Corey Haim
Haim was the son of Judy, an Israeli-born data processor, and Bernie Haim, who worked in sales. He also had an older sister, Carol, and a younger half-brother, Daniel Lee, from his father’s second marriage. He played the role of Larry in the Canadian children’s educational comedy television series The Edison Twins, which ran from 1982 until 1986.
About Corey Haim in brief
Corey Ian Haim was a Canadian actor. He starred in a number of 1980s films, such as Lucas, Silver Bullet, Murphy’s Romance, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream. His role alongside Corey Feldman in The Lost Boys made Haim a household name. Haim’s early success led to money and fame. He had difficulty breaking away from the trauma of his experience as a child actor and was troubled by drug addiction throughout his later career. He died of pneumonia on March 10, 2010, at the age of 43. He was the son of Judy, an Israeli-born data processor, and Bernie Haim, who worked in sales. He also had an older sister, Carol, and a younger half-brother, Daniel Lee, from his father’s second marriage. He played the role of Larry in the Canadian children’s educational comedy television series The Edison Twins, which ran from 1982 until 1986. He is survived by his sister Carol and his mother Judy. He has a daughter, Sarah Jessica Parker, and son, Robert Haim. He appeared in the reality show The Two Coreys on A&E American reality TV channel The TwoCoreys, which premiered on September 11, 2013. He won an Emmy Award for his role in the film The Lost Boy. He received an Oscar nomination for his performance in the movie A Time to Live, which also starred Liza Minnelli. He lost an Oscar bid for the role in The Mosquito Coast, which was later taken by River Phoenix.
He turned 14 on set in Chicago, and fell in love with Kerri Green, who was playing his romantic interest in Stand By Me. He read for River Phoenix’s role in Stand by Me while eating lunch with director David Seltzer. He later fell out of love with Green, and asked her out on a date when he was 18. He became a father at age 25. He suffered from depression and was diagnosed with bipolar disorder at age 30. He battled depression and anxiety for years. He struggled with substance abuse and was addicted to prescription drugs. He spent much of his childhood in and out of rehab. He lived in Toronto, Ontario, with his mother and sister. He attended several schools in both Thornhill and North York until grade eight. He went on to play ice hockey for the AA Thunderbirds hockey team. He made his feature film debut in the 1984 thriller Firstborn as a boy whose family comes under threat from his mother’s violent boyfriend, played by Peter Weller. In 1985, Haim appeared in supporting roles in Secret Admirer and Murphy’s Romance, the latter with Sally Field, of whom he was reportedly in awe. Also that year, he had the leading role in Silver Bullet in Stephen King’s feature adaptation of his own lycanthropic novella, Silver Bullet, Haim played a paraplegic 10-year-old boy who warns his uncle that their town is being terrorized by a werewolf.
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