Corey Haim
Corey Ian Haim (born December 23, 1971 in Toronto , Ontario , † March 10, 2010 in Burbank , California ) was a Canadian actor. He had his greatest successes in the 1980s as a child star and teen idol.
Live and act
Haim first appeared in commercials and on the Canadian television series The Edison Twins , which aired on CBC from 1982 to 1986 . In 1986 he received the Young Artist Award for his performance in the television film A Time to Live . In 1987 he was nominated again for the Young Artist Award for his role in The Lost Boys . With this film began his recurring collaboration with Corey Feldman .
In 1989 Haim received the Bravo Otto for best actor. He celebrated his greatest successes in the mid to late 1980s. In 1995 he recorded his first CD You give me everything . In the 1990s, however, Haim developed an increasing dependence on cocaine and crack , from which he did not fully recover, despite withdrawal measures, until his death. This led to his appearances being limited to small roles in lesser-known films in the last few years before his death.
Haim died on March 10, 2010 at the Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank after a long history of drug addiction of complications from pneumonia and heart disease.
After Corey Haim's death, his film partner Corey Feldman confirmed statements from their reality show The Coreys on child abuse in the entertainment industry in the 1980s in an interview with the ABC show Nightline . Both fell victim to sexual abuse.
Filmography (selection)
- 1982–1986: The Edison Twins (TV series)
- 1984: Moving in - An almost intact family (Firstborn)
- 1985: Crazy Love - love in black and white (Secret Admirer)
- 1985: The Werewolf of Tarker Mills (Silver Bullet)
- 1985: A Short Life ( A Time to Live , Movie made for TV)
- 1985: The Second Choice - A Romance (Murphy's Romance)
- 1986: Lucas
- 1987: Roomies (TV series)
- 1987: The Lost Boys
- 1988: Daddy's Cadillac (License to Drive)
- 1988: Watchers - Hunted Mercilessly
- 1989: Dream a Little Dream
- 1990: Rollerboys (Prayer of the Rollerboys)
- 1991: Fast Getaway
- 1991: The Teen-Dream-Machine - A corpse goes full throttle (The Dream Machine)
- 1992: Blown Away
- 1992: Double O'Kid (The Double O Kid)
- 1992: Oh, What a Night
- 1993: He's My Girl II (Anything for Love)
- 1994: Sam and Dave - two shooters on diving station (National Lampoon's Last Resort)
- 1994: The Getaway Coup - On the Run Again (Fast Getaway II)
- 1995: Dangerous Dreams (Dream a Little Dream 2)
- 1995: Life 101
- 1996: Fever Lake - Lake of the Cursed
- 1996: Shooter on the Side (short film)
- 1996: Snowboard Academy
- 1996: Demolition High
- 1997: Busted - The chaotic troop from the 6th district
- 1997: Demolition U (Demolition University)
- 1997: Never Too Late
- 1998: PSI Factor - It Happens Every Day ( PSI Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal , TV series)
- 1998: Merlin (TV movie)
- 2000: Shot in the Snow ( Without Malice , TV movie)
- 2002: The Backlot Murders
- 2003: Dickie Roberts : Former Child Star
- 2007-08: The Two Coreys (TV series)
- 2007: Universal Groove
- 2008: Lost Boys 2: The Tribe
- 2009: Crank 2: High Voltage
- 2009: Shark City
- 2009: New Terminal Hotel
- 2009: American Sunset
- 2010: Decisions
Trivia
In 2004 the Irish band The Thrills released a song entitled: Whatever happened to Corey Haim?
Web links
- Corey Haim in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ You Give Me Everything on discogs.com. Retrieved January 5, 2017.
- ↑ BBC News : Actor Corey Haim died of natural causes , May 5, 2010.
- ↑ Actor Corey Feldman Says Pedophilia No. 1 Problem for Child Stars, Contributed to Demise of Corey Haim at abcnews.go.com, accessed May 2, 2012.
- ^ "Paedophilia is Hollywood's biggest problem", explosive claim by former child star Corey Feldman at dailymail.co.uk, accessed on May 2, 2012.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Haim, Corey |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Haim, Corey Ian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian actor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23rd December 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto , Ontario , Canada |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 2010 |
| Place of death | Burbank (Los Angeles County) , California , USA |