 2018, Momoa portrayed Declan Harp in all three seasons of the Canadian historical drama television series Frontier and was an executive producer on the show. The series chronicles the North American fur trade in late 1700s Canada, and follows Declan Harp, a part-Irish, part-Cree outlaw who

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2226-525: Was announced that Paramount was moving forward with its big-screen adaptation of Baywatch and has loosely attached Dwayne Johnson to the project. The studio also hired Justin Malen to rewrite and attached the comedy writing team of Sean Anders and John Morris to direct. In July 2015, it was announced Seth Gordon would direct with Damian Shannon and Mark Swift having written the latest script with Dwayne Johnson still attached to star. On August 10, 2015, it

2279-459: Was being revived as a documentary feature film. As they explained on the Factual America podcast, filmmaker Matthew Felker lined up some of the show's top-billed cast members to take a walk down memory lane for Baywatch: The Documentary and talk about their time on the show and the hours they spent in skimpy red suits. It was announced that the documentary now titled After Baywatch: Moment in

2332-499: Was born in December 2008. In January 2022, Momoa and Bonet announced their split. In January 2024, Bonet filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences and listing their date of separation as October 7, 2020. As of 2024, he is in a relationship with actress Adria Arjona . He is a fan of heavy metal music and has noted that he "build[s] [his] characters off of metal songs". He invited members of Archspire for cameo appearances in

2385-471: Was cast as Jason Ioane (1999–2001). He was in the main cast on the 2004–2005 Fox drama North Shore as Frankie. In 2004, Momoa appeared in the film Johnson Family Vacation . From 2005 to 2009, Momoa appeared as Ronon in Stargate Atlantis , for which he learned martial arts. In 2009, he was cast as Roman in four episodes of the comedy-drama television series The Game (2009). He portrayed

2438-400: Was cast as C.J. for the film. On January 11, 2016, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Priyanka Chopra was in talks to appear in the film in a villainous role. On February 16, 2016, Chopra and Johnson released a video to confirm her participation in the above-mentioned role. On January 20, 2016, a release date of May 19, 2017, was announced and Ilfenesh Hadera joined the cast as Stef,

2491-594: Was defended as good for tourism. In 2002, the St. Petersburg Times highlighted the festival's potential for marketing and distribution, and, in 2003, Variety called the festival "one of the edgier, more interesting entrants on the scene." In 2006, the start date was changed from January to April. In 2008, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune wrote that the festival had evolved to be more about funding than premieres. Amid financial problems, Welch and others resigned from

2544-550: Was hugely successful, especially internationally. The show led to a spin-off , Baywatch Nights , and three direct-to-video films: Baywatch the Movie: Forbidden Paradise , Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay , and Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding . The audience was 65 percent female, with its number one audience being women aged 18 to 34. Speaking in 2001, Schwartz explained that, after doing focus groups on Baywatch for about five years, they learned that

2597-488: Was in contention to star in the film as C.J. Parker, with Kate Upton and Charlotte McKinney also on the shortlist, but Brook denied the rumor the following day on Instagram. Brook later confirmed that she had read the script but was still uncertain if she would appear. On November 9, 2015, it was reported that several actresses, including Alexandra Daddario , Nina Dobrev , Ashley Benson , Alexandra Shipp , Shelley Hennig , Bianca Santos , and Denyse Tontz , were in

2650-590: Was largely a joke about Chandler's actor, Matthew Perry , who briefly dated Bleeth in 1995. Many of the actors from the series have become closely associated with their roles in the series. David Hasselhoff has often referenced or satirized his role as Mitch Buchannon, notably in The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie , in which he appears in lifeguard attire similar to Mitch, runs across a beach in slow-motion, and displays superhuman swimming abilities similar to Mitch's own feats of athleticism. Babewatch

2703-518: Was sentenced to five years in prison for the attack. Baywatch The show was canceled after its first season on NBC , but survived through syndication and later became the most-watched television series in the world, with a weekly audience of over 1.1 billion viewers despite consistently negative critical reviews, earning it a reputation as a pop cultural phenomenon and frequent source of allusion and parody. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999. From 1999 to 2001, with

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2756-403: Was unable to finance the series any further. Feeling the series still had potential, David Hasselhoff, one of the principal actors, along with creators and executive producers Michael Berk , Douglas Schwartz , and Gregory J. Bonann , revived it for the first-run syndication market in 1991. Hasselhoff was given the title of executive producer for his work on bringing the show back. The series

2809-512: Was used to save costs on royalties and is the most popular theme for the series. David Hasselhoff also recorded a duet with Laura Branigan which was hugely successful for being broadcast as the closing track of the Baywatch TV series. The single I Believe was originally released on CD album in 1994. In 1999, with production costs rising in Los Angeles, and the syndication market shrinking,

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