He is number four on VH1's "100 Most Popular Teens". He was nominated seven times for the Young Artist Awards and won it twice. Two-time Saturn Award nominee. Teen idol of the eighties - Corey Haim.
The guy's filmography is impressive. And for several years he was the most popular teenager. He was admired by thousands of fans, and film critics spoke positively about his acting skills, saying that his acting was good beyond his years and prophesying a successful career for the boy prodigy at an older age.
Classics of American cinema have become films in which the popular tandem is involved - Corey Feldman and Corey Haim. Photos of the actors can be seen in the article.
Career start
Corey Haim started studying acting at school. The guy's older sister dreamed of becoming an actress and went to auditions, she took Corey with her. So by chance, at the age of 10, the producers noticed him and offered to star in the television series. After he played a major role in the film adaptation of the same name based on the book "Silver Bullet". It is this work that brings fame to the still very young Corey. His acting skills were praised.
In the same year, Haim begins his shooting in the famous TV series "Days of Our Lives". His success has not gone unnoticed. He received the Young Artist Awards for his excellent acting.
At the age of 15, he starred in the movie "Lucas". The film was a resounding success, receiving good reviews from both critics and viewers. The actor also received Young Artist Awards for his work.
The Lost Boys
And in 1987 he played one of the main characters in the movie "The Lost Boys" directed by Joel Schumacher. This picture will later become a classic and open the fashion for vampires in cinema.
The film tells about two brothers, Mike and Sam, who, after the divorce of their parents, come with their mother to a town called Santa Carla. But not everything is so calm in the city, there is a gang of bikers in it, which constantly disturbs the peace of the inhabitants. Michael (older brother) gets into the gang, but it turns out they have a secret because they are actually vampires. Meanwhile, Sam, played by Corey Haim, meets guys who think they are vampire hunters.
The film mixes horror and comedy moments. An unusual plot, good music and excellent acting made this film a cult film in its time.
Awards and 32 million dollars were collected by the painting "The Lost Boys". Corey Haim didn't win any awards for the film, but it marked a turning point in his career as the young actor's popularity skyrocketed.
And in 2008, the second part was filmed, two Coreys again played in it. But already secondary characters.
Driver's license
It was a real surprise for everyone when a film with such a small budget was such a resounding success. The amount of profit was eight times the cost. The motion picture was included in the list of the 50 most profitable tapes of 1988. And Corey Feldman again became his partner in the film (they had previously played together in the fantasy thriller The Lost Boys). The young people turned out to be an excellent tandem on the screen, but in life they became friends. They even started calling them "The Two Coreys".
Make a little dream
Was the last film starring the popular teenage duo. The film was quite successful with the audience, but could not repeat the triumph of the previous two. Although in “Make a Little Dream” the composition Rock on by Michael Damian was first heard, which after that did not leave the top positions of the hit parade for a long time. After the career of the hero of our article began to decline. Corey Haim began to appear much less, and films with his participation were no longer so popular.
Recent successes
In 1991, after a break due to drug problems, he starred in the film "Guardian Angels", for his work he received the Saturn Award, which is considered one of the most prestigious awards infantasy and horror genre.
And in 1993, he took part in the remake of Just One of the Girls, the film was well received by the audience.
In 2009, the last film with his participation - "Adrenaline" will be released.
Private life
Cory has never been married. In 2009, Victoria Beckham revealed that she dated the actor before starting her career with the Spice Girls. Their first meeting took place in one of the London music studios. Victoria ended the relationship due to Corey's addiction to drugs and alcohol.
After the actor met with many beautiful girls, such as Nicole Egert, the star of the series "Baywatch", or the notorious Alice Milano. But none of his novels ended successfully.
Drugs
The actor began using drugs as a teenager. And in the 1990s, a series of failures began for the actor. He was arrested for drug possession. Much later, in 2007, Corey will say that this addiction ruined his career.
Throughout his life, he was often treated and tried to get rid of drug addiction. And sometimes there was hope that he would succeed.
But, unfortunately, on March 10, 2010, Corey Haim passed away. The official cause of death was an overdose of medications. It is known that shortly before his death, the actor developed pneumonia. Although this is dubious information, drugs most likely killed the darling of millions.
I would like to note that at the time of his death the actor was quite in demand,he had creative plans, he took part in several projects at the same time.
Despite his drug addiction and failures, Corey Haim, whose films were very successful, always returned to the cinema.
