Green, White, Red, and Black
Today, we talk about the actor who portrayed the greatest of the Power Rangers.
Yes, I'm talking about Jason David Frank, mostly known to you and me as Tommy. Do you doubt that Tommy was the greatest of the Power Rangers? Then I shall prove it to you. There is a simple test to determine the greatest Power Ranger ever. All you have to do is ask, "Did he kick a T-Rex right in the goddamn face?" If the answer is yes, then you have found the greatest Power Ranger ever.
Jason David Frank was one of maybe 3 or 4 people in the entire (still continuing) run of all the different Ranger series who seemed like he could actually do a fair job of acting. I mean yeah, we're not talking Oscar calibur performances by any stretch of the imagination, but he was still head and shoulders well above most everyone else on the show. At any rate, the producers of the show must have liked him because he just kept coming back. He holds the record for most appearances on Power Rangers at 242.
But what's really cool about Jason is that the guy is a legitimate martial arts expert. Most of the people from the first incarnation of Power Rangers did have MA skills, while most of the later members did all their fighting via stock footage. In stark contrast to those future Rangers, The dude is currently a friggin' 6th degree black belt and even owns and runs his own martial arts school. This guy can seriously kick your ass. I still haven't decided if it would be humiliating or totally awesome to be able to say you got your ass handed to you by the Green Ranger.
The guy has so much knowledge of the martial arts world (since he got his first black belt at age 12) that he he decided to take his experience in various different disciplines and meld them together to make his own style, called Toso Kune Do.
He's even started getting into serious full contact competitions, with his current record at 2 wins and no losses. There are also rumors that he's been wanting to get into some MMA action.
Oh, and one time he won a fireplace on The Price is Right.
Truly a man for all seasons, I give you Jason David Frank.
