In the wake of the tragic passing of Jason David Frank, the original Green Ranger, his former Mighty Morphin Power Rangers co-stars and a number of members of the extended Power Rangers family have shared tributes to the late actor, who reportedly took his own life on Sunday.
Original MMPR castmates Austin St. John, David Yost, Amy Jo Johnson, and Walter Jones have all expressed their sorrow in touching messages, along with Paul Schrier, Jason Narvy, Steve Cardenas, Karan Ashley, Johnny Yong Bosch, Catherine Sutherland, and David J. Felding.
In a statement to TMZ, Jones also added, "He was an inspiration to so many people. His presence will be dearly missed. It’s so sad to lose another member of our Ranger family. Jason was one of the biggest pranksters on the show. He had a wild sense of humor. We had our shares of ups and downs but I stayed consistent about being an ear if he needed one. My prayers go out to his family and all that will miss him."
We've also compiled messages from his extended Ranger family, including Nakia Burrise, Blake Foster, Selwyn Ward, Christopher Khayman Lee, Jason Faunt, Erin Cahill, Michael Copon, Alyson Kiperman, Kevin Duhaney, Ciara Hanna, Brennan Mejia, Peter Sudaro, Ludi Lin, Jazz Baduwalia, and Russell Curry.
Read the tributes below:
Jenna Frank / Daughter
Tammie Frank / Wife
Austin St. John / Mighty Morphin Red Ranger
David Yost / Mighty Morphin Blue Ranger
Amy Jo Johnson / Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger
Walter Jones / Mighty Morphin Black Ranger
Paul Schrier / Bulk
Jason Narvy / Skull
David J. Felding / Zordon
Steve Cardenas / Mighty Morphin Red Ranger II; Zeo Blue Ranger
Karan Ashley / Mighty Morphin Yellow Ranger II
Johnny Yong Bosch / Mighty Morphin Black Ranger II; Zeo Green Ranger; Turbo Green Ranger
Catherine Sutherland / Mighty Morphin Pink Ranger II; Zeo Pink Ranger; Turbo Pink Ranger
Nakia Burrise / Zeo Yellow Ranger; Turbo Yellow Ranger
Blake Foster / Turbo Blue Ranger
Selwyn Ward / Red Turbo Ranger; Blue Space Ranger
Roger Velasco / Green Turbo Ranger II; Black Space Ranger
Christopher Khayman Lee / Red Space Ranger
Justin Nimmo / Silver Space Ranger
Cerina Vincent / Lost Galaxy Yellow Ranger
Jason Faunt / Time Force Red Ranger
Erin Cahill / Pink Time Force Ranger
Michael Copon / Blue Time Force Ranger
Alyson Kiperman / Yellow Wild Force Ranger
Jessica Rey / White Wild Force Ranger
Kevin Duhaney / Blue Dino Thunder Ranger
Ciara Hanna / Yellow Megaforce Ranger
Brennan Mejia / Red Dino Charge Ranger
Peter Sudarso / Blue Ninja Steel Ranger
Ludi Lin / Blue Ranger (2017 Movie)
Jazz Baduwalia / Blue Beast Morpher Ranger
Russell Curry / Red Dino Fury Ranger; Red Cosmic Fury Ranger
Bruce Campbell / Spider-Man trilogy; Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
The Iron Sheik
Stephen Amell / Arrow
Theo Rossi / Marvel's Luke Cage
Simu Liu / Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
James Marsters / Buffy the Vampire Slayer; Smallville
Giancarlo Esposito / The Mandalorian; The Boys
Shiro Izumi / Zyuranger Dragon Ranger