So, I was watching Disney XD (nee Toon Disney) on television with my four-year old daughter and a commercial for the new Power Rangers R.P.M. came on. She asked, "Daddy, do you watch Power Rangers?" I replied, "I did a long time ago, but those were different Power Rangers." She asked, "What happened to them?" I didn't know and was curious. Thus, for any of you who grew up in Angel Grove with Mega Zords and the Annoying (Zark 7 channeling) Alpha and know what a Skull and Bulk are, here is what happened to the actors that played the original five Mighty Morphin Power Rangers:   The Pink Ranger -- Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson) Without a doubt, the most successful thespian of the rangers is Amy Jo Johnson, who played the pink ranger. This is a primarily because she went on to join the cast of JJ Abrams Felicity. In addition to Felicity, Johnson has been a cast member of the ABC Family show Wildfire in its second season, played on ABC's What About Brian, and done some independent and made-for TV movies. She currently appears in the CBS television series Flashpoint. The former gymnast and pink ranger also sings and plays both guitar and piano; she was in a band called Valhalla, as well as a new group named "Amy Jo Johnson." On a personal front, Johnson had a baby girl, Francesca Christine Giner, on December 1, 2008 with fiancée Olivier Giner.  The Blue Ranger—Billy (David Yost) After Mighty Morphin Power Rangers ended and Power Rangers: Zeo began in the fourth season, Yost stayed on to continue his role as Billy Cranston. Instead of his previous role as a Power Ranger, he became a technical advisor to the others. Allegedly as a result of a pay dispute due to his reduced role, Yost left the show in the end of the fourth season (in fact, his last episode used canned footage and another actor to play Billy). Since leaving the show, the actor has had minor roles in a few movies (Ladykiller, After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped). Lately, he has focused on the production side of the business. (The Mary Kay Letourneau, Alien Hunter and Temptation Island) He has worked as the director of production from the SciFi Channel's Sci-Fi Lab and as the manager of licensing for Pioneer Entertainment.  The Red Ranger -- Jason (Austin St. John) Who says you can never go home. St. John's first major role in acting was in 1993 when he was cast as Jason Lee Scott, the Red Ranger. He left the series mid-season two due to a contract and pay dispute. However, he returned as the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers Zeo and as a guest star in the second Power Rangers movie. He also appeared in tenth anniversary episode where he joined nine other Red Rangers in the Power Rangers Wild Force episode "Forever Red." As a fellow writer, I should also note that Austin St. John is the author of the book Karate Warrior: A Beginner's Guide to Martial Arts. He is currently a paramedic in Washington DC.  The Black Ranger – Zack (Walter Jones) Jones was written out of the series midway through the second season, apparently due to disagreements over wages and fee, and was replaced by Johnny Yong Bosch. Jones has since returned to Power Rangers (as the voice of " Hexuba's Nightmare Monster" in Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy and the Forever Red episode of Power Rangers: Wild Force playing a villain named Gerrok). Since Power Rangers, Jones has had guest appearances on a variety of shows, including Age of Love, Buffy, The Shield, CSI, Moesha, NYPD, Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Family Matter and Step by Step. Jones had major roles in the independent movies, The Dogwalker and Backyard Dogs, and the Nickelodeon series Space Cases. WHNT news reports that, on Sunday, July 26th 2009, Jones was arrested for DUI in Huntsville Alabama.  The Yellow Ranger – Trini (Thuy Trang) The research on this one did not end happy. Trang was on the show for about one and a half seasons. She left the show along with Austin St. John and Walter Emanuel Jones, with whom she became very good friends, and was replaced by Karan Ashley. She went on to play Kali, one of the lead villains in the 1996 movie The Crow: City of Angels. In 1997 it was incorrectly reported that she died in a car accident. However, four years later, Trang die in a car accident. On September 3, 2001, she and former actress/model Angela Rockwood-Nguyen (Dustin Nguyen's wife) were in an accident when the driver lost control. Rockwood-Nguyen became a quadriplegic and Trang died. The episode "Circuit Unsure" of Power Rangers: Time Force was dedicated to her memory. Trang's cremated remains are interred at Rose Hills Memorial Park in Whittier, California. A tribute site can be found here. Well, that certainly ended things on a somber note. Hope the other information was at least interesting.  PS: For you Tommy fans. Jason David Frank, who has been more ranger colors then Zorro the Gay Blade (He has been the green ranger, white ranger, red ranger, and black ranger in various series), has left the acting and currently owns and operates his own martial arts school in Los Angeles. He is the founder of the martial art "Toso Kune Do." CommentsJosh 02/06/2010 8:12pm
wow thnx i was just say n on monday i wonder wht da original rangers wer up 2 rip TRINI 04/11/2010 4:15pm
Tengo que decir que esta serie ma hecho muchas risas y diversión con los power rangers , gracias a ello han sido mi mayor alegria y con todo he difrutado . yz 05/01/2010 1:59am
uh, typo: the red ranger is Jason, not Tommy and it's Jason David Frank not Frano Sp1d3rCr055 05/08/2010 1:59am
AWESOME!!! roy 08/07/2010 12:21pm
the original rangers were the best. always and forever ranger lover roy ridinshotgun 08/28/2010 1:16am
Actually, David Yost left bc of producers and writers making inappropriate comments about him being gay, and he walked off set one day and never came back. That is why the last episode w him in it got canned, he left mid way through the day!! I miss all of the original Power Rangers, I got to meet Austin St. John a long time ago and I remember him being nice and sexy... Too bad they grow up and disappear...!!! lindsey malak 09/01/2010 12:37am
UHHH Tommy was the red ranger in turbo!! look it up!! esha_boogie1 09/15/2010 10:04pm
happy to see everybody is doing well but im really sad that the yellow ranger had died my she rest in peace kristin 09/21/2010 1:52am
so, none of them turned up in a porno or went to jail? josh kelley 09/29/2010 2:01pm
david yost (billy) did not leave the show do to pay dispute he left cause he got called a faggot one to many times and being picked on because of his sexuality. he even tried pray the gay away and had a breakdown. not a money dispute LittleEagle74 09/30/2010 8:09pm
I'm so sorry to hear about the yellow ranger she was by far the best one. May she rest in peace looniestlove 11/05/2010 7:42am
I'm so surprise to know that my favorite yellow ranger thuy trang aka trini died in a car accident...It's just so sad to find that out...May her soul rest in peace... Nicole 12/02/2010 3:05am
thanks for the input was wondering about originals love them don't really like the new ones too much miss watching them sad to hear about trang she was the best yellow ranger of all time. Max 01/04/2011 1:03pm
What about Rocky, Adam, Aisha, and Kat? A'isha Tijjani 01/08/2011 7:16am
i still watch power rangers now, mostly coz of my kid brothers, bt 2 this day i believe that mighty morphing were and are still the best.thanx 4 d research im sure lots of other ppl wil appreciate it. Theresa 01/08/2011 10:44pm
Absolutely loved original MMPR--still love them (I'm 24!!) Lord Zedd was the best villain of all time! Too bad to hear about certain rangers leaving due to pay disputes and slandering comments--poor Billy. RIP Trini! Thanks for the updates!! Liz 01/31/2011 1:08am
Tommy was the red Ranger in Zeo Justin 02/07/2011 8:31pm
i hate that Thuy Trang died in car accident she has always been and always will be my favorite yellow ranger. Princess j 02/08/2011 10:56am
The original power rangers will always b the best.very saddened by the death of the yellow ranger,may she rest in peace.pink was my fav ofcouse glad she stil doin her thing.shame on everyone who tried to make da blu ranger feel bad.he was n wil always b the best blu ranger gay or not who cares about his sexuality...u roc billy....my grandma tol me da red ranger st. john was arrested for murder???? Blanca 03/07/2011 5:06am
Well I just want to know if there ever going to be the orginal power rangers later I really do miss them my favorite was Austin st John I thought he was so cute and still is I hope u put them back on. Thank u jeffrey stella 03/13/2011 3:12am
Austin st. John was the best ranger ever. Best red ranger ever and shouldve gotten Kimberly. She seemed to want him to in the power rangers turbo movie. The show was dumb to let him go the 1st time and the 2nd. brian 05/29/2011 3:18pm
dang the red ranger looked way better back then lo 06/04/2011 12:30am
I wondered what happened to them...remember when i was a kid, my cousins and i used to pretend to be the power ranger and i was always the yellow one. Only the first original rangers were the best ones. R.I.P yellow ranger...always Trini in out hearts! Twig 06/04/2011 12:54pm
I love the original power rangers...i watch the new shows, but nothing is like the first one set..i tell my kids all about them..im 27 and I still get excited when the MMPR marathon comes on...RIP TRINI...MAY YOUR SOUL REST IN PEACE... mizbebez 06/21/2011 6:21pm
thanks for letting us know about our favorite MMPRs i miss watching these guys but found the complete series on netflix sweet so now i am watching the original MMPRs with my kids and nieces and nephews so now they can see who the originals and best MMPRs were and always will be. also wanna say rest in peace yellow ranger thuy trang Power 06/24/2011 12:31am
I saw zack in a porno video Oreooo 06/28/2011 2:14pm
MMPR was the BEST series evver! Screw all the new ones! The original was the best! I'm gonna go watch all the episodes on netflix! rpatter3 06/30/2011 3:45pm
They should have nvr let go of the Red or the Black Ranger Walter was by far the best black ranger. I dis like his replacement though. They made it obvious Austin was a fan favorite cause they kept bringing him back ie Gold Zeo Ranger and the small role in the Turbo movie. You have to remember that back in the 90s being gay wasn't socially accepted at all so I see why they bothered David but it still was wrong gay or not. Mike E. 07/04/2011 4:10am
To set the record straight Tommy played the role of five separate rangers in his career as a power ranger. He was the Green Ranger(MMPR), White Ranger(MMPR), Red Ranger(Zeo ranger 5), Red Ranger(Turbo) and finally the Black Ranger(Dino Thunder). He is by far the Greatest Ranger of all time, but in my opinion Jason as the original red ranger was the most badass. Thanks for the update on their current status. R.I.P. Trini 07/12/2011 8:01pm
Actually Walter Emmanuel Jones was falsely a arrested for dui. He just had one beer he wasn't even drunk. James 07/20/2011 9:29am
Hello I thank you for the information you have provided and thank your for the information on the yellow one she and the pink have been one of the funniest and the braviest. As example in the second or third where she ended her fear of hieghts and saved david yost or billy. It is truelly said to hear she died may peace be with her and to end it with the fan note may the power proctect her. ricky101 07/28/2011 4:44pm
jason david frank aka tommy was the the best ranger he four colors green white red and black now he is stiil famous because he fight in mma rewrew 07/31/2011 7:43pm
to set the record straight to who said austin st john aka jason lee scott was arrested for murder thats not true it was someone who worked on the m.m.p.r noone famous some behind the scenes guy. and everyones right the originals were the best even though tommy aka jason david frank is and will always be my fave..anyone have any questions about m.m.p.r your not sure about just ask me im sure i can answer it for you and hey to the pple that are i think 26,27 im 25 ive been a fan since 1993 when the series began and im currently reliving my childhood on netflix and to who said zeds the best right on he was awesome so was serpentara and the best zord ever was megazord combined with dragonzord with titanus to make ultrazord cause once you heard jason say "I CALL ON THE POWER OF THE ULTRAZORD" it was GAME OVER EPICfa!l 07/31/2011 9:30pm
I remember watching fox11 news report back in september 2001 about the death of the yellow ranger, and was saddend. But then the NWO 911 happen and all attentin was brought to that. Jack 08/03/2011 12:46am
Jdf is currently fighting in mma look it up. thomas gilbert 08/03/2011 4:31pm
i like the rangers my nephew loved them they werte awsome Kody 08/05/2011 5:03am
The original power rangers are on netflix if anyone want to watch the original episodes just so you all know. Thuy Trang RIP. alpha 5 08/07/2011 11:41pm
wow.me and my brother were sitting in tako-yaki the other day and all the sudden a power ranger watch goes off and we automatically stared at each other Muzikman 08/14/2011 7:12pm
JDF is actually in Texas now. He has 2 matial arts/mma schools, 1 in humble txas and the other in Kingwood texas.. which are both near houston Juan abundis 09/15/2011 1:03pm
I used to watch power rangers when I was like 5 and recently seen it on netflix and its a trip how every thing turrned out but rip trina jeremy marcantel 09/20/2011 1:28pm
thanks for the info. may trini's soul find peace and honor. original rangers rule. Dan Danford 10/21/2011 10:42am
WOW!!!!!!!!! i may be 25 years old but the original mmprs are still the best. i mean i still watch the first 2 movies all the time. i wish i could have met them all in person. trini rip u were the best yellow ranger. Vash 11/09/2011 3:50pm
its sad to her what happen to thuy trang a.k.a the yellow ranger I cried when I here'd what happen she was truly the best yellow my she rip. And Tommy was my favorite ranger Cameron 11/23/2011 10:52am
I wasn't alive during the MMPR era, but my brother was and Ive been hooked for my whole life. Ive been trying to relive all the episodes on netflix recently, and came here wanting to know where the original rangers are now. Sorry to hear bout David Yost, and RIP Thuy Trang. She was awesome, and I know someone else said this already but, MAY THE POWER PROTECT YOU THUY TRANG!!! romeo 12/29/2011 9:07pm
Ya I was around the MMPR era and that show was the best... RIP Trini great show great actors wish them well Been There Done That 01/06/2012 9:56pm
ray, I was a child in Okinawa Japan in 1979, none of the rangers you have ever seen were the original rangers. in 1979 there were 4 red, yellow blue and green, and they had the 4 suits on their helmets (hearts, clubs, diamnds, spades). I do not believe these were the first either. Gus 01/16/2012 4:09pm
I see all my original heroes were still in their success, but after hearing Trini died in a car crash made me cry cuz the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will never be the same without her, thank you Thuy Trang for such good shows you put in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The fans and I will miss you. I will visit your grave soon to give you roses RIP Thuy Trang for everything, and will always be a yellow Ranger in my heart 01/26/2012 4:59pm
Wow, This is a great article. I shared it with my facebook page. I loved watching this show even as a grown man. I'm sorry to hear about " Trini". RIP Yellow Ranger. Seems like Jason (Austin) has the best story of all. He is a real life power ranger saving lives as a Paramedic. Thanks again for this. Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Leave a Reply | Joe's Cup of GeekTrying to keep you up with all the news, reviews and views that's fit for geeks. ArchivesJanuary 2012 |
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