Jason Momoa strips off on Kimmel! Aquaman hunk bares his muscled body in traditional Hawaiian Malo as he declares: ‘I actually don’t like wearing clothes anymore’
Aquaman himself Jason Momoa stripped down to a traditional Hawaiian Malo while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday.
The 54-year-old host was asking the Honolulu-born, Iowa-raised 43-year-old about the thong-like attire he had worn while deep sea fishing for aku aka skipjack tuna back on October 23.
‘That’s a traditional Malo, it’s what the Hawaiians wear,’ Jason (born Joseph) explained.
Surprise! Aquaman himself Jason Momoa stripped down to a traditional Hawaiian Malo while appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday
‘I’m doing a show. I’m a creator and writer and director and producer and actor on this Apple series called Chief of War and it’s all 1780s, 1790s Hawaii.
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‘That’s what I wear every day, and I was just getting ready for the role because I like to get into character and so I was tanning my white a**.’
When Jimmy asked Momoa if a Malo is comfortable, he replied: ‘Oh my god, yes! I actually don’t like wearing clothes anymore. I’m in it every day. I wear it all the time.’
Without prompting, the SAG Award nominee then stood up and started slowly removing his lavender blazer and purple silk pajamas.
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Take it off! Without prompting, the SAG Award nominee then stood up and started slowly removing his lavender blazer and purple silk pajamas
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Back it up! Jason showcased his muscular 6ft4in physique while slowly turning to reveal his bare derrière as the studio audience roared
Kimmel started fanning himself and quipped: ‘Let me tell you, I’ve never felt more like Danny DeVito than I do right now’
Jason showcased his muscular 6ft4in physique while slowly turning to reveal his bare derrière as the studio audience roared.
Kimmel started fanning himself and quipped: ‘Let me tell you, I’ve never felt more like Danny DeVito than I do right now.’
Momoa was on the ABC talk show promoting his role as eccentric outlaw Flip in Francis Lawrence’s $150M-budget fantasy flick Slumberland, which hits US theaters this Friday before streaming November 18 on Netflix.
Jason (born Joseph) explained: ‘That’s a traditional Malo, it’s what the Hawaiians wear. I’m doing a show. I’m a creator and writer and director and producer and actor on this Apple series called Chief of War and it’s all 1780s, 1790s Hawaii’
He continued: ‘That’s what I wear every day, and I was just getting ready for the role because I like to get into character and so I was tanning my white a**’
When Jimmy asked Momoa if a Malo is comfortable, he replied: ‘Oh my god, yes! I actually don’t like wearing clothes anymore. I’m in it every day. I wear it all the time’
‘It’s based on a comic strip [Winsor McCay’s Little Nemo in Slumberland] from 1905. It’s wonderful,’ the See action star described.
‘I cried, I laughed. I’ve never had the opportunity to be in a comedy, so this is my first time. It’s my first comedy in 23 years in this business.’
Jason’s two children – daughter Lola Iolani, 15; and son Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha, nearly 14 – have already seen Slumberland and ‘absolutely loved it.’
Jason Momoa enjoys fishing in a very revealing outfit
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‘Aku-man’: The 54-year-old host was asking the Honolulu-born, Iowa-raised 43-year-old about the thong-like attire he had worn while deep sea fishing for aku aka skipjack tuna back on October 23
Jason Momoa stars in the whimsical trailer for ‘Slumberland’
His first comedy: Momoa was on the ABC talk show promoting his role as eccentric outlaw Flip in Francis Lawrence’s $150M-budget fantasy flick Slumberland, which hits US theaters this Friday before streaming November 18 on Netflix
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‘The babies absolutely loved it!’ The See action star’s two children – daughter Lola Iolani, 15; and son Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha, nearly 14 – have already seen Slumberland (pictured Wednesday)
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Jason said: ‘They’re still kind of [impressed by my movies]. We’re at 14-15 and there’s hard times, but they still love me. I think…’
‘They’re still kind of [impressed by my movies]. We’re at 14-15 and there’s hard times, but they still love me. I think,’ Momoa stammered.
On January 12, the Sweet Girl producer-star and his wife Lisa Bonet aka Lilakoi Moon announced they were ‘parting ways in marriage’ after over four years of wedded bliss.
The biracial bohemian duo originally met at a 2004 Mickey Champion blues concert.
Jason Momoa poses together with family at Slumberland premiere
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2019 family portrait: On January 12, Momoa and his wife Lisa Bonet aka Lilakoi Moon (2-R) announced they were ‘parting ways in marriage’ after over four years of wedded bliss