Johnny Yong Bosch

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Johnny Yong Bosch
Birth Name John Jay Bosch
Born January 6, 1976
in Kansas City, Missouri
Age 30
Statistics
Occupation Actor/Voice Actor/Musician/Martial Artist
Other Names Kevin Hatcher
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Family Cindy Bosch (sister)
Michael Bosch (brother)
Diana Bosch (sister)
Spouse Amy Bosch
Ethnicity German American/Irish American/Korean-American[1]
Notable Credit(s) BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad
as Yuji Sakurai
Bleach
as Ichigo Kurosaki
Eureka Seven
as Renton Thurston
Naruto
as Genma Shiranui
Power Rangers
as Adam Park
Tales of the Abyss
as Guy Cecil
Trigun
as Vash the Stampede
Witch Hunter Robin
as Haruto Sakaki
Wolf's Rain
as Kiba
Official Website Eyeshine.net

Johnny Yong Bosch (January 6, 1976) is a U. S. television actor. He is best known for portraying Adam Park in the Power Rangers television series, as well as for his voice over work in numerous anime.

Bosch was born in Kansas City, Missouri, but raised in Garland, Texas. He is highly skilled in the martial arts, specifically Shaolin Kung Fu.

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[edit] Power Rangers career

Johnny Yong Bosch is most notably known for his role as Adam Park in the hit kids show Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. During the second season three of the actors who portrayed the Rangers (Austin St. John, Thuy Trang, and Walter Emanuel Jones) were in what is believed to have been a hold out for more money. Instead of giving them the money they were holding out for, Saban replaced them with brand new actors.

In the episode titled "The Power Transfer" (Parts 1 & 2), the three Power Rangers holding out were replaced (using old footage of the three and camera tricks so no one would realize they weren't actually in the episode). Johnny took on the role of Adam Park, the new Black Ranger, and soon became one of the shows hidden gems.

His biggest moment as the Black Ranger would come in the motion picture based on the TV show called Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie. The movie would go on to make over $30 million in the box office and to this day would be Johnny's biggest motion picture appearance. One of the most memorable lines in the film ("I'm a frog") was reportedly an ad lib on Johnny's part. In this film all the Power Rangers would become Ninja Power Rangers, a theme that would continue on into the third season of the television show.

In between the fourth and fifth season, another movie based on the TV show would be released, again having Johnny in the role of Adam. The movie, Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie, had the Zeo Rangers receive new powers for the upcoming 5th season, Power Rangers: Turbo. The movie went on to make $8 million at the box office. This was probably due to the fact that half of the filmed movie was cut out just before its release, including many scenes featuring Johnny. It is known as one of the worst editing jobs in the history of filmmaking. However, the video release of the film was one of the highest selling of 1997.

For Power Rangers: Turbo, Johnny was given more time and more lines then he had in the previous seasons, revealing more of his comedic and martial arts abilities. However, a few weeks into the filming of episodes, the cast caught a newspaper article searching for new Rangers for Power Rangers: Turbo. [citation needed] This surprised the current cast, as they were unaware of the producers' decision to write them off. The cast agreed to leave the show mid-season. All four former Zeo Rangers would make their final performances of the season in the episode "Passing the Torch" (Parts 1 & 2), where each of the Rangers named a replacement to take over for them as they go off to college. Adam would choose Carlos Vallertes (played by Roger Velasco) to take on the powers of the Green Turbo Ranger. It is rumored that Johnny didn't shave for the episode.

Johnny would make one last appearance on the show, during an episode of Power Rangers: In Space. In "Always a Chance", Carlos was having doubts about his ability to be a Power Ranger after accidentally injuring his friend, Cassie Chan (played by Patricia Ja Lee), the Pink Ranger. Adam showed up to help his old friend find his lost confidence and to help him train. Adam used an old morpher and damaged Power Coin from his Mighty Morphin Power Ranger days to become the Black Ranger once again. This was short lived as the powers were unstable, but he was able to help Carlos and hold off a monster long enough for Carlos to get his confidence back and realize he was worthy of being a Power Ranger.

[edit] Post-Power Rangers career

After Power Rangers, Johnny became very active in voice work landing numerous lead roles. Bosch has most recently been working as an English voice actor for various Japanese anime television series, video games, and movies. His most notable roles are as Vash in Trigun, Kaneda in Akira, Kiba in Wolf's Rain, Claus in Last Exile, Clair in Heat Guy J, Sakaki in Witch Hunter Robin, Renton in Eureka Seven, Ichigo in Bleach, Guy in Tales of the Abyss for the PS2, and Nero in the upcoming Devil May Cry 4 game for PS3.

Johnny is also the lead singer and lead guitarist of his band Eyeshine. He has an active Web site with videos, spoofs, and a forum that covers his band, Power Rangers, music, anime and a wide variety of subjects. In February of 2006, the band released their first album, "How About That". The band is currently recording for their Full Album and an Unplugged CD. It's rumored that the band will only make 100 copies of the Unplugged CD specifically for his closest fans.

In 2002, Bosch appeared in Wicked Games (English: Extreme Heist) along with fellow Rangers actor Jason Narvy. The film was weak on the side of the script but powerful on the side of its martial arts sequences. Proving Bosch was still very capable of doing his own stunts. During the film he cracked 2 ribs and twisted his ankle yet continued to film.

In 2005, Bosch produced, wrote and directed a film called "Stray". The film has taken a year to edit due to his busy work schedule and is reported to be complete the summer of 2007.

In 2006, Bosch combined once again with Koichi Sakamoto to work on the film "Broken Path". The film promises to provide enough action to satisfy any fan while providing a decent script. Bosch reportedly split his head during one stunt causing him to receive 5 stitches. The scene has been edited into the film. Broken Path is due out in late 2007.

Johnny has attended numerous conventions after Power Rangers. He attended Otakon in 2003. He also attended Anime Boston, Anime Evolution, Anime Iowa, Metrocon, Youmacon, and AnimeFest in 2005. In January of 2006, Bosch attended Ohayocon. In April of 2006, he attended Shiokazecon. In May of 2006, both he and his band attended Sogen Con (he also visited in May of 2005). In June of 2006, he attended Metrocon. In July of 2006, he attended Anime Expo and successfully hosted Anime Idol. In August of 2006, Bosch was slated to perform with his band at Ani-Jam, but he was hospitalized due to an accident during the filming of Broken Path and couldn't make it. In October of 2006, Bosch attended Oni-Con.[2]

[edit] Notable roles

[edit] Television

Johnny Yong Bosch from the Power Rangers: Turbo opening credits
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Johnny Yong Bosch from the Power Rangers: Turbo opening credits

[edit] Anime

[edit] Video games

[edit] Trivia

  • Due to the current practice of having a particular group of Rangers only lasting for one season in the more recent shows, Bosch's run of 3 1/2 seasons, two films, and a guest appearance is not surpassed by many others who were involved with Power Rangers. He is also one of the few Rangers to make appearances in five different seasons as the same character. Jason David Frank would be the other, in his role of Tommy Oliver.
  • His character, Adam Park, was one of the Rangers considered to be the mentor of the Dino Thunder Rangers from Power Rangers: Dino Thunder. The other character considered was Jason Lee Scott, portrayed by Austin St. John. Ultimately, Jason David Frank was the one who took the role of the mentor when he reprised the role of Tommy Oliver in Dino Thunder.
  • Bosch typically voices males from the pre-teen range to the thirty-something range.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Ranger Mania
  2. ^ Last minute guest updates. Oni-Con (2006-10-10). Retrieved on 2006-11-01.

[edit] External links

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