'Power Rangers' Star Jason David Frank Struggled with Mental Health, Friend Says - TMZ

'POWER RANGERS' JASON DAVID FRANK Struggled with MENTAL HEALTH, DEPRESSION ... Close Friend Says

11/28/2022 1:00 AM PT

Jason David Frank was beloved for playing the leader on-screen -- but according to a friend, his existent heroism happened successful existent beingness arsenic helium battled intelligence wellness issues for years.

Mike Bronzoulis, a prized MMA combatant and 1 of Jason's closest friends, tells TMZ ... since they became friends successful 2010, Jason was ever unfastened with him astir bouts of slump and intelligence wellness struggles -- though helium kept it backstage from astir people.

Mike says Jason had aggregate household members dice from suicide, and his parent besides died a fewer years agone aft battling cancer. These deaths took a dense toll connected him ... contempt having tons of friends and getting emotion from thousands of fans, helium often felt precise lonely.

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Jason kept a precise engaged schedule, but done each of it tried to find bid by motivating his fans ... whether it beryllium gathering successful idiosyncratic oregon posting videos connected societal media.

Mike says helium past spoke to Jason astir a week earlier his death. He adjacent got a voicemail from Jason ... saying helium needed to talk, and helium was going done a lot. Mike didn't recognize Jason near that voicemail until aft helium died.

As we reported, Jason died by suicide aft getting into a heated statement with his wife successful a Texas hotel.

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Mike tells america helium and Jason's different friends volition ever retrieve him arsenic an incredibly giving idiosyncratic ... but 1 who besides wrestled with interior demons.

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