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Corey Ian Haim (born December 23, 1971) is a Canadian actor, best known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol. Haim reached peak popularity in the late 1980s, appearing in The Lost Boys
, License to Drive
and Dream a Little Dream
. His friendship and on-screen collaboration with actor Corey Feldman was widely publicized during the late 1980s and the pair were dubbed "the two Coreys". Both starred in a number of widely released and financially successful films,

Haim's career took a different direction in the 1990s when he appeared in films with a smaller release as well as problems in his personal and professional life.

Early life

Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Bernie Haim, a Francophone Jewish-Canadian sales representative, and Judy, an Israeli-born computer operator. Haim was enlisted in acting lessons by his mother in an attempt to help him overcome his shyness. Haim, not particularly fascinated by acting, practiced other hobbies such as ice hockey, playing music on his keyboard and collecting comic books.

It was actually his older sister, Carol, who got him initially interested in the notion of acting. She brought him along when auditioning for a film role. At a young age, Haim would appear in several television commercials. When Corey was 11, his parents divorced after 18 years of marriage.

Career

Early success

Haim first broke into mainstream acting playing the role of Larry in the Canadian family oriented comedy television series, The Edison Twins, which ran from 1982 through until 1986. Haim made his first cinematic appearance in the 1984 feature film, Firstborn
, which also starred now well-known actors Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.

In 1985, Haim appeared in minor roles in Secret Admirer
and Murphy's Romance
and starred in the leading role in a feature film version of Stephen King's novella, Silver Bullet, playing a a paralytic boy alongside Gary Busey. Haim started to make a name for himself in the industry, notably by earning his first Young Artist Award as an Exceptional Young Actor Starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week for the television movie A Time to Live.

Haim's major break was in 1986, billed as the main star alongside Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, and Winona Ryder in the popular movie Lucas
. Haim would receive a nomination for an Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Feature Film - Comedy or Drama at the Young Artist Awards for his role as the title character. Film critic Roger Ebert raved about Haim's performance, commenting that he "creates one of the most three-dimensional, complicated, interesting characters of any age in any recent movie. If he can continue to act this well, he will never become a half-forgotten child star, but will continue to grow into an important actor. He is that good." Following the success of Lucas, Haim starred in the 1987 television series, Roomies.

1986-1991

Haim had a large role in Joel Schumacher's vampire film, The Lost Boys
, alongside Jason Patric and Kiefer Sutherland. The film was well received, grossing $32,222,567 domestically. Besides gaining Haim more renown, the film began his famous partnership with fellow teenage actor Corey Feldman. The performance also earned him another Young Artist Award nomination as Best Young Male Superstar in a Motion Picture.

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Actors - Corey Haim

Early life

Career

Early success

1986-1991

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