Jason David Frank Joins 2013 Wizard World Comic Con- Portland

Top Quote Actor, Martial Artist, and MMA Fighter, Jason David Frank will be appearing as a featured guest at the 2013 Wizard World Portland Comic Con, which will take place on February 22- 24 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland, Oregon. End Quote
  • Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA (1888PressRelease) January 18, 2013 - Best known for his role as Tommy Oliver in the long-running TV show Power Rangers, Jason morphed into a series of different rangers over the years: Mighty Morphin Green and White, Red Zeo, Red Turbo, and then returned in 2004 as the Black DinoThunder Ranger. All in all, 'Tommy' appeared in more episodes than any other character, 225 in total, and appeared in both full-length movies, "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers The Movie" (1995) and "Turbo" (1997).

    A highly accomplished and respected martial artist with 33 years experience, Kyoshi Frank currently holds a seventh degree black belt in American Karate and a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu. He is the owner/operator of Rising Sun Karate and MMA, with two schools in Texas and one in California. He is also the founder/CEO of Jesus Didn't Tap, the first Christian-based line of MMA clothing and fight gear. Inducted into the World Karate Union Hall of Fame in 2003 as the American Karate Master of the Year, he is the founder of Toso Kune Do, his own style.

    Beginning his full contact career in 2006, Jason won the prestigious "Ruff Man" Grand Champion title in Indiana and the gold medal in Master Toddy's Full Contact Muay Thai competition in Las Vegas. In 2010, Kyoshi began his amateur Mixed Martial Arts career with a 4-0 record and then in August won his first pro bout.

    Always an actor at heart, Jason has taken on several small and big screen roles with his most recent being "The One Warrior"-an action/fantasy film which also stars James Russo and Dominic Keating. In the story, the character of The One Warrior finds himself in a mythical world where he must destroy the Evil Lord Shoukata. However, first he must fight his way through many challenges that include dragons, the cursed swords of Damocles, the Samurai Six, the Amazon Warriors, and much, much more.

    On January 17, 2013, Jason became the Guinness World Record holder for breaking the most 1-inch pine boards in freefall prior from deploying his parachute. The previous world record was 2 pine boards, Jason shattered this record by breaking 7 pine boards in the air. Along with this in February 2013, Jason will be traveling to Thailand to participate in a week long training camp with Master Toddy. While there, he will be testing for the title of Master.

    Other guests scheduled to appear alongside Jason David Frank at the Portland Comic Con include Stan Lee (Creator - Spider-Man, X-Men, Avengers, Fantastic Four), Michael Rooker (The Walking Dead; Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer; Cliffhanger), Lou Ferrigno (The Incredible Hulk, King of Queens), Dean Cain (Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Super Man, 90210, Smallville, Wrestler The Miz, and many more.

    For more information on the Wizarld World Portland convention, including a complete list of guests and ticket prices, please visit http://www.wizardworld.com/home-portland.html.

    For more information on Jason David Frank, please visit his Official Facebook Page, http://www.facebook.com/jasondfrank or via twitter at http://www.twitter.com/jdfffn.

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