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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
Jason David Frank, champion known for playing the greenish Power Ranger successful the deed '90s superhero series, has died.
The actor's rep confirmed his passing to People Nov. 20. Frank was 49 years old. The origin of his decease was not made public.
"Unfortunately, it is true," his rep told the magazine. "Please respect the privateness of his household and friends during this horrible clip arsenic we travel to presumption with the nonaccomplishment of specified a fantastic quality being."
Frank, a autochthonal of Covina, Calif. and a mixed martial artist, is survived by his children—sons Hunter and Jacob and daughters Skye and Jenna.
"He loved his family, friends and fans precise much," the rep told People. "He volition beryllium genuinely missed."
Frank is besides survived by his estranged wife Tammie Frank, who filed for divorcement from the histrion successful August successful Texas, wherever they live, according to tribunal records obtained by E! News.
Frank rose to fame playing Tommy Oliver, the bad-turned-good Green Ranger, successful play 1 of the archetypal children's series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in 1993. He made his debut successful the five-part occurrence "Green with Evil."
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Frank, who often promoted the franchise and met with fans astatine conventions, did not conscionable play the greenish Power Ranger. In play 2 of Mighty Morphin Power Ranger Rangers, his quality becomes the White Ranger, wearing a gold, achromatic and achromatic costume. In play three, Tommy becomes the White Ninja Ranger.
Frank continued connected with the franchise, again playing Tommy, this clip arsenic the Red Zeo Ranger, on Power Rangers Zeo. The histrion past portrayed Tommy arsenic the Red Turbo Ranger successful the 1997 film Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie. Frank's quality would spell connected to pb a squad of Red Power Rangers connected the amusement Power Rangers Wild Force and gain his PhD successful paleontology astatine MIT earlier appearing arsenic the Black Dino Thunder Ranger in Power Rangers DinoThunder successful 2004.
In the 2013 bid Power Rangers Megaforce, efficaciously the 20th installment of the Power Rangers series, Frank returned to play one of the franchise's Legendary Rangers. In the 24th installment, the show Power Rangers Super Ninja Steel, the histrion reprised his relation again, donning respective of his aged costumes.
Also during the '90s, Frank starred connected shows specified as Family Matters and Sweet Valley High-—which was produced by Haim Saban, creator of the Power Rangers franchise. The actor's astir caller onscreen projects were the films Underdogs Rising, which has yet to beryllium released, and Legend of the White Dragon, which is inactive successful production.
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Frank's co-star Walter Jones, who played Zack Taylor, the Black Ranger connected the archetypal series, paid tribute to the histrion connected Instagram aft quality of his decease was made public, posting a throwback photograph of the 2 with chap Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers stars Austin St. John (the Red Ranger) and David Yost (the Blue Ranger) astatine the Los Angeles premiere of the 2017 film Power Rangers, which starred different actors successful the rubric roles.
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"Can't judge it…. RIP Jason David Frank," Jones wrote. "My bosom is bittersweet to person mislaid different subordinate of our peculiar family. #jasondavidfrank #jdf #walterejones #greenranger #whiteranger #mmpr #maythepowerprotectyou #tommy."
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