For a long time, Jason Momoa was best known for his role as the brutal warrior (with a soft side) Khal Drogo on Game of Thrones, but after his recent appearances as Aquaman in both Justice League and his solo movie, he's really stepped up his game. Regardless of how successful Aquaman has been (it recently became one of only few movies to pass the $1 billion mark), his fans seemed to be mostly obsessed with the actor himself.

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A lot of this comes down to the fact that Momoa is a bit of a showman at heart, and puts in the extra effort to make things fun for his fans, whether it's randomers he meets on the streets or the viewers at home when he was hosting Saturday Night Live!

When he got to the red carpet for the Los Angeles premiere of his new hit blockbuster, everyone would have expected him to smile and take a few photos like any other actor, but Momoa ended up performing the New Zealand's maori ceremonial dance the haka. And he even got his kids involved.

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Lately, he's been hilariously photobombing wedding photos or buying matching rings with his wife's ex-husband, Lenny Kravitz, but his latest snaps have his fans feeling all warm and fuzzy. He shared a few candid photos of himself with his grandma, and they're pretty damn adorable.

"Needed to come home to Iowa and give my grams some aloha Love u forever grandma #Mabel#thematriarch #raisedbywomen #loveuma#hawaiianiowan," he wrote in the caption. "HAWAII backwards is IIAWAH. IOWA Aloha j"

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Given how loveable he's proven to be in his interactions with fans and his other posts to Instagram, his followers were all for these positive shares. "So precious! Make every moment a treasured memory!" one wrote, while another added, "I need no more reasons to love Jason Momoa. However, this sincerely ups my respect and warms my heart."

Momoa is on a hot streak at the moment after the resounding success of Aquaman at the box office, and he's all for sharing the good vibes with the world. After hearing that they'd managed to pass the coveted $1 billion mark, he took to Instagram to thank everyone for their part, writing:

"BILLION DOLLAR UNDERDOG. from Baywatch to making what once was the most disrespected superhero into a billion dollar movie. no one gets to the top without the people that love them.

"My success is from my fans. All my aloha to everyone that had a hand in making this movie. Mahalo Zack for choosing me and mahalo James for creating this beautiful world."

Now, he isn't wrong one bit - Aquaman was never exactly seen as the 'coolest' of superheroes, and now he's in the big leagues thanks to Momoa. Fortunately, it looks like the success isn't going to his head, and he still has time to visit his grandma.

There have been a fair share of relationships on Game of Thrones, and though most of them weren't exactly romantic, there have been a few that fans got behind. Personally, I was always a fan of Jon Snow's relationship with Ygritte, but the new popular match-up is Daenerys and the know-nothing Stark bastard.

They pulled a fast one on us all by getting us invested in the mother of dragons getting it on with the king of the north before we knew for sure that they were aunt and nephew, but - regardless - this relationship can never match up to her previous one.

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Despite only being in the show for one season, Jason Momoa truly made his mark on the hit series as Khal Drogo. In fact, despite his other acting work, including an Aqua Man movie set to be released later this year, he's still the king of the Dothraki to most of us. His pairing with Daenerys, while it started off pretty brutal, eventually became sweet and loving.

By time she was calling him "my sun and stars" and he was referring to her as "moon of my life," we were all invested in how things would turn out for them. However, this being Game of Thrones, our hopes and dreams were utterly destroyed in a heartbreaking way. Thanks, George.

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The show has been on for six more seasons since then, with the eighth (and final) set of episodes scheduled to air next year. With much of the cast in Ireland for filming, it was a perfect opportunity for a little reunion between Momoa and the cast, including his lost love, Emilia Clarke.

Last Sunday night, both actors took to their Instagram accounts to share photos of their legendary meet-up, where they even tried out the iconic lift from Dirty Dancing. She refers to him as "my sun and stars" as he refers to her as "moon of my life", just like old times. (No, you're crying).

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"This is the closest you’ll ever get to me attempting ‘that lift’ from dirty dancing," Clarke wrote. "Yes, my man is sitting. Yes, there’s no lake. And yes, I have no idea I’m NOT being raised above his head (Id like to take a moment to thank alcohol for giving me courage to attempt this. Ever.)"

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Momoa also posted photos of him out on the town with other people from the show, leading some fans to speculate whether he somehow turns up again in the final season. "I’m so grateful to be apart of the greatest show on earth," he wrote. "I’m honored to be able to come to Ireland and celebrate with my friends. I’m just here for kisses and hugs and The black stuff."

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While he claims to only be there "for kisses and hugs" and his fair share of Guinness, there's always the chance he turns up again. Maybe not a resurrection, as his body has long since been burnt to a crisp, but there's always flashbacks and dream sequences...

Can you believe it's been over seven years since we last saw Khal Drogo? Despite the fact that many of us know Jason Momoa best as the leader of the Dothraki armies in Game of Thrones, he was only around for one season (give or take a vision or two), and wasn't in as many high-profile movies in the next few years.

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That all changed when he was cast in Justice League as Arthur Curry, aka Aquaman. The character, even amongst the nerdiest of comic book nerds, was something of a joke for years - with his fish-talking powers and green underwear being an object of ridicule. But Momoa's version of the character was a little different, bringing an edge to the character that set him apart.

While he was simply one member of the team in that superhero team-up joint, he has his own fully-fledged solo movie which is hitting cinemas this week. While his character on Game of Thrones was stoic, brutal and serious, his real-life personality is far softer, and it looks like he's a complete showman at heart.

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If that wasn't already clear from his hilarious appearance hosting an episode of Saturday Night Live! this month (a dream come true for the actor), he's brought out the big guns for his time on the red carpet. He's appeared on plenty of them before, but it was at the premiere for Aquaman that he brought out a ceremonial dance. Oh, and he whipped out his character's iconic trident while he was at it.

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The premiere was held in Los Angeles on Wednesday, where Momoa was joined by various co-stars to introduce the film to the world. While there, it turned out they'd all planned something for the fans and cameras gathered there that night, as Momoa and several others broke out into a performance of the haka, a ceremonial dance in Māori culture.

He was was joined by his two children for the haka, in addition to various other castmembers and New Zealand’s Temuera Morrison, who also plays his father in the new film. Momoa is from Hawaii, but has often spoken about his love for New Zealand and its culture - wearing a Pounamu necklace, as his on-screen character does too.

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While the Haka originates in New Zealand, it has made a home in Hawaiian culture in more recent years. The state's own version is called the Hawaiian ha'a, and clearly Momoa has had some practice:

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Momoa isn't just turning heads on the red carpet. For years now, he's become one of the internet's favourites, from the time he Instagrammed a night out with the Game of Thrones cast, to the hilarious way he takes photos with fans.

With the new Aquaman sending his star status into the stratosphere, he's bound to be back in the news doing something fun and hilarious sometime soon.

Last night the Academy Awards were broadcast on something called " live television," which is what people used to watch before the internet. Comedian Kevin Hart was originally hired to host, but got the boot after Twitter sleuths resurfaced his old homophobic tweets. For the first time in 30 years, the Oscars had no host, but it actually seemed to benefit the ceremony, which moved at a brisk pace.

The winners were varied, without any film in particular dominating the show. As always, there were many standout moments: Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga's intimate performance of the Best Original Song, Shallow; Olivia Colman's breathless acceptance speech after winning Best Lead Actress; and Spike Lee's jubilant jump into Samuel L. Jackson's arms after winning Best Adapted Screenplay, the first Oscar of the 61-year-old filmmaker's career.

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There were also some incredible moments backstage. Game of Thrones stars Jason Momoa and Emilia Clarke reunited for a couple adorable photos that delighted fans. Momoa captioned the first photo, "So proud of you @emilia_clarke I love u with all my heart Aloha Drogo."

On the show, Momoa played fearsome Dothraki warrior Khal Drogo, who marries exiled heiress Daenerys Targaryen, played by Emilia Clarke. Surprisingly, Drogo turns out to be a sensitive husband, and vows to help Dany reclaim the Iron Throne. But unfortunately, a festering wound and "treatment" from a resentful witch render him in a vegetative state. Dany smothers her lifeless lover out of pity, burns his body and steps into the blaze with three dragon eggs. Then the "Mother of Dragons" emerges from the flames, unscathed, with three baby dragons clinging to her smoldering body.

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In the second photo, Momoa posed with his television wife and real-life wife, Lisa Bonet. He captioned the photo, "Me and my QUEENS." Momoa and Bonet got married in 2007 and have two children, a girl and a boy. On Game of Thrones, Daenerys and Drogo had only one child, Draego, who was stillborn. Also, Dany, as the Dothraki's khaleesi, had to eat an entire raw stallion's heart during her pregnancy. Bet you're glad you didn't have to do that, Lisa Bonet!

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Although Momoa's character died in season one, he stopped by the Game of Thrones set last year for the eighth and final wrap party. On Instagram, Clarke shared a photo of Drogo holding her in a pose similar to the iconic lift from Dirty Dancing.

"This is the closest you’ll ever get to me attempting ‘that lift’ from dirty dancing," she wrote in the caption. "And yes, I have no idea I’m NOT being raised above his head. (Id like to take a moment to thank alcohol for giving me courage to attempt this. Ever.)" Then she added the adorable hashtags, "#nooneputsdrogointhecorner #imhavingthetimeofmylife #thankgodwegotthatmanonathrone [and] #mysunandstarsintheireyes.

The last season of Game of Thrones premieres in April. But Drogo and Dany's love lives forever.