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In Remembrance of Corey Haim
23 December, 1971 ~ 10 March, 2010
Toronto, ON, Canada
Message from Simon Raybould:
" Memorial to Corey Haim. "
Biography
Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor, known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol. He starred or co-starred in a number of films such as Lucas, Murphy's Romance, The Lost Boys, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream. He acted numerous times with Corey Feldman, with the pair later starring in the A&E reality show The Two Coreys.
Haim had been troubled with drug addiction issues throughout his later career and had difficulties breaking away from his experience as a teen actor. His early stardom led to money and fame, but may have also led to his substance abuse.
Early life
Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Judy, an Israeli-born data processor, and Bernie Haim, who worked in sales.] He had an older sister, Carol. He was raised Jewish. He was enrolled in acting lessons by his mother in an attempt to help him overcome his shyness. Not particularly fascinated by acting, he participated in other activities, such as hockey, playing music on his keyboard and collecting comic books.[8]
Career
1980s
Haim first broke into mainstream acting playing the role of Larry in the Canadian family-oriented comedy television series, The Edison Twins, which ran from 1982 through until 1986. He made his first cinematic appearance in the 1984 feature film, Firstborn, which starred Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. In 1985, he appeared in minor roles in Secret Admirer and Murphy's Romance and had the leading role in a feature film version of Stephen King's novella Silver Bullet, playing a paraplegic boy alongside Gary Busey. He started to make a name for himself in the industry, earning his first Young Artist Award as an Exceptional Young Actor Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week, for the television movie A Time to Live.
His major break was in 1986, headlining alongside Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, and Winona Ryder as the title character in the popular movie Lucas.
He received a nomination for an Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Feature Film – Comedy or Drama, at the Young Artist Awards for that performance, and film critic Roger Ebert gave him a good review. Following Lucas, he starred in the short-lived 1987 television series Roomies.
In 1987, Haim had a featured role as the younger of two brothers in Joel Schumacher's vampire film The Lost Boys along with Jason Patric and Kiefer Sutherland. The film was well received by most reviewers. In addition to gaining Haim more renown, the film began his recurring acting partnership with Corey Feldman. The performance earned him another Young Artist Award nomination, as Best Young Male Superstar in a Motion Picture.
In 1988, he starred in two more widely released films: License to Drive, a financially successful teen comedy co-starring Feldman, and the horror film Watchers. Haim won his second Young Artist Award, tying Feldman for the Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy award, for License to Drive.
Haim and Feldman appeared in the film Dream a Little Dream. The film spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single Rock On for Michael Damian, with the pair appearing in the song's music video. That year he released a self-promotional video documentary entitled Corey Haim: Me, Myself, and I.
1990s
Haim co-starred with Patricia Arquette in Prayer of the Rollerboys in 1990, but his film career in the 1990s began to focus on direct-to-video releases. His first film after the Me, Myself and I documentary was The Dream Machine, released direct-to-video in 1991. Additional direct-to-video films included Blown Away, The Double 0 Kid and Oh, What a Night. In 1993, he starred in a full motion video game called Double Switch, which was released for the Sega CD and later for the Sega Saturn, as well as for the home computer.
Over the next two years, he released sequels to two of his older films; in 1994, Fast Getaway II was released along with National Lampoon's Last Resort. The following year, Life 101 and another sequel, Dream a Little Dream 2, with Feldman, were released.
In 1996, Haim starred in four more direct-to-video films: Snowboard Academy, Busted with Feldman, Demolition High, and Fever Lake. He had a minor role in a television version of Merlin. After releasing both Never Too Late and the sequel to Demolition High, Demolition University (which he produced), he filed for bankruptcy in 1997.
Early 2000s
Haim attempted to return to the industry in 2000 with another direct-to-video film, Without Malice, with Jennifer Beals and Craig Sheffer. He spent time in rehab. In a 2004 interview published in The Sun, Haim said, "I started on the downers which were a hell of a lot better than the uppers because I was a nervous wreck. But one led to two, two led to four, four led to eight, until at the end it was about 85 a day — the doctors could not believe I was taking that much. And that was just the Valium — I’m not talking about the other pills I went through".
In 2001 Haim appeared in The Back Lot Murders alongside Priscilla Barnes.
He was the subject of an E! True Hollywood Story that year. He made a cameo appearance in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, a film about a former child star, which included a range of actual former child stars, including Feldman. In 2002, he guest starred as himself in an episode of the Canadian television series Big Wolf on Campus. He was the subject of a 2004 song by Irish band The Thrills called "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?"
Comeback
By 2004, Haim appeared to have overcome his drug habit after resettling in Toronto. In the Sun interview he said, "I'm clean, sober, humble and happy." In 2006, he was ranked #8 on VH1's Greatest Teen Stars. In December 2006, he began taping an improv/reality show with Feldman titled The Two Coreys. The show premiered on the A&E Network on July 29, 2007, with a second season of the show starting June 22, 2008.[13] He was nominated for a Viewer's Choice Award at the 22nd Annual Gemini Awards in Canada for his role in the show, and voted #8 in the category of "Favourite Canadian" on a TV Series (Not Eligible for a Gemini). However A&E canceled the series in July 2008.
On February 7, 2008, Haim ran a paid ad in the Hollywood trade publication, Variety, stating "This is not a stunt. I'm back. I'm ready to work. I'm ready to make amends".[16]
In February 2008, filming resumed in Vancouver for Lost Boys: The Tribe.
Haim reversed his previous decision to not participate in the film, but appeared only during the closing credits. Feldman stated his refusal to work further with Haim until he recovered from his addiction. Amid their estrangement, there were unconfirmed reports that Warner Bros. planned to release a Lost Boys 3 — with their characters facing off.
Feldman was confirmed to star in, and executive produce, Lost Boys: The Thirst.
In 2008, Haim joined the cast of Shark City, which filmed in Toronto with Vivica Fox, Carlo Rota, David Phillips, and Jefferson Brown, and premiered in 2009. He was reported to be in two films scheduled for a 2010 release: The Pick Up and SAD (Standard American Diet).
Personal life
Haim never married. He dated Victoria Beckham of the Spice Girls in 1995, and was engaged to Baywatch actress Nicole Eggert. He had a year-long relationship with Tiffany Shepis; the pair were engaged to be married in May 2009.[21]Haim also had brief engagements to Holly Fields and Cindy Guyer.[22]
Rock of Love and Daisy of Love star Daisy de la Hoya dated Corey Haim in 2010. Their first official date was two weeks prior to his death.
Death
At the end of his life, Haim lived in an apartment with his mother, who has breast cancer. On March 10, 2010, Corey Haim was taken from their home to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, California, and pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. (10:15 UTC).
Los Angeles police said that his death appeared to be accidental and may have been due to an overdose, but that no illicit drugs were found at the scene. He had been ill with flu-like symptoms for two days before his death and his publicist discounted the possibility of an overdose, citing his recent clean living.
Prior to the official autopsy reports being made available publicly, Haim's mother stated that the coroner's preliminary finding was that he died of pulmonary congestion and was suffering from an enlarged heart and water in the lungs.
Corey Feldman spoke with Larry King on the day of Haim's death, stating:
"...He was his own enemy. I mean, look, a lot of people that are artists tend to be their own worst enemy because we're passionate people... Most recently he's been, honestly, in the best frame of mind that he's ever been in, in the past year..."
Memories
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Candles & Flowers
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