Breaking News - Andrew Koenig's Dad: He Took His Own Life

An emotional Walter Koenig -- father of "Growing Pains" actor Andrew Koenig just announced that his son, who had been missing since February 14, took his own life.


Andrew's body was found today in Stanley Park in Vancouver. During the news conference, cops said they are not releasing Andrew's cause of death yet due to the sensitivity of situation.
During Walter's brief statement, he had a message for everyone who may find themselves in the same emotional state as his son, saying, "What you can learn from this is that there are people out there who really, really care."

Andrew Koenig's Parents, Why They Bailed on the Interview

Andrew Koenig's parents claim they asked camera people to leave last night because they felt the Larry King Live show was being "disrespectful" by pushing back their live interview several times on last night's show. According to Walter Koenig  they felt Larry did not give them "enough time to do credit to what we they had to say."
The Koenigs were supposed to do an interview from the Vancouver hotel room where they've been staying, while continuing to search for their missing son.
Apparently the Koenigs were told they were supposed to go live at 6:30 PM PST but the interview was pushed back after Larry King Live show decided to cover the breaking SeaWorld whale tragedy.
At about 6:55, after looking at his watch several times, Walter and his wife walked into the bedroom and asked the crew to leave.
Walter told us, "We felt it was disrespectful."

Walter Koenig's Son Missing, Emptied His Calif. Apartment

Missing "Growing Pains" star Andrew Koenig emptied out his apartment in Venice, CA because he wanted to start over in Vancouvert according to a long-time friend Lance Miccio.  MIccio told TMZ he went to Koenig's apartment last night and found it cleaned out. Miccio says Koenig told friends two weeks ago he planned to move back to Vancouver to "start over," because he considered Vancouver his "place for solace."
Koenig is the son of "Star Trek" star Walter Koenig.  He was last seen February 14 in Vancouver. Cops told TMZ there have been reported sightings of Koenig since he went missing, and that they are still looking "for a living person."

Walter Koenig of Star Trek Fame Worried Over Missing Son

"Star Trek" star Walter Koenig was seen outside his Los Angeles home yesterday just after he reported his son Andrew Koenig went missing.  Andrew played Boner in the series "Growing Pains."
Andrew was last seen on February 16.