The actor and combined martial artist's spouse confirmed the official reason behind demise was discovered to be suicide, after his passing at 49-years-old.
Jason David Frank was discovered to have died from suicide at 49 after his passing was introduced on Sunday, November 20. The actor’s reason behind demise was confirmed on Dec. 1 by his spouse, Tammie Frank, who shared a heartbreaking message about her previous few days along with her late husband.
“My husband was Jason David Frank, who tragically misplaced his life to suicide simply final week,” she stated in a press release to Folks. “Whereas Jason was a well known identify to some, we lived a really regular life with ups and downs, similar to anybody else.”
She continued, “The reality is, I had no concept that Jason was considering of ending issues. Sure, he had struggled with psychological well being points and melancholy earlier than, however I might by no means predict what would occur that evening. It was meant to be a enjoyable weekend getaway, and as an alternative, I misplaced the love of my life. Jason was a very good man, however he was not with out his demons. He was human, similar to the remainder of us.”
The actor, who rose to fame by enjoying the Inexperienced Energy Ranger on the beloved kids’s motion sequence Mighty Morphin’ Energy Rangers, was initially reported to have died by suicide, with sources near the star confirming to TMZ.
Jason’s demise was confirmed by his representatives in a press release. “Sadly, it's true, please respect the privateness of his household and pals throughout this horrible time as we come to phrases with the lack of such a beautiful human being,” they stated. “He beloved his household, pals and followers very a lot. He can be actually missed.”
After his demise, plenty of followers and former co-stars paid tribute to Jason, together with Amy Jo Johnson, who rose to fame as the unique Pink Energy Ranger on the present. She shared a selfie along with her former co-star, who she additionally appeared alongside in a cameo for the rebooted Energy Rangers in 2017. Beneath the submit, she wrote a touching message to her buddy. “Jase, you have been lovely and actually distinctive. My life simply received’t be the identical with out your frenetic, hilarious, caring, pushed and artistic ball of vitality. I'll at all times love you, expensive buddy. Please Relaxation now In Peace,” she wrote on Instagram.
Different actors who starred alongside Jason over time shared recollections with him. Walter E. Jones, who was the unique Black Energy Ranger on the present, additionally shared the unhappy information of his passing by sharing a throwback solid picture of everybody on the present. “My coronary heart is unhappy to have misplaced one other member of our particular household,” he wrote on Instagram. David Yost, who was the unique Blue Energy Ranger, additionally shared a sequence of pictures of him together with his “difficult buddy” over time on his Instagram and mirrored on how a lot they went via collectively. “You had my coronary heart on day one,” he wrote. “So clever, so humorous, so energetic. A lightweight so shiny, a power like no different. You formed & remodeled so many lives. I do know now you can see the reality of the glory that's you.”
Jason made his debut in Mighty Morphin’ Energy Rangers in 1993. Whereas his character Tommy Oliver was initially solely supposed to seem in a brief run of episodes, his character turned a sequence common and fan favourite. He turned the Inexperienced Ranger and White Ranger. He went on to seem within the movie, in addition to the Zeo and Turbo sequence because the Crimson Ranger in each. He reprised his function as Tommy Oliver (and the White and Inexperienced Ranger) in numerous totally different Energy Rangers sequence over time.