Template:Realworld Joshua Andrew Koenig (born 17 August 1968; age 55) is an American actor and filmmaker who played Tumak in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "Sanctuary". He is the son of actor Walter Koenig, best known for playing Pavel Chekov on Star Trek: The Original Series and in the Star Trek films, and actress Judy Levitt, who has also appeared in several Star Trek films.
On 19 February 2010, it was announced that Andrew Koenig was missing. He was last seen in Vancouver, Canada, on 14 February 2010; he had been scheduled to return to the United States on 16 February, but he never boarded the flight. According to his parents, Koenig left evidence that he was depressed prior to his disappearance.[1][2]
Acting career
As an actor, Andrew Koenig is best known for playing Mike Seager's friend, Richard "Boner" Stabone, on the sitcom series Growing Pains. He appeared in twenty-five episodes of the series between 1985 through 1989. In addition, Koenig made guest appearances on the television shows My Sister Sam (which starred fellow DS9 guest actor Joel Brooks), 21 Jump Street (in an episode directed by Larry Shaw and co-starring Phillip Richard Allen) and My Two Dads (on which Chad Allen was a regular cast member). He also voiced various characters on the hit animated series G.I. Joe. His appearance on Deep Space Nine was his latest television work.
More recently, Koenig portrayed DC Comics villain The Joker in the 2003 fan-made short film Batman: Dead End. This movie featured stunt work by Star Trek veterans Dragon Dronet and Scott Leva. He then had a supporting role in an independent film entitled The Theory of Everything, which written and directed by "Klingon Encounter" producer-director David de Vos.
Koenig had a supporting role in the science fiction film InAlienable, which was written and executive produced by his father, Walter koenig. The elder Koenig also had a role in the film, as did Andrew's mother, Judy Levitt, and fellow Star Trek alumni Erick Avari, Gary Graham, Richard Herd, J.G. Hertzler, Lisa LoCicero, Courtney Peldon, Jeff Rector, Alan Ruck, and Marina Sirtis. Koenig recently completed shooting on an independent film entitled DaZe: Vol. Too (sic) - NonSeNse, whose cast also includes Patrick Kilpatrick.
Other works
Koenig was the writer, director, and editor of the 2003 short film Good Boy (featuring visual effects work by Steven Fagerquist and Derek Ledbetter). He served the same functions on the 2004 short Woman in a Green Dress, and also directed the 2004 short film Instinct vs. Reason. He subsequently edited several short films and documentaries.
Koenig is also known for his work in improvisational comedy. He regularly performs at The Improv in Los Angeles, California, often with the group Charles Whitman Reilly and Friends. Since 2007, Koenig has been the camera operator and video producer on the weekly online podcast Never Not Funny, which is hosted by his brother-in-law, comedian Jimmy Pardo.
Personal life
Josh Andrew Koenig was born in Los Angeles. Writer Harlan Ellison credits meeting Koenig as a child as the partial inspiration for one of his most well-known short stories, the Hugo Award-winning Jeffty is Five. Ellison explained:
- ...I had been awed and delighted by Josh Koenig, and I instantly thought of just such a child who was arrested in time at the age of five. Jeffty, in no small measure, is Josh: the sweetness of Josh, the intelligence of Josh, the questioning nature of Josh.[3]
Koenig is an ardent activist for social and political causes, and has been for much of his life. Most recently he has been working on behalf of the people of Burma and publicly opposed their oppression by the Chinese government.
On New Year's Day in 2008, Koenig was arrested at the Rose Parade while protesting America's involvement in the Chinese Olympics in opposition of China's support of Burma's military junta. He was arraigned in Pasadena Superior Court on 4 February for suspicion of interfering with a special event. [4] He was ultimately found guilty and was sentenced to pay a $50 fine. This sentence was suspended, however, after Koenig's attorney argued that the eight hours Koenig spent in jail when he was first arrested was punishment enough. Koenig did not appeal the decision not to simply throw out the case. [5]
External links
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- Josh Andrew Koenig at Wikipedia