Jason David Frank, best known as the Green Power Ranger who appeared in multiple series over the last 30 years, has died of suicide at the age of 49. He is survived by his estranged wife and 4 children.
Apart from his movie career and frequent appearances at Comic cons, as well as a feature in the 2013 documentary ‘American Jesus’ he would go on to found “Jesus Didn’t Tap, a ‘Christian-based Mixed Martial Arts brand in 2014, whose website has been defunct for many years. Frank also tattooed the expression on his arm, explaining:
That means he didn’t quit, he didn’t give up – tap out. He could have tapped, snapped any time. He could have just called thousands and thousands of angels if he wanted to… ‘Tap out’ is an expression I can give mentally and physically, I give up, I give up. He never did that.”
It is unclear to what extent Frank continued in the faith over the last few years. A few brief interviews about his faith in God were conspicuously absent any substance and theology and a prolific presence on several Instagram pages reveals all content is either self-promotion of self-help schtick about the power of believing in yourself and law-of-attraction lite. At the time of his death, he was going through a bitter divorce, with court papers accusing the star of adultery and intolerable cruelty.
