{"id":3407,"date":"2010-02-25T13:01:13","date_gmt":"2010-02-25T13:01:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/idolchatter\/2010\/02\/kirk-cameron-makes-plea-to-mis.html"},"modified":"2010-02-25T13:01:13","modified_gmt":"2010-02-25T13:01:13","slug":"kirk-cameron-makes-plea-to-mis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2010\/02\/kirk-cameron-makes-plea-to-mis.html","title":{"rendered":"Kirk Cameron Makes Plea to Missing Actor Andrew Koenig"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Kirk Cameron\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/import\/imgs\/kirkcameron.jpg\" width=\"210\" height=\"253\" class=\"mt-image-right\" style=\"float: right;margin: 0 0 20px 20px\" \/><\/span>Actor Kirk Cameron has released a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/people\/article\/0,,20346233,00.html\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a> about missing actor Andrew Koenig, whom he starred with on the hit TV series &#8220;Growing Pains.&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Andrew, if you&#8217;re reading this, please call me,&#8221; said Cameron.<br \/>\nKoenig, who according to his family showed signs of depression in the weeks leading to his disappearance, played Michael Seaver&#8217;s (played by Cameron) best friend, Boner, on the show. He is also the son of Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek TV show and movies.<br \/>\nCameron, an evangelical Christian, also says that he has been praying for Koenig. &#8220;Mike and Boner could always work things out when they put their minds to it. I&#8217;m praying for you, pal. Hope to hear from you soon.&#8221;<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/2008\/07\/Kirk-Cameron-From-Atheist-Teen-Idol-To-Devout-Christian.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Beliefnet interviewed Kirk Cameron<\/a> in 2008 about his Christian faith. Read the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Entertainment\/2008\/07\/Kirk-Cameron-From-Atheist-Teen-Idol-To-Devout-Christian.aspx\">interview<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/search\/site.aspx?q=kirk+cameron\">watch video clips<\/a>.<br \/>\n<strong>Watch Featured Video:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/Video\/Beliefnet-Interviews\/Kirk-Cameron\/Kirk-Cameron-Favorite-Prayer.aspx\">Kirk Cameron on His Favorite Prayer<\/a><br \/>\n<B>UPDATE 7:15 p.m.<\/b> CNN is reporting that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2010\/SHOWBIZ\/TV\/02\/25\/growing.pains.actor.dead\/index.html?hpt=T1\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Koenig has been found dead<\/a> in a park in Vancouver. Please post your thoughts and prayers for the Koenig family below in our comments box.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Actor Kirk Cameron has released a statement about missing actor Andrew Koenig, whom he starred with on the hit TV series &#8220;Growing Pains.&#8221; &#8220;Andrew, if you&#8217;re reading this, please call me,&#8221; said Cameron. 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