LOS ANGELES, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Wyatt Knight's wife confirmed Thursday the "Porky's" actor committed suicide in Hawaii last week. He was 56.
E! News said Knight's body was discovered Oct. 26 in an isolated area near the house where he had been staying.
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No other information regarding the circumstances of his death was immediately available.
"I can confirm that Wyatt Knight did, in fact, end his life on Oct. 25, in Maui, Hawaii," E! News quoted his wife, Silvina, as saying in a statement. "The family is choosing to keep the details private."
In addition to starring in three "Porky's" sex comedies during the 1980s, Knight also appeared on the TV shows "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Chicago Hope," "Pacific Blue" and "Profiler."
