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Why The Original Green Ranger Became So Popular During Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
Jason David Frank made his Power Rangers debut in 1993 and quickly took the Green Ranger from being a newcomer to the status ...
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1 Harsh Reality About the Best Power Ranger Is Still Hard to Accept 32 Years Later
It thus seems that the most appropriate color for Tommy Oliver, and the period where he performed his best work, was during ...
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“Power Rangers” Writer Admits Casting Black and Asian Actors as Black Ranger and Yellow Ranger Was ‘Such a Mistake’
I'm Black, and I play the Black Ranger — go ... and Jason David Frank as the Green Ranger (and later White Ranger) Tommy Oliver. Frank died by suicide in 2022. Never miss a story — sign ...
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Jason David Frank, Original 'Power Rangers' Star, Dead at 49: 'A Wonderful Human Being'
Jason David Frank was best known as Tommy Oliver from the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers franchise, which ran from 1993 to 1996 Nicholas Rice is a Senior Editor for PEOPLE Magazine.
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‘Power Rangers’ actor splits with writer, says casting a ‘milestone’
Jones’s comments follow remarks from Tony Oliver, a writer from the show, who said he regretted having a Black actor play the role of a Black Ranger and an Asian actor — Thuy Trang — play ...
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‘Power Rangers’ writer admits casting black, Asian actors as Black Ranger, Yellow Rangers was ‘such a mistake’ — but star disagrees
It’s time for the truth to power up. “Mighty Morphin Power Rangers” head writer Tony Oliver admitted it was a mistake to cast a Black actor in the role of the Black Power Ranger and an Asian ...
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'Power Rangers' writer calls casting Black, Asian actors as Black and Yellow Rangers a 'mistake'
head writer Tony Oliver has some regrets. The show, which premiered in 1993 and spawned a pop culture phenomenon, cast a Black actor in the role of the black Power Ranger and an Asian actor as the ...