Things you may not know about David Yost (Blue Power Ranger)

[WillParkinson]

After Yost left Power Rangers, he tried to "get rid" of his homosexuality with "Pray the Gay Away" for two years. Eventually Yost had a nervous breakdown which led him into the hospital for five weeks. After David checked out, he moved to Mexico for a year and eventually accepted his homosexuality. <2>

In 1996, Yost had a minor role in the film Ladykiller as Josh White. In 2000, he portrayed a Playboy photographer in the made for T.V. movie After Diff'rent Strokes: When the Laughter Stopped. He also was an associate producer for another made for T.V. movie, The Mary Kay Letourneau Story that same year. In 2001, he first tried his hand at producing, working on the series Alien Hunter and Temptation Island, but has not been seen in front of the camera in some four years. He worked as the director of production for Sci-Fi Lab, headed by the Sci-Fi Channel. Yost then was the manager of licensing for Pioneer Entertainment where he sold completed television shows and films to such networks as Showtime, Starz/Encore and Cartoon Network.

In 2002, Yost performed in a play called Fallen Guardian Angels at "the complex" located in Los Angeles for A.P.L.A. (A.I.D.S. Project Los Angeles). The play was about six actors dealing with the HIV in various situations. The proceeds went to benefit The Children's Hospitals AIDS Center. The entire production raised over $25,000 and Yost himself raised $5,000 for the hospital and received good reviews from LA Weekly Theatre. In 2004, he worked as a field producer for a U.K. documentary series called You Are What You Eat. Yost plans on continuing his producing and eventually wants to act on screen again.

The year of 2010 marks the return on screen of David Yost, he has completed the movie "Degenerate" an action movie directed by Phil Thurman.

David appeared at the Anime Festival Orlando in Florida on August 2010. <3>

Yost has participated in the NOH8 Campaign.

In August 2010, explained in an interview that he was constantly harassed over it on the set of Power Rangers Zeo, which is why he left the show. <4>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Yost

[dsc]

1. Here is a video of the 2010 interview

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmlcuY8bOUk

I have to admit it had me in tears. I thought back to high school and related so well to what he went through.

[Fearless]

2. He's come a long way. Good for him!

[Steakman1989]

3. Go Go Blue Ranger!

It's Morphin Time!