The Two Coreys
The Two Coreys (also known as The Coreys) are two popular teen actors from the 1980s, Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. Born in the same year, the two Jewish[1] actors appeared in many films together, most notably a number of successful teen-oriented films in the late 1980s. Feldman starred in Gremlins, The Goonies, Stand By Me, and Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter while Haim starred in Silver Bullet and Lucas before being joined together in the movie The Lost Boys in 1987.
Reality show
The Two Coreys is also a reality show on the A&E Network. The premise began with Haim, unemployed, single, and slovenly, moves in with Feldman and Feldman's wife, Susie Sprague (married by fellow celebrity star M.C. Hammer on a 2002 Surreal Life episode) in a threesome in the style of the film You, Me & Dupree.[2] Although they are credited as playing themselves,[3] the actors play characters which are not meant to represent their real personas. Haim and Feldman are producers on the program.[4] The show is filmed near Vancouver, British Columbia, and its production is in part covered through Canadian grants. The show began filming on December 4, 2006 and premiered on A&E on July 29, 2007.[5]
RDF USA Vice President Greg Goldman said because Feldman and Haim have been friends on and off screen for several years, the chemistry between the two "just pops off the screen." He explains, "Everyone feels like they know the Coreys."[6] On Tom Green Live, Corey Feldman said the house they were staying in during the filming of The Two Coreys was a rental but they ended up staying there. As of Summer 2008, Corey Feldman has stated that he does not want any contact with Haim again. There will be no season 3 of the show.[citation needed]
Filmography
- The Lost Boys (1987)
- License to Drive (1988)
- Dream a Little Dream (1989)
- Blown Away (1992)
- National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994)
- Dream a Little Dream 2 (1995)
- Busted (1996) (V)
- Big Wolf on Campus (TV series) (Haim in 2000, Feldman in 2002) (cameo)
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003) (cameo)
- Robot Chicken (2006) (Episode 2.2, "Federated Resources")
- The Two Coreys (TV series) (2007)
- Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008)
In Popular Culture
- In an episode of Family Guy, Brian sings to an old reclusive woman about life after the 1960s a song which includes the lyric, "We're only four years away from voting Feldman-Haim", and he proceeds to reveal an election banner which reads, "Corey x2 in 2004."
- In Weird Al Yankovic's song "Couch Potato" he mentions "the rise and decline of twelve actors named Corey".
