Johnny Yong Bosch. Actor: Akira. Johnny Yong Bosch (born John Jay Bosch) was born in Kansas City, Missouri and raised in Garland, Texas. While growing up, he had taken an interest in martial arts after having seen the works of Bruce Lee and Jackie Chan, winning several martial arts competitions as a result. After being informed about the TV series Power Rangers (1993) by his martial arts teacher, Bosch subsequently...