Lisa Bonet was the woman who had it all. First, she was a teen sitcom actress and Hollywood star. Then, when she was 20, she married rock god Lenny Kravitz and had a daughter, Zoë. Years after divorcing America’s most handsome musician, she got together with America’s hunkiest actor, Jason Momoa. Today, we’ll hear everything from Lisa and Jason… from how they met to why they broke up.
Lisa Bonet
Before we dive in, we must first set the scene and get to know our protagonists. Lisa Michelle Bonet was born on November 16th, 1967, and trained as an actress at the Celluloid Actor’s Studio in Hollywood. In 1984, she won the role of Denise Huxtable in The Cosby Show.
She appeared in over 100 episodes, and Denise was so popular she even had her own college-set spin-off, A Different World. Then the 19-year-old beauty made the leap to Hollywood, appearing in Alan Parker’s brilliant dark psychological thriller 1987 Angelheart.
Jason Stalked Lisa
On the other side of the country, halfway across the Pacific, an eight-year-old boy called Jason Momoa was watching The Cosby Show.
He later told James Corden, “Ever since I was, like, eight years old and I saw her on the TV, and I was like, ‘Mommy, I want that one.’ I’m like, ‘I’m gonna stalk you for the rest of my life, and I’m gonna get you.’ I am a full-fledged stalker!” Mind you, every boy who grew up in the 1980s wanted to marry Denise Huxtable!
Let Love Rule
Meanwhile, back on the ranch. Heading back to Lisa’s career for a while. On her 20th birthday — that’s November 16th, 1987 for super fans — Lisa eloped with an as-yet-unknown rock singer named Lenny Kravitz, marrying in Las Vegas.
Lisa was suddenly and unexpectedly written out of her own TV show the following year when producers found out she was pregnant. On December 1st, 1988, Lisa gave birth to their daughter, Zoë Isabella Kravitz. The baby girl was lucky to have inherited her mom and dad’s good looks.
It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over
Lisa and Lenny were together for six years, and all was hunky dory. She co-wrote songs for his break-out album Let Love Rule and put her acting career on the back burner to look after Zoë. Meanwhile, Lenny’s career skyrocketed with songs like “Are You Gonna Go My Way” and “American Woman”, topping the charts and turning him into a genuine rock god.
However, love doesn’t always rule, and the couple finally declared “It Ain’t Over ’til It’s Over” and divorced in 1993.
Lilakoi Moon
Following her split from Lenny Kravitz, Lisa dated celebrity yoga instructor Bryan Kest, and the media pushed the narrative that they had a baby together. Lisa confirmed in no uncertain terms this was not true.
Then, in 1995, Lisa legally changed her name to Lilakoi Moon. She said she made the decision due to “privacy reasons.” Is it just us, or does Lilakoi Moon have a slight Hawaiian ring to it? Within a decade, she would fall in love with and be over the moon to be with Hawaii’s hunkiest actor…
American Woman
Lisa admitted she found it tough juggling motherhood and quietly making her Hollywood comeback. She displayed her acting range in the political thriller Enemy of the State, comedy High Fidelity, and action movie Biker Boyz.
She would later make the leap back to the small screen, playing Maya Daniels in Life on Mars and Marisol in Ray Donovan. But in 2005, she met another gorgeous hunk. His name was Jason Momoa, but before we find out how they met, let’s learn a little about this then-up-and-coming actor.
Jason Momoa
Joseph Jason Namakaeha Momoa was the man who didn’t have it all… yet. Born in Honolulu, Hawaii, in 1979, he studied marine biology before becoming an actor in Baywatch: Hawaii. There, the 20-year-old met actress Simmone Jade Mackinnon.
When Jason was starring in Northern Shore in 2004, he asked Simmone to marry him. She said yes, and they started planning a big wedding. However, they called off the engagement after Momoa met another woman. That woman was Lisa Bonet, who was 18 years older than Jason.
