>>
very much.
>>>
now to an all-out effort to find a missing actor right here in
vancouver
.
andrew koenig
is best known for playing
kirk cameron
's
best friend
in the
1980s
sitcom "growing pains." it's now been ten days since he was last seen. nbc's
jeff rossen
has details on this. jeff, good morning to you.
>>
reporter: hey, matt, good morning to you. yeah, this is a big mystery. police can't seem to figure it out. they're trying to put the pieces together. he was last seen here in
vancouver
,
downtown vancouver
, on valentine's day, but then he literally vanished. this morning his famous father is joining the search and speaking with us in his first network interview. late tuesday night,
andrew koenig
's parents arrived in
vancouver
to find their son.
>>
don't be a jerk, all right, boner?
>>
reporter: koenig played the character boner on "growing pains" alongside
kirk cameron
, but as koenig grew up, he battled
severe depression
. now 41 years old, police don't know if he's
dead or alive
.
>>
it's very -- it's very tough.
>>
reporter: his father played chekov on "
star trek
," but at this moment, he's just an anguished dad.
>>
he was very depressed.
>>
reporter: about what?
>>
about his life.
>>
he is much loved and beloved in this world, and i just hope he gets that feeling.
>>
reporter:
andrew koenig
was in
vancouver
visiting friends. he disappeared on
february 14th
, last seen inside this bakery on the city's
west end
. two days later, his cell phone was active near
vancouver
's
stanley park
, but that's where the trail goes cold. his friend, jenny, was the last known person to see him.
>>
sadly, i went to bed, and in the morning he was gone.
>>
reporter: did he leave you a note, anything?
>>
yeah, but it was just, "thank you,
andrew
."
>>
reporter: nothing else?
>>
nothing.
>>
reporter: his co-star,
kirk cameron
, released a statement saying "
andrew
, if you're reading this, please call me. mike and boner could always work things out when they put their minds to it i'm praying for you, pal."
sarah silverman
and
alyssa milano
spread the word over twitter and friends put up fliers all over the city. now police have launch ad an all-out manhunt.
>>
we have tips he was seen at an olympic venue last night. so you know, the tips are coming in. nothing has been solid.
>>
he's just a loving, sweet man, and we just want him back.
>>
reporter: the worst fear, that
andrew
has hurt himself.
>>
i don't want to think that way. i'm trying very hard not to think that way.
>>
reporter:
andrew
's parents are now begging for the public's help, saying if you saw him or if you see him in
vancouver
or really anywhere, that you call
vancouver police
. matt, the police say that there is no evidence of foul play here, but they just don't know what happened. dozens of tips are coming in, but nothing has panned out yet.
>>
all right,
jeff rossen
, thank you very much. once again,
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