[Deathwatch] Andrew Koenig, actor, 41

[Notification of departing celebrities]

  Missing actor's body found in Vancouver park, source says

By *Alan Duke*

Actor Andrew Koenig, missing since February 14, was found dead in 
Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, a source close to the family told 
CNN.

The body of the former "Growing Pains" star was found in a park, 
according to the source, who spoke to Koenig's father after Koenig was 
informed of the discovery.

The source asked not to be named because of the sensitivity of the matter.


Koenig, 41, was reported missing by his parents after he did not board a 
flight to Los Angeles from Vancouver last week.

Vancouver police confirmed a body was found in Stanley Park around noon 
Thursday, but said only that it was "believed to be that of Andrew Koenig."

A police news conference, with his parents expected to attend, was set 
for 5 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET) in the park to discuss the case.

Walter Koenig -- himself an actor, known for his role as Pavel Chekov in 
the "Star Trek" series -- flew to Vancouver with his wife, Judy, on 
Tuesday to help with the search.

The Koenigs said they received a letter from him last week in which 
their son wrote in a "despondent tone."

He had stopped taking medication for depression about a year ago, his 
father said.

Unknown to his parents at the time, Andrew Koenig sold or gave away many 
of his possessions and moved out of his apartment in Venice, California, 
before traveling to Canada, the family said.

Koenig fell in love with Vancouver in 1988 when he first visited to film 
an episode of the TV show "21 Jump Street," his father said.

Koenig appeared in 25 episodes of "Growing Pains" from 1985 to 1989, 
playing Richard "Boner" Stabone, according to a filmography posted on 
the Internet Movie Database Web site. He also appeared in episodes of 
several other television shows.

He is described as "a gifted and passionate multitalented young man" on 
his father's Web site.

He performed at The Improv and had roles in movies that included 
"NonSeNse," "InAlienable," "The Theory of Everything" and "Batman: Dead 
End." He also acted on television in "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," "G.I. 
Joe," "My Two Dads," "21 Jump Street," "My Sister Sam" and "Adam-12," 
the Web site said, and edited, directed, produced and wrote a number of 
films.

Koenig was an activist interested in many causes, his father's Web site 
says. He was arrested at the Rose Bowl in 2008 while protesting U.S. 
involvement in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in China. He opposed U.S. 
participation because of China's support for a repressive regime in 
Myanmar, also known as Burma, the Web site says.


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