Austin St. John
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| Austin St. John | |
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 St. John at the Power Morphicon in June 2007. |
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| Born | September 17, 1975 Roswell, New Mexico, U.S. |
Austin St. John (born September 17, 1975) is an American actor known for his role in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers as Jason Lee Scott, the original Red Power Ranger and Gold Zeo Ranger.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Career
St. John left Power Rangers , and was replaced by Steve Cardenas (Rocky). Thuy Trang and Walter Jones left the show along with him. He later returned as the Gold Ranger in Power Rangers: Zeo for a short time, and also in Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (along with Amy Jo Johnson). It was Cardenas, not St. John, who played the role of the Red Ranger in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. St. John returned to the Power Rangers several years later in a 30-minute special Power Rangers: The Lost Episode in which he co-starred with Jones, and Power Rangers: Wild Force to reprise his role in the episode Forever Red. He also appeared in the 1998 film Expose.
[edit] Personal life
St. John and his family have moved all over the United States with his father, who is a U.S. Marine. St. John is of German, Native American, Irish, Japanese, Italian, and Spanish descent[citation needed] and his hometown is in Roswell, New Mexico. He began studying martial arts with his father at the age of five. He has studied 14 different martial arts, including Taekwondo, Shenkito, Judo, Thai Kickboxing and Kenpo. A sports enthusiast, St. John enjoys outdoor sports, especially football, soccer, hiking and baseball.[1]
He and fellow cast member Walter Jones maintain a close friendship today. They both appeared at the Power Morphicon, the first Power Rangers convention, which took place in Los Angeles in June of 2007.
He trained in Thai Kickboxing at Lumpinee Stadium in Thailand.
[edit] Filmography
- Footsteps - 2003
- Power Rangers: Wild Force - (2002) 1 Episode, TV Series .... Jason Lee Scott/The Red Ranger
- Power Rangers: The Lost Episode - (1999) TV Special .... Jason Lee Scoot
- Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie - 1997
- Expose - 1998
- Power Rangers Zeo - (1996) TV Series .... Jason Lee Scott/The Gold Ranger
- Karate Video - 1995
- Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - (1993-1994) TV Series .... Jason Lee Scott/The Red Ranger
[edit] Books
- Austin St. John is the author of the book Karate Warrior: A Beginner's Guide to Martial Arts. - ISBN 1561387843
