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St. John in June 2014
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| Born | Jason Geiger September 17, 1974 Roswell, New Mexico |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Years active | 1993–2003, 2009, 2016–present |
| Website | http://www.austinstjohn.biz |
Austin St. John (born Jason Geiger;[1] on September 17, 1974) is an American paramedic, actor, and martial artist, mainly known for his role as Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Ranger and first leader of the Power Rangers in the popular children's television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.[2]
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Personal life[edit]
St. John has been practicing martial arts since he was five years old and holds a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo,[3] a first-degree black belt in Judo, and he also practices Kenpo.[4]
His stage name came as his management team at Pat O'Brien Management Talents thought Jason Geiger was not a strong name, with the actor coming up with "St. John" himself, and Austin being suggested by the managers inspired by Steve Austin, from The Six Million Dollar Man.[1]
Power Rangers and acting career[edit]
St. John's first major acting role was in 1993, when he starred as Jason Lee Scott, the Red Power Ranger, in Saban Entertainment's Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers was an instant success and quickly became one of the highest-rated children's television programs ever. However, Austin left the series midway through the second season, after a contract and pay dispute, and was replaced as the Red Ranger on the show by Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos.[5]
St. John later returned to the franchise as the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers: Zeo and in a supporting role as the recently retired-Ranger Jason Lee Scott in the second feature film Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, along with his former castmate Amy Jo Johnson (Kimberly Hart, the original Pink Power Ranger). He also co-hosted the 1999 Power Rangers special titled "The Lost Episode," with his former castmate and close friend Walter Emanuel Jones (Zack Taylor, the original Black Power Ranger), in which they both discussed the history of Power Rangers up to that point and also presented the original, never-before-seen pilot of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
St. John's last Power Rangers appearance was in the tenth anniversary special episode of Power Rangers: Wild Force (2002) entitled Forever Red, where he joined nine other Red Ranger actors from the previous and the then-current season (minus Steve Cardenas as Rocky DeSantos) to battle and defeat the remnants of the Machine Empire from Power Rangers: Zeo. He once again suited-up as the original MMPR Red Ranger and was reunited with his former castmate Jason David Frank (Tommy Oliver, the franchise's longest-serving Power Ranger). St. John was also one of the guest speakers who appeared at the 2007 Power Morphicon convention held in Los Angeles, which celebrated the 15th anniversary of the Power Rangers franchise.
After several years of service overseas St. John began making convention appearances in 2014 including a return to Power Morphicon.[6][7]
St. John will return to the acting world in an upcoming post-apocalyptic thriller called Survival's End.[8]
In 2017, he will star in an upcoming short movie The Order alongside a host of other Power Rangers alumni, including Walter Emanuel Jones, Catherine Sutherland, David Yost, Johnny Yong Bosch, Paul Schrier, Karan Ashley, Steve Cardenas, Erin Cahill, Blake Foster, Nakia Burrise, Hilary Shepard Turner, Dan Southworth, Alyson Sullivan, Deborah Estelle Phillips, and Azim Rizk.[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
A indiegogo campaign from the upcoming movie entitled A Gift Of The Heart starring Austin St John and John Schneider (The Dukes Of Hazzard) was launched.[17]
Filmography[edit]
Television[edit]
| Year | Television program | Portraying | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–1994 | Mighty Morphin Power Rangers | Jason Lee Scott / Red Power Ranger | Starring role (79 episodes) |
| 1996 | Power Rangers: Zeo | Jason Lee Scott / Gold Zeo Ranger | Starring role (17 episodes) |
| 1998 | Exposé | Detective Anderson | TV film |
| 1999 | Power Rangers: The Lost Episode | Himself / Jason Lee Scott / Red Power Ranger | Co-host / Co-star (original pilot) |
| 2002 | Power Rangers: Wild Force | Jason Lee Scott / Red Power Ranger | Guest star ("Forever Red") |
Film[edit]
| Year | Film | Portraying | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | Encyclopedia of Martial Arts: Hollywood Celebrities | Himself | |
| 1997 | Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie | Jason Lee Scott | |
| 2009 | Steps Toward The Sun | Cowboy | |
| 2016 | Gideon's Frontier | Post-production | |
| 2017 | The Order | Jack | |
| 2017 | Survival's End[18] | Filming | |
| 2017 | Monsters At Large[18] | Post-production | |
| 2017 | A Gift Of The Heart[18] | Pre-production | |
| 2017 | Surge Of Power : Revenge Of The Sequel[18] | Pre-production | |
| 2018 | Miller's Justice League Mortal[18] | Documentary | |
| 201? | Surge of Power: Revenge of the Sequel [18] | Himself |
Books[edit]
- Austin St. John is the author of the book Karate Warrior: A Beginner's Guide to Martial Arts. - ISBN 1-56138-784-3
References[edit]
- ^ a b [1] Archived September 22, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Dale, Steve (March 10, 1995). "It's Pink Floyd For Children". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved August 30, 2010.
- ^ Rivera, Candida; Matamoros, Stephanie (December 24, 1994). "KIDSDAY TALKING WITH Austin St. John". Newsday.
- ^ Gary D. Henry. "A Life Measured by the Minute". Books.google.co.uk. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^ "Whatever Happened to the Original Power Rangers?". Archived from the original on September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ [2] Archived March 26, 2014, at the Wayback Machine.
- ^ Snetiker, Marc (May 7, 2014). "'Mighty Morphin Power Rangers': Where are they now? | EW.com". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on January 11, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
- ^ EXCLUSIVE: Original Red Power Ranger Austin St. John Returns to Hollywood After 20 Years Archived March 12, 2015, at the Wayback Machine. ET Online. Retrieved March 10, 2015
- ^ "The Order (2017)".
- ^ "The Order film 2017 on henshinjustice.com". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.
- ^ "Primer tráiler de 'The Order', el sorprendente reencuentro del reparto de la serie 'Power Rangers'". Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.
- ^ "[Movie] The Order". houston-imports.com. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.
- ^ Jefferson, Corey (May 19, 2016). "'The Order,' Cast Entirely With Former Power Rangers, Is Basically 'Power Rangers: Civil War'". Archived from the original on October 21, 2016.
- ^ "A Dream Team Of Former Power Rangers Assemble For A Dark New Action Movie 'The Order'". ScienceFiction.com. May 31, 2016. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.
- ^ "The Power Rangers are Back in 'The Order' - Ace of Geeks". May 18, 2016. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.
- ^ "The Order - Atores de Power Rangers em novo filme". May 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 22, 2016.
- ^ "A GIFT OF THE HEART MOTION PICTURE". Indiegogo. Archived from the original on March 25, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "Austin St. John". IMDb. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016.
