The Short Answer
Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa met in 2005 at a jazz club in Los Angeles. Mutual friends introduced them.
They did not meet on a television or film set. They did not meet as teenagers. The jazz-club meeting is the version both of them have described in interviews.
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How They Met
Momoa had admired Bonet on screen for years before they met. He first saw her as Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show when he was a child.
That was a crush from a distance, not a meeting. They had not met in person at that point.
At the jazz club, Momoa later said he turned around, saw Bonet, and felt nervous and excited at once. Bonet introduced herself, and the two started talking.
Momoa did not have a car that night. He was staying in a hotel, and he asked Bonet to drive him there.
On the way, they stopped at the 101 Coffee Shop in Hollywood. Bonet ordered a Guinness, and they shared grits. That unplanned stop became their first date.
Bonet later described it in more measured terms than Momoa did. She said she could not call it instant in every way, but they had been together from the day they met.
What Did Not Happen
Several wrong versions of this story have circulated. The timeline rules them out:
- They did not meet on The Cosby Show. Bonet starred in the show, but Momoa was a child when it aired. He was not a cast member.
- They did not meet in 1987, when Bonet was 16 and Momoa was 20. In 1987, Bonet was 19 turning 20, and Momoa was 7 turning 8.
- They did not meet on Conan the Barbarian or Road to Paloma. Both films came after they had already met, and after their children were born.
- They did not marry in 2007. Many people believed they had married that year, but their official wedding came a decade later.
- They were not together for 30 years before marrying. They had been together for about 12 years when they married in 2017.
Timeline
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 2005 | Bonet and Momoa meet at a Los Angeles jazz club through mutual friends and begin dating. |
| 23 July 2007 | Their daughter, Lola Iolani Momoa, is born. |
| 15 December 2008 | Their son, Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa, is born. |
| 7 October 2017 | They marry in a small, private ceremony at their home in Topanga, California. |
| January 2022 | They announce publicly that they are parting ways in marriage. |
| 8 January 2024 | Bonet files for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. |
| 9 January 2024 | A Los Angeles County judge grants the divorce. Their single status takes effect on 9 July 2024. |
The divorce filing listed 7 October 2020 as their date of separation. That date was more than a year before the public announcement in January 2022.
Their Children Together
Bonet and Momoa have two children together:
- Lola Iolani Momoa, born in July 2007.
- Nakoa-Wolf Manakauapo Namakaeha Momoa, born in December 2008.
Lisa Bonet’s Earlier Marriage: A Separate Chapter
This part of Bonet’s life is separate from her relationship with Momoa, and it should not be merged into it.
Bonet married musician Lenny Kravitz on 16 November 1987, her 20th birthday. They eloped in Las Vegas.
Their daughter, Zoë Isabella Kravitz, was born on 1 December 1988. Bonet and Kravitz divorced in 1993.
That means Bonet has three children in total: Zoë Kravitz, Lola Momoa, and Nakoa-Wolf Momoa. Older lists that name only two of them are incomplete.
The Age Difference
Bonet is about 12 years older than Momoa. That gap is real, but the ages in older versions of this story are not.
When they met in 2005, Momoa was in his mid-20s and Bonet was in her late 30s. They did not start dating when he was 19 and she was 32.
Why Did They Separate?
Their January 2022 joint statement said they were parting ways in marriage. It did not give a detailed, single cause.
The divorce filing later cited irreconcilable differences. No fuller official reason has been confirmed, so this article does not guess at one.
After the January 2022 announcement, they did not reconcile as a married couple. The divorce filing in January 2024 followed, and the divorce was granted the next day.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa meet on The Cosby Show?
No. Momoa watched Bonet on the show as a child. They met in person years later, in 2005, at a jazz club in Los Angeles.
When did Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa get married?
In October 2017, in a private ceremony at their home in Topanga, California. The widely repeated 2007 wedding date was a rumour, not their official marriage.
Are Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa still together?
No. They announced their separation in January 2022, and their divorce was granted in January 2024.
How many children do Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa have together?
Two: Lola, born in 2007, and Nakoa-Wolf, born in 2008. Bonet also has an older daughter, Zoë Kravitz, from her marriage to Lenny Kravitz.
Bottom Line
The real story is simpler than the tangled versions online. Bonet and Momoa met in 2005 at a Los Angeles jazz club, built a family, married in 2017, and divorced in 2024.
