JASON DAVID FRANK

"Tommy Oliver"/ Black Power Ranger

In the role of Tommy Oliver, Jason Frank has morphed into an array of mighty Power Rangers -- green, white, red and now, black – in four series of the hit action/adventure TV series "Power Rangers."

This year, Frank reprises his role in the 12^th incarnation of the franchise, "Power Rangers DinoThunder," as Tommy Oliver, a high school science teacher who keeps his Power Rangers past a secret.  Before long, Tommy must help three teens take the awesome responsibility of transforming from students to heroes who help champion good over evil.

Jason Frank was last seen as Tommy Oliver/Red Power Ranger on "Power Rangers Wild Force" (2002).  Previously, Frank played Oliver, the then leader of the Power Rangers, in "Power Rangers Zeo" (1996) and "Power Rangers Turbo" (1997).  Frank originated the role of Tommy Oliver, who morphed into the Green Power Ranger (1993-95) and the White Power Ranger (1995-96), in the original "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" series.

Frank also played Tommy Oliver in two feature films: "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers" (1995) and "Turbo:  A Power Rangers Movie" (1997).

His other acting roles include feature films "Paris" and "Groupies" and TV series "Sweet Valley High" and "MTV's Undressed."

In 1995, Frank was included in People magazine's annual 50 Most Beautiful People in the World issue.

Born in California in 1973, he attended Bonita High School in Los Angeles.  He began karate at the age of four and, by age 12 was teaching other children.  At 18, he owned and operated a karate school, Jason Frank's Toso Kune Do Karate. 

Frank was Grand Champion at the 1990 Las Vegas Winter Nationals and was honoured by the World Karate Hall of Fame's Blackbelt Hall of Fame award in 200and 1994.  A Fifth Degree Black Belt with over 26 years of experience, he now owns and teaches at The Rising Sun Karate Academy in Southern California.  He also enjoys sky diving and flying planes.