Forum - View topicNEWS: Power Rangers Actor Jason David Frank Passes Away at 49
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ShinuZERO
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This one hit harder than I expected. RIP to one of the legends. I drifted away from PR when I found out about Sentai but I will always be thankful to MMPR for getting me into Tokusatsu.
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MrTerrorist
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That's heartbreaking. As a fan of Power Rangers during the 90s, he was a favorite of fans since he was a bad boy turned good and people love the storyline of the relationship between the Green ranger and Pink ranger.
Rip JDF, aka Tommy the Green ranger. |
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dsfjr1190
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Crossposted from reddit:
This one hurts. I grew up watching him on screen. When he left during Turbo, that combined with me aging, it caused me to lose a lot of interest in the Power Rangers franchise. I ultimately bowed out after In Space. But I always returned when he did. Whether it was for his one off guest spots or for an entire season. I had to see Tommy whenever I could. JDF always seemed like a passionate guy who genuinely appreciated the property/fandom. Whereas other former rangers seemed embarrassed at having been a power ranger, he embraced it. He never seemed embarrassed or ashamed to be associated with Power Rangers at all. RIP to an icon. |
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CrimeVsCrime
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Man, first Batman, now Tommy. 90s kids going through some tragic losses this month.
 Rest in Power JDF. You were a real one.
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Rob19ny
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This is the 2nd time this year that I'm feeling what I'm feeling right now due to to something so unexpected. What I'm feeling is at a level that I do not feel comfortable being in and I wished to never feel this way again. The first was in July due to unexpected passing of my GOAT, Kazuki Takahashi. What I posted in that article is the equivalent to what I want to say here but reword it relating it to Power Rangers because JDF is my GOAT PR.
I am at a loss for words, especially when the cause was by suicide. I feel uncomfortable saying RIP to that, but I do want to express how bad JDF's passing hurts me. Thank you for the great times. You are the legend of all PR legends. |
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Silver Kirin
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I don't know what to say. Power Rangers was my childhood, I grew up watching reruns of the show the original Power Rangers, and then I caught up until I got to SPD, episodes like Forever Red and Tommy's return in Dino Thunder were highlights of the series. I want to express my deepest condolences for Mr. Frank and his family.
PS: Daniel Abundis, who voiced Jason as Tommy in Zeo, Turbo and Forever Red in the Neutral Spanish dub gave his condolences as well. |
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TsukasaElkKite
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May his memory be a blessing.
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vgiannell5
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I'm assuming his death happened after Cosmic Fury was filmed?
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FinalVentCard
ANN Reviewer
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Power Rangers got me into tokusatsu, and Tommy was huge in my childhood. For better or worse, JDF was the face of Power Rangers for years and years in the U.S. His loss is a heavy one. I hope he rests easy.
Also, FTR: "rest in power" is reserved for people who have died fighting systematic oppression, it might not be appropriate to use it for JDF. |
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NJ_
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They're currently in New Zealand now and found out the news yesterday. |
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ballinamon
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Now this feels really really bad.
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MFrontier
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I...I'm just shocked. Honestly and genuinely shocked. I can barely even process this coming so soon after Kevin Conroy's death.
Power Rangers was such a huge part of my childhood and shaping me as a person, watching season after season, but the saga of Tommy Oliver and his journey and how that impacted the history of the franchise always kept me engrossed and he was part of so many memorable moments of the franchise and seemed to love and care for the show and the fans so much. RIP Tommy. RIP Jason David Frank. |
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mdo7
 Posts: 6471 Location: Katy, Texas, USA |
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I heard about this morning when I woke up, I couldn't believe it and thought it was a online hoax/pranks. But I started to see more confirmation that Jason's death was real/legitimate.
It broke my heart, Jason was the face of Power Rangers and his death is going to hit Power Rangers/Super Sentai franchise really hard in the US/west. RIP Jason David Frank (1973-2022) 
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RommieSG
 Posts: 148 Location: Hokuei High School |
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You said it...
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3ngag3
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If you were a kid in the 1990s, chances are that when you came home from school in the afternoon, the first thing you would do is turn on your TV to watch the latest Power Rangers episode to see what kind of badass thing Tommy Oliver would do next.
I was one of those kids. Give your loved ones a hug if they need it. Suicide is no joke. Rest in Peace, Tureheart. |
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