Corey Haim

Corey Haim

Active - 1984 - 2014  |   Born - Dec 23, 1971 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada  |   Died - Mar 10, 2010   |   Genres - Comedy, Thriller, Drama

Share on

Biography by AllMovie

An actor since the age of ten, Canadian Corey Haim is one of the few juvenile performers to thrive in wacky comedy roles. He started out with relatively straight parts in films like Lucas (1986), in which he effectively played one of filmdom's rare three-dimensional "nerds." But in laughgetters like License to Drive (1988) and Dream Machine (1991), Haim has demonstrated comic skills above and beyond those of the films' comparatively unimaginative screenwriters. He was also a regular on the TV sitcom Roomies (1987), where once again he was markedly better than his material. His recent appearances in theatrical bombs and direct-to-video potboilers have somewhat diminished Haim's industry clout but have not slowed him down. Haim is frequently co-starred (and frequently confused) with his contemporary namesake Corey Feldman.

Movie Highlights

See Full Filmography

Factsheet

  • Father is French-Canadian; mother is Israeli.
  • His first film role was in the 1984 family drama Firstborn.
  • Reached the height of his popularity starring in the 1987 vampire movie The Lost Boys. 
  • Made seven movies with actor Corey Feldman.
  • Declared bankruptcy in 1997.
  • Reteamed with Feldman in 2007 for the reality show The Two Coreys. 
  • Died of pneumonia at age 38.