Jason David Frank, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers star, dies at 49

Cause of death wasn't immediately released, though multiple reports indicated Frank died by suicide

The actor and mixed martial artist Jason David Frank, who starred on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has died, his representatives confirmed to the entertain news outlet Geek Ireland. He was 49 years old.

Frank attained fame in the early 1990s as the green power ranger, Tommy Oliver, who then becomes the white power ranger on a children's television show about superheroes who are particularly skilled in martial arts. The show generated spin-off movies, action figures and other toys.

The Associated Press contributed reporting

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