Austin St. John

Austin St. John (born Jason Geiger; 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. 2Personal life St. John has been practicing martial arts since he was five years old and holds a second-degree black belt in Taekwondo, a first-degree black belt in Judo, and he also practices Kenpo. 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. 2Power Rangers and acting career 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 DeSanto