Austin St. John Net Worth

Austin St. John's Quotes

• [on MMPR co-star Walter Jones and Comic-Con appearances] He was the guy that is actually responsible for telling me about these conventions that got me back. I called him back while I was on the Kuwait/Iraq border and I was like, 'Dude, I'm done, I need to come home, need a break from this'. He was like, 'Well you're not going to believe what I'm doing'. I was like, 'What're you doing?' He's like, 'I'm on the road doing conventions meeting fans.' I was like, '...They're not six anymore!' He's like, 'Yeah, they grew up', and I went, 'No they didn't, stop!' And he's like, 'Yeah, they grew up.' And I was like, 'Wow...what're they saying?' And then he told me about some of the really funny, heartfelt moments and then he told me about some real intense moments. Stories that fans had shared with him and had discussed about how myself or one of my other cast mates may have impacted the lives of some of the folks that you may know as Ranger fans. So he ended up kind of bringing me back in to get me back in touch.
• [on meeting fans at conventions] I get to see all these little guys who grew up into big guys and girls, ladies and gentlemen, who are telling me how myself or my cast mates have affected their lives. What do you say to somebody who says 'I grew up in a really horrible neighborhood where everybody did drugs, you or your cast mate are the reason I chose not to'? That's pretty powerful, 'When I was young, the only happy times I had was watching "Power Rangers" with my parents, and we sat and watched you. Later when my parents died, I would sit and rewatch the show because for an hour, it would take me back to the happiest time in my life'. How do you respond to that?
• [on the first pilot for MMPR] The first one, we were actually kicking people in the head and you know, really kind of beating the heck out of the first Bulk, which was before Skull. Then the second one came along and they were like 'That's too violent, you can't do that, you need to film a second one'. So we filmed a second one and it was less violent, and they're like 'Okay well, no head shots, no blood', so by the time the series came along, you never saw us hit anybody in the head. Never saw us pop anybody in the noggin. And man, you guys ever watch Wile E. Coyote or Bugs Bunny? They're dropping each other off of cliffs, rocks on each other's heads, rockets on their backs into trains, and *we're* too violent? I was like 'We gotta get some perspective here', but you don't argue with 20th Century Fox when you're trying to pay the bills.

Interesting Facts about Austin St. John

1. Graduated from Sunny Hills High School in Fullerton, California.
2. He is of Native American, German, Irish, Japanese and Spanish descent.
3. According to a 2004 contest held by ABC Family, Austin's character Jason Lee Scott was voted as the greatest Red Ranger of all time.
4. According to a 2007 Red Ranger contest on Toon Disney, Jason was voted the most popular Red Ranger of all.
5. Speaks four languages: English, Spanish, Italian and Korean.
6. Spent time saving lives in Washington D.C. and Virginia as a Paramedic on the East Coast.
7. Was the youngest cast member during his time on Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993).
8. Worked in the Middle East as a medic and worked alongside the United States military in Iraq and Kuwait. He was not, however, actually in the military himself. His father and brother were both Marines.
9. Was originally supposed to be in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) but due to a contract dispute with Haim Saban he left the show and was later replaced by Steve Cardenas.
10. He along with Walter Jones and Thuy Trang, quit the show midway in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993) during Season 2, because the three actors needed an increase in their salaries. They were originally cast for the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995) film, but were later replaced following their dismissal from their contracts.
11. Previously rumored to be returning to Power Rangers DinoThunder (2004) as the Black Ranger. Also, his character, Jason would be the estranged father of the character Sky Tate who died in battle for Power Rangers S.P.D. (2005), as well as returning to Power Rangers Operation Overdrive (2007) as the mentor. All these other rumors proved to be false.
12. Was previously a Christian denomination before converting to Catholicism in 2010 by the time he began working in the Middle East.
13. No relation to fellow actress and "Bond Girl" Jill St. John, despite a popular misconception.
14. Director Kevin Smith gave St. John a shout-out in "Jay and Silent Bob Reboot (2019)" when Craig Robinson's character Judge Jerry N. Executioner says "Remember when the Red Ranger turned into the Gold Ranger?!" referring to St. John's character from "Power Rangers (TV Series).".
15. St. John is a fan of both the Dallas Cowboys and the San Francisco 49ers.
16. He auditioned for Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers on a dare from a friend.
17. Has a 2nd degree black belt in Taekwondo as well as black belts in Judo and Kenpo.