Andy Cohen appeals for help locating missing childhood friend with history of mental health issues

Andy Cohen has lent his celebrity to the search for missing actor and playwright Andy Neiman.

The Bravo TV star attended school with Neiman in St. Louis, Missouri, and has appealed for help in finding him after he disappeared two weeks ago in Poughkeepsie, New York.

‘Andy is younger than me, but we went to the same camp — Nebagamon in Wisconsin — and the same high school. I’m praying for his safe return, along with a lot of folks in St Louis,’ Cohen, 53, told PageSix.com on Thursday.

Andy Cohen is appealing to his fans to help in search for the missing actor and playwright Andy Neiman who disappeared two weeks ago in Poughkeepsie, New York

Cohen shared an image of a flyer seeking information about Neiman to his Facebook page. 

The poster states that Neiman, 48, is ‘a vulnerable adult’ and hasn’t been seen since he walked out of Poughkeepsie’s MidHudson Regional Hospital on May 21 wearing only green scrubs and socks.

Neiman, who has bipolar disorder, was not carrying any money or a cellphone at the time.

Cohen shared an image of a flyer seeking information about Neiman to his Facebook page. The poster states that Neiman, 48, is ‘a vulnerable adult’ and hasn’t been seen since May 21

The Bravo star, 53, attended school with Neiman in St. Louis, Missouri, and told Page Six: ‘I’m praying for his safe return, along with a lot of folks in St Louis’

Neiman’s younger sister, Emily Abramson, told Page Six that her brother, who has a history of mental illness, had experienced a psychotic break while staying with her family in High Falls, Ulster County. 

She described her brother as ‘incredibly quirky with deep passions for a variety of things, especially the performing arts and Shakespeare.’  

Neiman’s family have set up a GoFundMe page that’s raised just over $39,500 to date to pay for a private investigator.

The page shares: ‘Unfortunately, leads to date have not materialized locating Andy. While we are disappointed, we remain undeterred.’ 

Any information on Neiman’s whereabouts should be reported to the hotline 845 687 3066.