Jason David Frank — who played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver on the 1990s children's series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers — has died. The actor was aged 49.
Key points:
- Jason David Frank's manager said in a statement that the actor had passed away
- She did not name a cause of death
- Although Frank's role in Power Rangers was not intended to be permanent, he came back many times, taking on different roles
Justine Hunt, Frank's manager, said in a statement on Sunday that the actor had passed away.
She did not nominate the cause of death nor say when he died, but asked for "privacy [for] his family and friends during this horrible time as we come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful human being".
Walter Emmanuel Jones — the original Black Power Ranger who co-starred with Frank in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers — wrote on Instagram that he couldn't believe it.
"My heart is sad to have lost another member of our special family," Jones wrote.
Thuy Trang — who played the original Yellow Power Ranger — died in a car accident in 2001 at age 27.
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers — about five teenagers deputised to save Earth from the evil — made its debut on Fox in 1993 and went on to become a pop-culture phenomenon.
Early in the first season, Frank's character, Tommy Oliver, was first seen as a villain, brainwashed by the evil Rita Repulsa. However, soon after, he was inducted in the group as the Green Ranger and became one of the most popular characters on the show.
Although his role wasn't intended to be permanent, Frank was later brought back as the White Ranger and the leader of the team.
Across spin-off TV series, Frank's Tommy Oliver returned as other rangers as well, including Red Zeo Ranger, the Red Turbo Ranger and the Black Dino Ranger.
He also played him in the films Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie and in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, and made a cameo in the 2017 reboot Power Rangers.
A practitioner of martial arts, Frank fought in several mixed martial arts bouts in 2009 and 2010.
TMZ earlier reported that Frank's second wife, Tammie Frank, filed for divorce from him in August. He is survived by four children — one from his marriage to Tammie and three from his first marriage to Shawna Frank.
AP
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