His first acting stint in the film industry became his breakout role and has since made him a fan favorite in the children’s entertainment world. Talented American actor David Yost is best known for his starring role as Billy Cranston the Blue Ranger in the 90’s superhero television series. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers
When Yost left the Power Rangers franchise in 1996, he continued to work in the industry as an actor, producer, and location manager. He has appeared in a number of other notable works including Crime Scene and Degenerate
David Harold Yost was born on January 7, 1969 in Amsterdam Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA Yost grew up reading literature and plays, but was also very athletic. He is a talented and accomplished gymnast who has won many national gymnastics competitions. especially the state championships in Iowa and Montana.
Yost attended Amador Valley High School in Pleasanton, California, where he graduated in 1987. He studied communications and acting at Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1991. After completing his studies, David Yost traveled to California.
Shortly after the move, he snagged the part of Blue Power Ranger, Billy Cranston in the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (1993-1996) television series. He appeared in every single episode of the original series for the first four seasons, while other cast members either have their characters color-changed or pass their power coins to successors.
His expertise as a former gymnast came equally handy for the role that practically thrust him into the limelight. Yost also reprized his role as the Blue Ranger in the commercially successful film adaptation of the series. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie (1995). After the show ended, Power Rangers began Zeo (1996); Yost still played Billy, but his role changed from a Power Ranger to a technical advisor to the others.
After leaving the show, he starred in Crime Scene (1996) and After Various Stroke: When the Laughter Stopped (2000). Other films and TV productions he has to add to his thanks credit include Degenerate (2010), Who Ever Told You It’s Okay To Dream Anyway? (2010) and The Order (2017).
David Yost has also worked behind the scenes in various capacities. He was the Associate Producer on the TV Movies, The Mary Kay Letourneau Story (2000) and Temptation Island (2001). He has worked as a producer on shows such as Alien Hunter (2001) and a segment of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2010, Yost was also the field producer for the British Channel 4 documentary series, You Are What You Eat.
He was also a licensing manager at Geneon Entertainment, where he sold television shows and films to networks such as MTV, Showtime, Cartoon Network, Starz, and Encore.
While Yost was on the Power Rangers show, his character Billy was known for one of his twists, “Affirmative.” He has co-owned affirmative clothing company Power Rangers with brothers Andrade, Mason and Cris since 2016 and is developing a positive image of how to validate, embrace and believe in yourself.
David Yost revealed he struggled with accepting his sexuality during his time on the Power Rangers series. Although it was initially believed he left the show due to insufficient pay, the actor revealed in a 2010 interview that he could no longer handle harassment from members of the production crew who had targeted him because he was gay.
The interesting part, though, is that it wasn’t just the crew members who couldn’t come to terms with Yost, who couldn’t face the fact that he was gay either. So he made attempts to change his sexual orientation by undertaking conversion therapy for two years. After several failed attempts leading to frustration and a nervous breakdown, Yost took the ultimate step in accepting and coming to terms with who he is.
He was in a psychiatric hospital for five weeks and then moved to Mexico for a year. After that, he finally embraced his sexuality and came out of the closet.
Despite making headlines about being gay, nothing has been heard about his partner. It is not known if he is married or single.
Yost may not be a giant, but his superhero role really captured hearts, confirming that it takes more than height to be a hero. He stands at 5 feet 8 inches (1.73 m).
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