The actor who originated the role of Boner on Growing Pains has died. He was 41.
This is interesting news for a couple of reason:
#1. Because the guy who played boner killed himself. It's weird enough that Boner died, let alone that he took his own life. I guess if people were still referring to me as boner about two decades after my sitcom went off the air, I would be pretty depressed too.
#2. He is the son of Walter Koenig, who played Pavel Chekov on the original series of Star Trek. Who knew?
Anyway, I don't have many fond memories of Growing Pains, but the few I do have usually involved Boner. He was a funny guy, and not just because of his name.
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Weird. My wife mentioned something to me about this the other day, but I didn't bother to check who it was who died. I thought she meant the kid who played the younger brother. Didn't he turn out to be pretty messed up, too?
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