'Power Rangers' star Jason David Frank dies at 49

Frank is well-known for playing the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver on the 1990s children’s series ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’

Jason David Frank, who played the Green Power Ranger Tommy Oliver on the 1990s children's series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, has died. He was 49.

Justine Hunt, Frank's manager, said in a statement on Sunday that Frank passed away. She did not name the cause of death or say when he died, but asked for the “privacy of his family and friends during this horrible time as we come to terms with the loss of such a wonderful human being.”

Walter Emanuel Jones, the original Black Power Ranger who co-starred with Frank in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, wrote on Instagram, that he couldn't believe it. “My heart is sad to have lost another member of our special family," wrote Jones.

Thuy Trang, who played the original Yellow Power Ranger, died in a car accident in 2001 at age 27.

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, about five teenagers deputized to save Earth from evil, debuted on Fox in 1993 and went on to become a pop-culture phenomenon.

Early in the first season, Frank's Tommy Oliver was first seen as a villain, brainwashed by the evil Rita Repulsa. But soon after, he was inducted in the group as the Green Ranger and became one of the most popular characters on the show.

Though his role wasn't intended to be permanent, Frank was later brought back as the White Ranger and the leader of the team.