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How Jason Momoa Survived TWO Major Career Setbacks Before He Finally Made It · Direct From Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest

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Speaker 1: Direct from Hollywood with Ryan Seacrest. By now, just about
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Speaker 1: every movie fan is familiar with Jason Momoa and probably
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Speaker 1: thinks after he booked the role of Cal Droego on
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Speaker 1: Game of Thrones in two ten, his career has been
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Speaker 1: on easy Street. But that wasn't necessarily the case. In reality,
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Speaker 1: Jason dealt with two big setbacks before things really solidified
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Speaker 1: for him. Jason's character Bill Memorable was killed off in
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Speaker 1: season one before the show really became a hit, and
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Speaker 1: he and his wife Lisa Bone had not only two
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Speaker 1: young kids, but a mortgage on a house in l A.
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Speaker 1: As well. He tells in style, we were literally starving
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Speaker 1: after Game of Thrones. I couldn't get work. It's very
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Speaker 1: challenging when you have babies and you're completely in debt.
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Speaker 1: Flashback to about a decade prior to that, when Jason's
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Speaker 1: gig on Baywatch Hawaii, his first ever roll, came to
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Speaker 1: an end. He moved to l A to pursue acting
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Speaker 1: and couldn't even get an agent for four years. The
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Speaker 1: real turning point came in when he booked the role
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Speaker 1: of Aquaman. Now Jason fully booked on movies and shows
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