Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Where Are They Now?

Power Rangers was a children's series that became a global success, won the hearts of the public in the 90s and is remembered by fans, already adults, until today. The original series is titled Mighty morphin Power Rangers which was translated into Brazil simply as Power Rangers🇧🇷 The franchise received several seasons and, in 2021, reached the 29 season with Power Rangers Dino Fury that continues the legacy of the heroes of the 90's. Despite several seasons, the first series, launched in 1993, was the one that brought the most popularity.

It's a fact that the series has never been forgotten by fans, but do you know where the Power Rangers that were part of the original cast are? If you were a fan of this franchise that was part of the childhood of many, come with us and, today, we are going to show you where are the first power rangers and several other characters that were part of the beginning of this series.

The First Power Rangers

The first Power Rangers were formed by a group of brave and strong teenagers recruited by Zordon and Alpha 5 to make the world safe against the evil witch Rita Repulsa. The group, in which each member was represented by a color, had the most diverse technological equipment. Check out all about this nostalgic cast:

Austin St. John — Red Ranger

austin st john is the stage name of Jason Lawrence Geiger, an American former martial artist and actor who played Jason Lee Scott, the first Red Ranger e Golden🇧🇷 John participated in power rangers original series, Zeo Saga, starred in Power Rangers — The Movie and made special appearances in the sagas animal strength e Fierce Morphing.

After working for four years in the military as a paramedic, John returned to the United States and returned to acting and being part of the fandom from Power Rangers. He had important roles in monsters at large (2018) and in A Walk With Grace (2019). Today, at the age of 48, the actor was indicted for defrauding the Company's Wage Protection Program. Small Business Association, and if convicted, he could face up to 20 years in prison.

Thuy Trang — Yellow Ranger

Thuy Trang was an American actress of Vietnamese origin who played trini kwan, the first yellow ranger in the original series. In addition to her work as Ranger, Thuy has worked on other films, such as The Raven – The City of Angels e Hard to Spy🇧🇷 Sadly, the actress passed away in a car accident in 2001 at the age of 27.

Walter Jones — Black Ranger

walter jones is a 52-year-old American actor and dancer who played Zack Taylor, the first black ranger🇧🇷 After acting in the original series, Walter participated in a series of voiceovers in video games and animated films, such as Memoirs of a Fighter e Popstar – Nonstop, Unlimited🇧🇷 In addition, he had important roles in the series Malibu Shores e Space Cases🇧🇷 Participated in three episodes of the first season of The Shield – Above the Law, and appeared in episodes of FamilyMatters, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, CSI, among others. 

David Yost — Blue Ranger

David yost is a 53-year-old American actor known for playing Billy, the first blue ranger in the original series. David also acted in first film in the franchise, in 1995, in power rangers zeo and interpreted warlord vex em Power Rangers: Rise of the Ninja🇧🇷 With the end of his participation in the series, David came out as homosexual and confessed to suffering homophobia in the filming. He continued attending conventions to earn money and acted in films such as Old Lady Killers (1996) and degenerate (2012), but found itself mainly in the production of North American programs for television.

Jason David Frank — Green and White Ranger

Jason David Frank was responsible for interpreting the iconic tommy oliver, Also known as first Green Ranger and first White Ranger🇧🇷 Jason also acted as Zeo Red Ranger, turbo red ranger e black ranger in the Dino Thunder series🇧🇷 He starred in his roles in films Power Rangers (1995) and Power Ranger Turbo (1997), and acted in the sagas zeo, Turbo, dino thunder, Megaforce, hyperforce e ninja steel🇧🇷 In addition, he made a special appearance on the program Super Power Beat Down which brought his character, Tommy Oliver, into a fight with Scorpion from Mortal Kombat.

Aside from his life as an actor, Jason has mostly focused on his MMA career. He excelled in Karate, Jiu-Jitsu and Muay Thai, and in 2013 he broke the world record for most 1-inch pine boards broken in free fall. He owned four karate and MMA schools across the United States and founded a line of MMA clothing and fighting equipment. Jason died in November 2022, aged 49, by suicide. He leaves four children.

Amy Jo Johnson – Pink Ranger

Amy Jo Johnson is the 52-year-old actress who played Kimberly, the first Pink Ranger, in the original series. The actress reprized the role in Power Rangers — The Movie (1995) and in the film power rangers turbo (1997), and made a special participation in reboot 2017🇧🇷 She also had major roles in other series such as Felicity, The Division e Flashpoint, as well as appearing in a variety of other films and series.

Amy made her debut as a writer and director in 2017 with The Space Between, and continued his career directing works such as Tammy's Always Dying (2019). She also worked as a singer and songwriter and released three albums, The Trans-American Treatment (2001) Imperfect (2005) and never broken (2013)

Other characters

Now you already know where the Power Rangers from the original series are, but they are not the only stars of the series, there are other characters that make up this cast and that have been very successful, whether they are heroes or villains. Remember some:

Ricardo Steven Horvitz — Alpha 5

Richard Steve Horvitz did not get to act in person in the series, but was responsible for giving the voice to the Alpha 5 Robot in the original, in English. Besides the original series, he participated in Power Rangers — The Movie (1995) and the movie power rangers turbo (1997). He also starred in the saga zeo and power rangers turbo🇧🇷 At 56, Richard has been a voice actor and has landed notable roles such as Billy and Billy's Dad in The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy, dagget in The Crazy Beavers and Zim in Invader Zim.

David J Fielding — Zodon

David J Fielding was an actor who played the mentor of the Power Rangers, Zodon, who appears as a floating head in the first season of the original series and in some films in the franchise. After his work as Zordon, David started working with video game voice acting and voice-starred in titles such as Zeus: Master of Olympus, GHR: The Great Airspace Chase e Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid🇧🇷 David passed away in the 2000s at just 44 years old.

Paul Schrier — Farkas Bulkmeier

In the original series, Paul Schrier played the bully Farkas Bulkmeier (Bulk). He also took part in the 1995 movie, at 1997 movie Turbo, at zeo saga, Turbo, in Power Rangers in Space, lost galaxy and on samurai saga🇧🇷 Paul also interpreted jack thomas in power rangers hyperforce🇧🇷 Today, at the age of 52, he is a director and was responsible for directing several episodes of several series of Power Rangers.

Jason Narvy — Skull

jason narvy is a 48-year-old American actor who played Eugene Skullovitch, Better known as Skull, Bulk's sidekick in the original series. The actor has made appearances on series, in the 1995 movie, in the 1997 movie Turbo, and on Zeo Saga, Turbo and Power Rangers in Space🇧🇷 Today, Jason is a Ph.D. in theater studies and taught on the faculty of the Concordia theater department at a university in Chicago.

Richard GenelleErnie

Richard Genelle was an American businessman and actor who played Hernias, the friendly owner of Angel Grove Youth Center🇧🇷 He made appearances in power rangers original series, in the Zeo Saga and 1997 movie Turbo🇧🇷 Richard no longer performs post-Power Rangers and passed away due to a heart attack in 2008, aged 47.

Barbara Goodson — Rita Repulsa

Barbara Goodson is a 73-year-old American actress and voice actress who played the main enemy of the Power Rangers, Rita Repulsa🇧🇷 Barbara Goodson has an extensive curriculum and has worked in more than 399 productions, not only as an actress, but also in dubbing for TV, film and games. His most recent appearance is in Kung Fu Panda: The Dragon Knight is at God of War: Ragnarok.

Robert Axelrod—Lord Zedd and Finster

robert axelrod was an American actor who doubled on the classic Power Rangers series, as Lord Zedd and as the creator of monsters, finster🇧🇷 Besides the original series, Robert starred in both roles in power rangers zeo and as Lord Zedd in the movie Power Rangers (1995) and in Power Rangers in Space🇧🇷 He was a voice actor with a long career and had long-term roles in Transformers e Digimon🇧🇷 In 2019, Robert passed away at the age of 70 due to complications from surgery he had in 2018.

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