I have always been a fan of this cat
kind of a shame
i bet corey feldman is going nuts
Corey Haim, the former teen idol who rose to fame in 1980s classics ‘The Lost Boys,’ ‘Lucas’ and ‘License to Drive,’ died Wednesday morning of an apparent accidental drug overdose in Burbank, Calif., the LAPD has confirmed to several media outlets. He was 38. Local news station KTLA is reporting that Haim was found in an Oakwood apartment believed to belong to his mother, who was at home at the time and called emergency responders. TMZ is reporting that four prescription drug bottles were found nearby, and that he had been gripped by flu-like symptoms in recent days.
Coroner Lt. Cheryl MacWillie told reporters that Haim died at 2:15 a.m. at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. An autopsy to determine the cause of death is pending.
Canadian-born Haim rose to fame in the 1980s as a child actor. His breakout role was in the critically-acclaimed 1986 film ‘Lucas,’ where he played a nerdy and skinny student looking to prove himself on a high school football team. He later went on to star in major commercial hits like the vampire movie ‘The Lost Boys,’ ‘License to Drive’ and ‘Dream a Little Dream.’
Like many child actors, Haim’s transition from kid to adult wasn’t easy, and the actor’s career — and self-esteem — faltered over the years.
Last year, Haim famously took out a full-page ad in Variety aimed at getting his career back on track. The ad read: “This is not a stunt. I’m back. I’m ready to make amends. I’m ready to work.” He then scored a role in ‘Crank 2′ alongside Jason Statham, and spoke to TV Guide about his new role. “I’m loving it, and … I just want to work, and that’s what I’m doing, thank God, on stuff I want to do,” he said.
Corey Ian Haim was born Dec. 23, 1971 in Toronto. His mother enrolled the shy Corey in acting lesson at a young age and before long he was booking commercials. In 1984, Haim scored his debut film role in ‘Firstborn,’ co-starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr. A year later he played Liza Minelli’s dying son in the TV film ‘A Time to Live.’
The never-married Haim was briefly engaged to Nicole Eggert and Holly Fields, and over the years has dated Alyssa Milano and Victoria Beckham.
Most of his films since the 1990s have been direct-to-video and low budget sequels to other films, like 2008’s ‘Lost Boys 2.’ In 1997, he filed for bankruptcy and spent the next decade in and out of rehab for drug addiction. He reportedly suffered a drug-related stroke in 2001. In a 2004 interview, Haim said he began drinking in 1985 and a year later tried his first joint. From there, things went from bad to worse.
“I lived in Los Angeles in the ’80s, which was not the best place to be,” he said. “I did cocaine for about a year and a half, then it led to crack.”
After that, he claimed to have been hooked on pills, and was at one point taking up to 85 a day. “The doctors could not believe I was taking that much,” he told The Sun. “And that was just the Valium — I’m not talking about the other pills I went through.”
Most recently, Haim’s troubled relationship with fellow ’80s teen star Corey Feldman was documented in the A&E reality show ‘The Two Coreys.’ During the show, Haim’s substance abuse was often a recurring problem between the two actors. After taping the show in 2008, Feldman cut ties with Haim over his personal problems.
“I don’t feel that he’s a safe person to have around my wife and child at the moment, for a multitude of reasons,” Feldman told PEOPLE at the time.
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