Jason David Frank, an actor and martial artist best known for his recurring role as a green (and later white) man rangers one Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, died. He was 49.
Frank’s manager Justine Hunt said in a statement:
Please respect the privacy of his family and friends at this terrible time as we come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful human being. He loved his family, friends and fans very much. He will really be missed.
Hunt did not disclose the date of Frank’s death. His former co-star Walter E. Jones, who played the original Black Ranger said on Instagram “Can not believe it…. RIP Jason David Frank🙏🏾. My heart is saddened to have lost another member of our special family.” His lineage is “another member”. Regarding the death of the yellow man Ranger, Thuy Trang, who died in a car accident in 2001.
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Frank’s role as Tommy Oliver, also known as the Green Ranger, was originally just because run for 14 episodes in the original series. However, he proved so popular that he later returned as the White Ranger and then made several appearances over the next two decades most recently in 2018 Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel Series and make a cameo in the misfortune 2017 HoLlywood customization.
He also reprized his roles as the Green, White, and Black Dino Rangers for a series of Power Rangers Video games, from the original 1995 movie game for SNES and Genesis to the 2019s Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid.
In addition to his work Power Rangers, Frank – who divorced his second wife earlier this year – was also a skilled martial artist, skilled in everything from taekwondo to judo and aikido to muay thai. True, this helped him to take on his role on Power RangersIt also led to a brief mixed martial arts career in which he won one number of fighting in 2010.
Frank leaves behind his four children.
