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'''Corey Ian Haim''' (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) was a Canadian actor. He starred in ''[[Silver Bullet (film)|Silver Bullet]]'' (1985), ''[[Murphy's Romance]]'' (1985), ''[[Lucas (film)|Lucas]]'' (1986), ''[[License to Drive]]'' (1988) and ''[[Dream a Little Dream (film)|Dream a Little Dream]]'' (1989). His role alongside [[Corey Feldman]] in ''[[The Lost Boys]]'' (1987) made him a household name.<ref name=nytimes>{{cite news |title=Double Shot of Reality |first=Mickey |last=Rapkin |date=July 29, 2007 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/29/fashion/29nite.html |work=The New York Times |access-date=April 8, 2007}}</ref><ref name=dukecnn>{{cite news|title='Lost Boys' star Corey Haim dies at 38|first=Alan|last=Duke|date=March 10, 2010|url=http://edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Movies/03/10/corey.haim.obit/index.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 18, 2010}}</ref> Known as [[The Two Coreys]], the duo became 1980s icons and appeared together in seven films,<ref name="Corey Haim's Life Mirrored Pop Culture">{{cite web|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1633624/20100310/story.jhtml|title=Corey Haim's Life Mirrored Pop Culture|publisher=MTV|first=James |last=Montgomery |date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 24, 2010}}</ref> later starring in the [[A&E (TV channel)|A&E]] American [[reality show]] ''[[The Two Coreys (TV series)|The Two Coreys]]''.

Haim's early success led to money and fame. He had difficulty breaking away from the trauma of his experience as a child actor<ref>{{cite news |last1=Ehrich Dowd |first1=Kathy |title=Corey Feldman on His Experience with Pedophilia in Hollywood Alongside Pal Corey Haim: 'They Were Passing Us Back and Forth' |newspaper=People |url=https://people.com/celebrity/corey-feldman-on-child-sexual-abuse-in-hollywood-and-corey-haim/ |publisher=People Magazine |access-date=April 6, 2020}}</ref> and was troubled by drug addiction throughout his adult life. He died of a prescription drug overdose[[pneumonia]] on March 10, 2010.

== Early life ==