Jason David Frank’s Wife Confirms Actor Died By Suicide & Insists They Didn’t Argue Before His Death

Jason David Frank was recovered to person died from termination astatine 49 aft his passing was announced connected Sunday, November 20. The actor’s origin of decease was confirmed connected Dec. 1 by his wife, Tammie Frank, who shared a heartbreaking connection astir her past fewer days with her precocious husband.

Jason’s decease was reported connected Sunday, November 20. (James Atoa/Everett Collection)

“My hubby was Jason David Frank, who tragically mislaid his beingness to termination conscionable past week,” she said successful a connection to People. “While Jason was a well-known sanction to some, we lived a precise mean beingness with ups and downs, conscionable similar anyone else.”

She continued, “The information is, I had nary thought that Jason was reasoning of ending things. Yes, helium had struggled with intelligence wellness issues and slump before, but I could ne'er foretell what would hap that night. It was meant to beryllium a amusive play getaway, and instead, I mislaid the emotion of my life. Jason was a bully man, but helium was not without his demons. He was human, conscionable similar the remainder of us.”

The actor, who roseate to fame by playing the Green Power Ranger connected the beloved children’s enactment series Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers, was primitively reported to person died by suicide, with sources adjacent to the prima confirming to TMZ. 

Jason’s decease was confirmed by his representatives successful a statement. “Unfortunately, it is true, delight respect the privateness of his household and friends during this horrible clip arsenic we travel to presumption with the nonaccomplishment of specified a fantastic quality being,” they said. “He loved his family, friends and fans precise much. He volition beryllium genuinely missed.”

After his death, a fig of fans and erstwhile co-stars paid tribute to Jason, including Amy Jo Johnson, who roseate to fame arsenic the archetypal Pink Power Ranger connected the show. She shared a selfie with her erstwhile co-star, who she besides appeared alongside successful a cameo for the rebooted Power Rangers in 2017. Underneath the post, she wrote a touching connection to her friend. “Jase, you were beauteous and genuinely unique. My beingness conscionable won’t beryllium the aforesaid without your frenetic, hilarious, caring, driven and originative shot of energy. I volition ever emotion you, beloved friend. Please Rest present In Peace,” she wrote connected Instagram.

Other actors who starred alongside Jason implicit the years shared memories with him. Walter E. Jones, who was the archetypal Black Power Ranger connected the show, besides shared the bittersweet quality of his passing by sharing a throwback formed photograph of everyone connected the show. “My bosom is bittersweet to person mislaid different subordinate of our peculiar family,” helium wrote connected Instagram. David Yost, who was the archetypal Blue Power Ranger, besides shared a bid of photos of him with his “complicated friend” implicit the years connected his Instagram and reflected connected however overmuch they went done together. “You had my bosom connected time one,” helium wrote. “So intelligent, truthful funny, truthful energetic. A airy truthful bright, a unit similar nary other. You shaped & transformed truthful galore lives. I cognize you tin present spot the information of the glory that is you.”

Jason made his debut in Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers in 1993. While his quality Tommy Oliver was primitively lone expected to look successful a abbreviated tally of episodes, his quality became a bid regular and instrumentality favorite. He became the Green Ranger and White Ranger. He went connected to look successful the film, arsenic good arsenic the Zeo and Turbo series arsenic the Red Ranger successful both. He reprised his relation arsenic Tommy Oliver (and the White and Green Ranger) successful assorted different Power Rangers series implicit the years.