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Corey Haim on "The Two Coreys"
Corey Haim on "The Two Coreys" - © A&E
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Corey Haim and Corey Feldman on "The Two Coreys" Corey Haim Pictures
Corey Haim stars as himself on A&E's reality docu-drama, "The Two Coreys."

As a child, Corey Haim enjoyed collecting comic books, playing ice hockey and playing music on his keyboard. Corey Haim developed an interest in acting while tagging along on an audition with his sister Cari. Father, Bernie, is French-Canadian and mother, Judy, was born in Israel. After 18 years of marriage, Corey Haim's parents divorced when he was 11 years old.

Corey Haim's first professional break was playing the part of Larry in the Canadian family television series, "The Edison Twins" (1982-1986). In 1984, Corey Haim made his film debut in "Firstborn," which also featured Terri Garr, Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.

Throughout 1985 Corey Haim continued to develop his professional resume with roles in "Secret Admirer," "Murphy's Romance," starring Sally Field and James Garner, as well as in the feature film version of Stephen King's novella, "Silver Bullet" in which he played a paralytic boy. Corey Haim won a Young Artist Award as an Exception Young Actor Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week for his portrayal of a child struggling with muscular dystrophy in the television movie, "A Time To Live."

1986 proved to be a breakthrough year for Corey Haim. Roger Ebert raved about Corey Haim's portrayal of the title role in "Lucas" saying, "he creates one of the most three-dimensional, complicated, interesting characters of any age in any recent movie" (Chicago Sun-Times, March 28, 1986).

On the heels of the success of "Lucas," Corey Haim appeared in the popular film "The Lost Boys," alongside Jason Patric and Keifer Sutherland. "The Lost Boys" also marked the first on-screen pairing with the other Corey, Corey Feldman. The Coreys, as Haim and Feldman quickly became known, collaborated together for a total of seven films throughout their careers, including "License to Drive" (1988), "Dream A Little Dream" (1989) and "National Lampoon's Last Resort" (1994). In fact, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman tied for the 1989 Young Artist Award Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy for "License to Drive."

In 1989, amid public speculation of serious drug problems, Corey Haim released the self-promotional documentary video, "Corey Haim: Me, Myself and I". The video demonstrates Corey Haim discussing his career, lifestyle and participating in wholesome family activities.

Throughout the 1990s, Corey Haim has maintained a much lower profiles, working primarily on direct-to-video releases.

Corey Haim was ranked #26 on VH1's "Greatest Kid Stars" (2005) and ranked #8 on VH1's "100 Greatest Teen Stars" (2006).






COREY HAIM: FACTS

How old is Corey Haim? Find out here.

Age: 37 years old
Birthday: December 23, 1971
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario, Canada


 
 
 
 
COREY HAIM: TWEETS

loved him the best in lost boys. Now that is a trully great film! I spent my teenage years in love with corey haim. Lol. Posters on my wall!
22 hours ago
Unwritten celebrity biographies: Corey Haim's, "Green Eggs and Haim"
1 day ago
One of my dreams this morning: I was walking down the street, arm-in-arm, with Corey Haim and we ran into Corey Feldman walking toward us.
1 day ago
@ReelDistraction well done only dropping $3. I ended up buying Snowboard Academy w/Corey Haim & Jim Varney the last time I hit a Big Lots.
1 day ago
@AndreTheriault And don't forget - it stars that dreamboat Corey Haim! He's both radical and knarley.
2 days ago
Silver Wave Film Festival starts tonight with "American Sunet" starring Corey Haim at 7pm at Tilley Hall. Bring all your friends!
2 days ago
If you are going to see New Moon know one thing it doesn't star Corey Haim.
2 days ago
today @mondoville: Charles and Camilla, Corey Haim, #CPaS vs. #opendataTO and Daily Scroll: www.mondoville.com
2 days ago
@FeistyShelia I'm all about the trainwreck!!!!!!!!!!!! My friend just broke up with Corey Haim...I KID YOU NOT!
2 days ago
today on Mondoville: Charles and Camilla, Corey Haim, #CPaS vs. #opendataTO and Daily Scroll: www.mondoville.com
3 days ago
today on Mondoville: Charles and Camilla, Corey Haim, #CPaS vs. #opendataTO and Daily Scroll: www.mondoville.com
3 days ago
Off to snare a bottle of "Corey Haim Collectable wine."
3 days ago
Can't believe I used to fancy Corey Haim. What...was I...thinking? Anyway, back to writing, shh! #amwriting #NaNoWriMo
3 days ago
Watching the 1985 flick Silver Bullet. Corey Haim and Gary Busey, together at last!
3 days ago
I've long felt that Corey Haim was Corey Feldman's Paul McCartney and Yoko Ono rolled into one.
4 days ago