The cast of the Power Rangers are the “Florida Man” of the series world

‘Power Rangers’ is one of the most memorable series of the 90s. Based on the popular Japanese franchise ‘Super Sentai Series’, it was a phenomenon on all levels, with his most recent adaptation in 2017. But, What happened to the cast of the legendary series? Of course, here is plenty of material for a docuseries and the long ones.

Skylar DeLeon

One of the most recent cases It is that of Skylar DeLeon (later declared a trans woman) who had a small role in ‘Power Rangers’ at the age of 14 and her criminal record is worthy of the best true crime. He married Jennifer Henderson and economic problems led them to commit crimes. After several assaults on gas stations and vehicle thefts, the couple wanted to rob a yacht that was being sold by a wealthy couple.

DeLeon and his accomplices forced the couple to sign documents giving them ownership of the yacht and then they were thrown into the sea alive tied to an anchor. They were never found but one of the accomplices confessed in 2005, leading to the prosecution of all the perpetrators. DeLeon was sentenced to lethal injectionAlthough he is still on death row for now. He is also credited with the murder of Jon Starvi, a Californian found dead in Mexico in 2003.

David Yost

other of the cases most famous was that of David Yost. The former blue Power Ranger stated in 2010 that he had suffered harassment on set due to their sexual orientation. He received very unpleasant comments from the team, such as that he “wasn’t worthy” to be there and that someone like that “couldn’t be a superhero”.

The actor ended up leaving the series and even entering conversion therapy for two years until he had a nervous breakdown which led him to enter a sanatorium for five years.

Thuy Trang

Jokes aside about the “coincidence” of giving the yellow Power Ranger to an Asian girl (and the black Power Ranger to a black actor), the Thuy Trang case is one of the saddest on the list. The actress did not have much time to develop her career beyond this series due to her premature death in September 2001 at the age of 27.

After a few brief roles in ‘Spy as You Can’ and ‘The Raven: City of Angels’, Trang suffered a tragic accident in California, where the car he was traveling in lost control, hit a rock and fell onto a safety barrier. The actress died on the way to the hospital from her injuries.

Ricardo Medina Jr.

Few cases are more puzzling than that of the former red Power Ranger, arrested for murder a friend of yours by stabbing him with a sword. Medina was sentenced to 6 years in prison after admitting that it was voluntary manslaughter, allegedly caused by an argument over his girlfriend. The actor was released from prison on bail.

Robert L. Manahan

The one who at the time was Zordon, the mentor of the Power Rangers, was not immune to the curse that seems to weigh on the series. The actor and also sound editor, He died of an aneurysm at the age of 44.. His last job was editing the sound for a documentary about James Brown and the animated series ‘Dilbert’.

Pua Magasiva, Richard Genelle and other premature deaths

Apart from Trang and Manahan, there are quite a few actors of the series who have died suddenly. Pua Magasive (Red Power Ranger) was found dead at the age of 38 in his Wellington home; Richard Genelle (Ernie) died of a heart attack, Machiko Soga (Rita) of pancreatic cancer, peta rutter (Udona) from a brain tumor, Erik Frank (David) of an unknown disease, Bob Papenbrook (voice of various villains in the series) and Edward Lawrence Albert (Mr. Collins) for lung problems, Maurice Mendoza (Richie) for unknown reasons…

Jason David Frank

We end with a less tragic but rather colorful case. After leaving the series (to which he would return later, for the 10th anniversary), Frank gave his career a 180 degree turn: decided to become a Christian MMA fighter (mixed martial arts). He even put out his own clothing line called “Jesus Did n’t Tap.”

He starred in the series ‘My morphin life’ about his own life and voiced Bloodshot in the series ‘Ninjak vs the Valiant Universe’. Currently, he runs his own dojo.