Trivia

He hanged himself on a tree in the middle of the forest of Stanley Park in Vancouver, Canada, on February 14, 2010. A private search was conducted by eleven family and friends, including Andrew's father Walter Koenig, who had rushed to the scene after the search party found Andrew's body. Andrew had previously gone missing after being clinically depressed, turned down several jobs, and cleared out his own apartment. To honor his son's memory, Walter asked his fans to donate to the National Suicide Prevention Hotline or the U.S. Campaign for Burma.

Son of Walter Koenig and Judy Levitt.

He was known for his role as Richard "Boner" Stabone in Growing Pains.

According to family and friends, he suffered with depression and around the time of his disappearance sent a letter to his parents that had a "despondent" tone.

Brother-in-law of Jimmy Pardo.

Koenig was an important part of the nonviolent direct action community in Venice Beach that focused on environmental protection during the 1990s.

Older brother of Danielle Koenig.

College flatmate of former IMDb senior editor Greg Bulmash at University of Southern California (1986-1987).

In January 2008, he protested the Communist Party of China's political and financial support of the military dictatorship in Burma during the 119th Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, California; after a pre-parade human rights march agreed to by parade officials was allegedly stifled by them, he entered the parade and stood in front of a Chinese float promoting the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Koenig, who carried a sign reading "China: Free Burma" in both English and Chinese, was arrested and briefly held for his act of civil disobedience. Koenig's defense attorney was Bill Paparian, a fellow protester and former mayor of Pasadena.

Koenig was last seen in Vancouver, British Columbia, on February 14, 2010, and missed a scheduled flight on February 16, which was the last day he used his cell phone or conducted any banking.

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.

He was an American character actor, film director, editor, writer, and human rights activist.

In the early 1990s he provided a voice for the animated series G.I. Joe as Ambush and Night Creeper Leader, and had a minor role as Tumak in the 1993 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Sanctuary".

Koenig worked increasingly behind the scenes. He wrote, produced and/or directed the shorts Good Boy (2003) and Woman in a Green Dress and Instinct vs. Reason (2004).

Koenig, a vegan, traveled to Burma in July 2007 and visited Burmese refugee camps in Thailand with his father as part of the U.S. Campaign for Burma.

Writer Harlan Ellison spoke of the young Koenig - by his given first name of Josh - as being the inspiration for his story "Jeffty Is Five". The story went on to win the 1977 Nebula Award and the 1978 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.

Koenig played the role of The Joker in the 2003 fan film Batman: Dead End.

As an adult, he starred as the M.C. in the 2007 interactive theater play The Boomerang Kid and performed with the improv group Charles Whitman Reilly and Friends.

He worked as an editor on a number of films and was a video producer for the podcast Never Not Funny (2006-2010).

Onstage, he played the Page Boy in the eight performances of Verdi's Falstaff, a production of the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carlo Maria Giulini at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California, in April 1982.