Growing Pains star Andrew Koenig committed suicide, says dad

NEW YORK - Actor Andrew Koenig, who had been missing since Valentines Day, committed suicide, his father said in a press conference.

Search for the Growing Pains star began after he went missing in Vancouver. His body was found in the 1000-acre Stanley Park by family and friends yesterday, according to The Vancouver Sun.

Koenig, the son of actor Walter Koenig known for his role Pavel Chekov in Star Trek, was said to have undergone “periods of depression” prior to taking his own life.

“He’s kind of a loner, an inward person, not shy but a very conservative chap. He has gone through periods of depression,” the New York Post quoted family friend David Moss as telling Fox News.

Another friend Tony Williams added: “Andrew was best at making people laugh, he was exceptional. But toward the end of last year he became quieter, very withdrawn. I thought perhaps he was just becoming more observant, but he was usually a riot.” (ANI)