Corey Haim

Haim was born on December 23, 1971, in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Judy Haim, an Israeli-born data processor, and Bernie Haim, who worked in sales.{{cite news|last=Zekas|first=Rick|title=North York kid sees his future in Hollywood|work=The Toronto Star|date=October 15, 1985|url=http://www.coreyhaim.us/torstar003.html|access-date=March 10, 2010}} In 1982, his parents divorced after 18 years of marriage. He had an older sister, Cari, and a younger half-brother, Daniel Lee, from his father's second marriage. Haim was Jewish; his Hebrew name was Yechezkel Yehudah.{{cite video |date=March 9, 2020 |title=My Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys |medium=Motion picture |publisher=Truth 4222 Productions |location=United States |time=1:23:21 |quote=In Loving Memory of Corey Ian Haim - יחזקאל יהודה}}{{cite news|last=Schnurmacher|first=Thomas|title=Funny boy gets a film break|page=36|work=The Montreal Gazette|date=November 10, 1984|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EkUwAAAAIBAJ&pg=4662,5435214&dq=funny-boy-gets-a-film-break&hl=en|access-date=March 10, 2010|quote=His parents Bernie and Judy Haim are preparing for a February bar mitzvah.}}{{cite magazine|title=The Found Boys|date=July 13, 2007|author=Mandi Bierly|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040769_20040772_20046208_2,00.html|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=September 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910193655/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040769_20040772_20046208_2,00.html|url-status=dead}}

Haim was raised in Chomedey, Laval, Quebec{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20100311/282205122057159|title=RIP, COREY HAIM 1980s teen idol dies|via=PressReader|access-date=September 6, 2023}} (a suburb of Montreal), and, later, Willowdale, Toronto. There, his mother enrolled him in drama classes in improvisation and mime to help him overcome his shyness. Haim's skill as a hockey player led to his being scouted for the AA Thunderbirds.{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/471292|title=Haim goes home and plans his comeback|work=The Star|first=Bruce|last=DeMara|date=August 3, 2008|access-date=June 8, 2010|location=Toronto|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612075125/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/471292|archive-date=June 12, 2010}} Haim attended several schools in both Thornhill, Ontario, and North York, Ontario (including North York's Zion Heights Junior High), until grade eight.{{cite news|title=Haim Became A Punchline|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/columnists/jim_slotek/2010/03/10/13180931.html|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=March 10, 2010|first=Jim|last=Slotek|access-date=March 23, 2010|archive-date=September 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924102053/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/columnists/jim_slotek/2010/03/10/13180931.html|url-status=dead}}

After accompanying his sister Cari to auditions, Haim was noticed and was offered roles as a child actor.{{cite news|title=Corey Haim obituary|first=Ryan|last=Gilbey|date=March 11, 2010|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/mar/11/corey-haim-obituary|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 22, 2010|location=London}} He began performing in commercials in 1981. Later, he played the role of Larry in the Canadian children's educational comedy television series The Edison Twins. Haim made his feature film debut in the 1984 thriller Firstborn as a boy whose family comes under threat from his mother's violent boyfriend, played by Peter Weller. Haim's first day of shooting was with Weller, and he attempted to compliment the older actor on his performance. Weller collared Haim, threw him up against a wall, and demanded Haim never speak to him after a take. It took three assistants to separate them. Haim later admitted that he was terrified by the experience. Weller apologized to Haim, saying method acting caused his actions.{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/2010/03/19/corey-haim-lost-boy/|title=Corey Haim: Why the death of the former child star is a sad cautionary tale|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Josh|last=Rottenberg|date=March 19, 2010|access-date=April 7, 2010}}

In 1985, Haim appeared in supporting roles in Secret Admirer and Murphy's Romance, the latter with Sally Field, of whom he was reportedly in awe.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3dUTAAAAIBAJ&pg=5184,821056&dq=corey+haim&hl=en|title=Actor Corey Haim is no Lost Boy|work=Ocala Star-Banner|first=Frank|last=Sanello|date=October 3, 1987|access-date=June 8, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Also that year, he had the leading role in Silver Bullet, Stephen King's feature adaptation of his own lycanthropic novella. Haim played a paraplegic 10-year-old boy who warns his uncle (played by Gary Busey) that their town is being terrorized by a werewolf.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/11/movies/screen-silver-bullet.html|title=Screen: Silver Bullet|work=The New York Times|first=Vincent|last=Canby|date=October 11, 1985|access-date=April 16, 2010}} Haim began to gain industry recognition, earning his first Young Artist Award for the NBC movie A Time to Live, in which he played Liza Minnelli's character's dying son. At the time, Haim's father was acting as his manager. He turned down a role for Haim in The Mosquito Coast, which was later taken by River Phoenix. Producer Stanley Jaffe approached the father to remark on Haim's gifts, and recommended that he get an agent in Los Angeles.

{{see also|The Two Coreys}}

Haim's breakout role came in 1986, when he starred with Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, and Winona Ryder as the titular character in Lucas. The coming-of-age story, about first love and teen angst, centers on an intelligent misfit who struggles for acceptance after falling for a cheerleader. Haim turned 14 on the set in Chicago, and fell in love with Green, who played his romantic interest in the film. Haim's unrequited love for Green helped inspire his performance, with the real-life dynamics between them expressed on screen.{{Cite episode|title=CBS Morning News|series=CBS Morning News|credits=Maria Shriver, Corey Haim, Kerri Green|network=CBS|airdate=March 1986|minutes=2:39|quote=Shriver: You say you've already had a first love, did you draw on that experience in the film? Haim: Actually, in real life, I did actually fall in love with this young lady here (gestures to Green)... we were in an elevator, and I asked her to go out with me, I thought she was 11. So what we see on-screen really happened...}} Director David Seltzer noticed that unlike some of his peers, Haim seemed at ease with his burgeoning heartthrob status: "He took it in stride. Not in a negative way, but he was something of a magnet and he knew it." Haim had read for River Phoenix's role in Stand By Me while eating lunch in director Rob Reiner's backyard, and got the part the same day that he was offered Lucas. He later said he would not have changed his decision.{{cite news|title=Larry King Live: Corey Feldman & Corey Haim: Reunited|author=Larry King|date=July 20, 2007|url=http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/20/lkl.01.html|publisher=CNN|access-date=March 19, 2010|archive-date=June 29, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629040928/http://archives.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0707/20/lkl.01.html|url-status=dead}} Haim was nominated for a Young Artist Award for his performance as Lucas, and film critic Roger Ebert gave him a glowing review: "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."{{cite news|last=Ebert|first=Roger|title=Lucas|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860328/REVIEWS/603280301/1023|work=Chicago Sun-Times|date=March 28, 1986|access-date=July 30, 2007|archive-date=July 9, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070709054221/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19860328/REVIEWS/603280301/1023|url-status=dead}} Following Lucas, Haim moved to Los Angeles, and starred in the short-lived 1987 television series Roomies with Burt Young.

In 1987, Haim had a featured role as Sam Emerson, the younger of two brothers, a comic-reading teen turned vampire hunter in Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys. Though he had seen Lucas, Schumacher initially was not sold on casting Haim. The director was convinced by their first meeting.{{cite web|title=The Story Behind The Lost Boys|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/the-story-behind-the-lost-boys|work=Total Film|date=March 8, 2010|author=Josh Winning|access-date=March 19, 2010}} Shot between the Warner Brothers lot and the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, the young cast included Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland, Jami Gertz, and Corey Feldman, and the set was lively.{{cite web|title=The Story Behind The Lost Boys|url=http://www.totalfilm.com/news/the-story-behind-the-lost-boys|work=Total Film|date=March 11, 2010|first=Josh|last=Winning|access-date=March 19, 2010}} The Lost Boys was well-received by most critics, made over $32 million at the U.S. box office, and is regarded as a 1980s classic.{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/lost_boys|title=The Lost Boys|work=Rotten Tomatoes|date=July 31, 1987 |access-date=March 12, 2010}} The performance earned Haim another Young Artist Award nomination as Best Young Male Superstar in a Motion Picture.{{citation needed|date=November 2017}} The film marked his recurring on-screen partnership with Feldman. The two young actors had previously become aware of one another when Haim auditioned for the role of Mouth in The Goonies, which Feldman secured. "The Two Coreys" ascended to become the highest paid teen stars of the 1980s.{{cite web|title=Lost Boys star Corey Haim: 10 things you didn't know about Victoria Beckham's one-time beau|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/816820-lost-boys-star-corey-haim-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-victoria-beckhams-one-time-beau|work=Metro|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2010|first=Joanne|last=McCabe}}

In the era of Tiger Beat and Bop, Haim was a favored cover star.{{cite news| title=Corey Haim Obituary|author=Ryan Gilbey|url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2010/mar/11/corey-haim-obituary|work=The Guardian|access-date=March 22, 2010|location=London|date=March 11, 2010}} His trademark lopsided smile{{cite news|title=Corey Haim death: Signs of decline were etched on doomed star's face|first=Soraya|last=Roberts|date=March 11, 2010|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/gossip/2010/03/11/2010-03-11_i_saw_the_corey_tragedy_unfold.html|work=Daily News|access-date=March 11, 2010}}{{cite magazine|title=Q&A with License to Drive star Corey Haim — The former teen star tells EW about his trademark smirk and staying in touch with Corey Feldman|url=https://ew.com/article/2005/04/25/qa-license-drive-star-corey-haim/|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=April 25, 2005|first=Mandy|last=Bierly|access-date=March 22, 2010}} prompted his Never Too Late co-star Cloris Leachman to admonish him: "You know, that smirk you have is cute, but sometimes it looks a little fake. I would definitely practice closing your mouth a little more."{{cite news|title=Paying Tribute To Corey Haim|first=Jen|last=Cheney|date=March 16, 2010|url=http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/03/paying_tribute_to_corey_haim.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120925072904/http://voices.washingtonpost.com/celebritology/2010/03/paying_tribute_to_corey_haim.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 25, 2012|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=March 23, 2010}} He often played underdogs.{{cite web|title=Corey Haim's Death and the Loss of Innocence|first=Kristen|last=Tsetsi|date=March 13, 2010|url=http://www.popeater.com/2010/03/13/corey-haim-movies|work=Pop Eater|access-date=March 22, 2010}} Next came License to Drive, co-starring Feldman and Heather Graham, in which Haim played the lead role of Les, whose love life is crippled by a lack of a car. He achieves his wish-fulfillment fantasy of turning his life around on one wild night. "There were some shenanigans behind the scenes," remarked director Greg Beeman of the indulgences of the Two Coreys. "They would disappear sometimes, but they always showed up for work." At the time of the shoot, 16-year-old Haim only had a learner's permit, requiring an adult to be concealed in the back seat of the Cadillac he drove in the movie. The film featured Haim's signature ad-libbing at its height. Haim was receiving nearly 2,000 fan letters a week and worked to avoid the potentially "psycho" girls who circled the block where he lived in an apartment downstairs from his mother's.{{cite web|title=Behind the Wheel of License to Drive, Fast Starter Corey Haim Guns His Biggest Star Vehicle to Date|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099637,00.html|work=People|date=August 8, 1988|author=Tim Allis|author2=Michael Alexander|access-date=March 23, 2010|archive-date=August 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807085101/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099637,00.html|url-status=dead}} License to Drive won Haim his second Young Artist Award (tying Feldman for the Best Young Actor in a Motion Picture Comedy or Fantasy award), and went on to gross over $22 million domestically.{{cite web|url=http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/license_to_drive|title=License to Drive|work=Rotten Tomatoes|date=July 12, 2005 |access-date=June 16, 2010}}

Haim starred in the horror film Watchers, adapted from the Dean R. Koontz novel, in which he played a teen who befriends a highly intelligent dog altered by military research, leading to the two being pursued.{{cite news|title=Obituary: Corey Haim: Actor best known for his role in 'The Lost Boys'|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/corey-haim-actor-best-known-for-his-role-in-the-lost-boys-1920695.html|work=The Independent|date=March 13, 2010|first=Tom|last=Vallance|access-date=April 16, 2010|location=London}} Haim and Feldman next teamed in the metaphysical romantic comedy Dream a Little Dream. Four days before the shoot commenced on January 7, 1988, Haim broke his leg.{{cite web|url=http://www.fast-rewind.com/dreamalittle.htm|title=Rewind: Dream A Little Dream|work=Fast Rewind|access-date=March 26, 2010}} His character's injury was added to accommodate his cast and resulting limp. After the cast was removed two weeks later, Haim was required to wear a false one for the remainder of the shoot. He semi-improvised his scenes in the film.

Haim later said that License to Drive was his "breaking point" for becoming addicted to drugs. On April 9, 1989, Haim appeared live onstage at Knott's Berry Farm with DJ "Hollywood" Hamilton as part of a teen anti-drugs campaign. The thousand-strong audience of girls would not stop screaming and rushing the stage, and fire marshals had to escort Haim from the building amid fears for his safety. Haim later said that he was terrified of going onstage afterward, and had resolved never to go on any stage ever again.{{Cite episode|series=BlogTalkRadio|title=Corey Haim and G Tom Mac|credits=Blockhead Rod, Corey Haim, G Tom Mac|network=BlogTalkRadio|airdate=July 1, 2009|minutes=72:93}} In November 1989, fresh out of rehab, Haim released a self-promotional video titled Corey Haim: Me, Myself, and I, which followed a day in his life. Heavily scripted, Haim's monologues to camera were nevertheless unfocused and suggested that he was under the influence during filming.{{cite web |url=http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/articles.cfm?articleID=903&day=7&month=11§ion=arts&year=2006 |title=Whatever happened to...teen hottie Corey Haim? |work=The Gazette |first=Debbie |last=Wajgensberg |date=November 24, 2005 |access-date=March 26, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110611151710/http://www.gazette.uwo.ca/articles.cfm?articleID=903&day=7&month=11§ion=arts&year=2006 |archive-date=June 11, 2011 }} The film has been considered the "worst movie ever" by X-Entertainment.{{cite web |url=http://www.x-entertainment.com/messages/251.html |archive-url=http://arquivo.pt/wayback/20090709125944/http://www.x-entertainment.com/messages/251.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 9, 2009 |title=X-E – The Corey Haim Video Diary Is The Worst Movie Ever |work=X-entertainment.com |access-date=July 21, 2012 }}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/filmblog/2010/mar/10/corey-haim-lost-boys|title=Corey Haim A Career in Clips |work=The Guardian|date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 18, 2010|location=London, UK|first=Catherine|last=Shoard}} Haim set up a pre-recorded drug advice line for teens. He admitted on The Arsenio Hall Show that he was high while giving the advice.{{Cite episode|series=The Arsenio Hall Show|title=Arsenio Hall, Corey Haim|network=Paramount Television|airdate=March 1989|minutes=4:27|quote=It's really not substantial advice I guess, because I was, like, loaded while giving the advice.}}

In 1990, Haim co-starred with Patricia Arquette in the sci-fi actioner Prayer of the Rollerboys, performing many of his own stunts in a tale of a teen who goes undercover to expose a racist gang leader.{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/12/20/teen-heartthrob-corey-haim-buys-into-135-million-home/

|title=Teen Heartthrob Corey Haim Buys Into $1.35 Million Home |work=Los Angeles Times |author=Ruth Ryon |date=December 20, 1992 |access-date=April 21, 2010}} However, as his problems with drugs continued, Haim began to lose his core audience. His performances suffered, and his film career in the 1990s declined into direct-to-video releases.{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/11/arts/11haim.html|title=Corey Haim, Actor, Dies at 38|work=The New York Times|first=Dave|last=Izkoff|date=March 11, 2010|access-date=March 27, 2010}} In 1991, aged 19, he starred in Dream Machine, which received a direct-to-video release, as did Oh, What a Night and The Double 0 Kid, in which Seth Green had a role. Green said his experiences of working with Haim was a duality between a sweet, hardworking professional who loved acting and a tormented addict.{{cite magazine|url=http://ew.com/article/2010/03/12/corey-haim-seth-green/|title=Seth Green remembers Corey Haim: 'Never debate about his talent'|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 12, 2010}} Additional direct-to-video films included the 1992 erotic thriller Blown Away. Co-star Nicole Eggert, who was romantically involved with Haim at the time and also featured in The Double O Kid, later stated that on-set medics would facilitate his needs to keep him from withdrawing. She recalled filming with Haim during the day and spending the nights with him in the emergency room, "hooked up to an IV, begging doctors for a different prescription, then going back to work again the next day".

In December 1992, Haim partnered in a lease-option on a 1922 Hancock Park mansion with his business manager, a party promoter named Michael Bass who had served two years in jail after a conviction for fraud.{{cite web |url=http://exiledonline.com/old-exile/vault/feature/feature48.html |title=Feature Story: Michael Bass |work=The eXile |author=Mark Ames |date=August 10, 1998 |access-date=April 21, 2010}} The {{convert|7000|sqft|m2|adj=on}} house was valued at $1.35M.{{cite web |url=https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1992/12/20/teen-heartthrob-corey-haim-buys-into-135-million-home/ |title=Teen Heartthrob Corey Haim Buys Into $1.35 Million Home |work=Los Angeles Times |date=December 20, 1992 |access-date=April 21, 2010}} Bass rushed through the deal in order to hold a fund-raiser at the house to buy toys for Russian children, later revealed to be a scam. Haim lived at the house with Bass and his mother. Haim visited Mannheim, Germany, in 1994 to sign a deal with the German record label Edel and recorded an album there. However, the deal fell through and the album remained unreleased. One of the songs, the euro-house influenced "You Give Me Everything", produced by Daniel Schubert and Daniel Gonschorek, was released in 1995 as a 4-track single.{{cite news |url=http://www.discogs.com/Corey-Haim-You-Give-Me-Everything/release/2139871 |title=Corey Haim: You Give Me Everything |publisher=Discogs.com |access-date=November 27, 2010 | location=London}} Over the next two years, Haim released sequels to two of his older films, 1994's Fast Getaway II along with National Lampoon's Last Resort, 1995's Life 101, and Dream a Little Dream 2 with Feldman. Haim also unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Robin in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever.

Brooke McCarter managed Haim through the mid-1990s, but, citing drug problems, eventually dropped him.{{cite news |url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/obituaries/article7058112.ece|title=Obituary – Corey Haim: actor who starred in The Lost Boys|work=The Times|first=James|last=Montgomery|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 27, 2010|location=London, UK}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} In 1996, Haim starred in four more direct-to-video films — Snowboard Academy, Demolition High, Fever Lake and Busted — the last also co-starring and directed by Corey Feldman. Feldman was forced to fire Haim after he refused to curtail his drug use and was inconsistent on set, later saying that it was one of the hardest things he ever had to do.{{cite web|title=Corey Feldman on Befriending Pink Floyd, Lost Boys: The Tribe, and Surviving Corey Haim|url=http://www.pr.com/article/1101|first=Allison|last=Kugel|author-link=Allison Kugel|publisher=PR.com|date=June 16, 2008|access-date=July 20, 2010}} He had a small role in the television film Merlin: The Quest Begins. In 1997, he appeared in Never Too Late and the sequel to Demolition High, titled Demolition University (on which he was credited as an executive producer).{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/42/Corey-Haim.html|title=Corey Haim Biography|work=Film Reference|access-date=April 7, 2010}}

Haim nearly went broke after he pulled out of the film Paradise Bar in 1996. He was sued by Lloyd's of London for $375,000 for failing to disclose his drug addiction as a pre-existing medical condition on the insurance form. Haim filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 1997.{{cite web|title=Corey Haim: A Timeline of the Late Actor's Career|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1633601/20100310/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313061151/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1633601/20100310/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 13, 2010|publisher=MTV|date=March 10, 2010|first=Josh|last=Wigler|access-date=March 10, 2010}} According to the bankruptcy report, he owed $100,000 to the IRS, and had $100,000 in outstanding debts. His listed assets included $100 in cash, the red 1987 Alfa Romeo Spider featured in Corey Haim: Me, Myself, and I, $750 worth of clothing, a $31,000 pension fund, and royalty rights worth $7,500.{{cite news|title=Corey Feldman Says He Won't Attend Corey Haim's Funeral|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/ktla-corey-haim-obit,0,4968552,full.story|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101031073850/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/ktla-corey-haim-obit,0,4968552,full.story|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 31, 2010|first=Lu|last=Parker|work=Los Angeles Times|date=March 15, 2010|access-date=March 22, 2010}} At this point, Haim's film roles evaporated. In 1999, Haim shot a troubled low-budget independent film called Universal Groove in Montreal, using then-emerging digital technology.{{cite web|title=Corey! Corey! Corey!|url=http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1999/071599/reel.html|work=Montreal Mirror|first=Matthew|last=Hays|date=July 15, 1999|access-date=February 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110210151549/http://www.montrealmirror.com/ARCHIVES/1999/071599/reel.html|archive-date=February 10, 2011}} He played a film director interacting with eight characters over the course of one night on the techno club scene. Haim's return to Canada was newsworthy, with the shoot garnering local press interest and reporters from People magazine visiting the set. However, the film experienced fatal post-production problems, and stolen footage was leaked on the Internet. Over eight years later, the filmmakers finally self-released a reconstructed version of the film online.{{cite web|title=Universal Groove Starring Lost Boy Corey Haim Releasing|url=http://www.1888pressrelease.com/universal-groove-starring-lost-boy-corey-haim-releasing-pr-109cdq2b1.html|work=1888PressRelease.com|date=March 8, 2007|access-date=February 25, 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707060314/http://www.1888pressrelease.com/universal-groove-starring-lost-boy-corey-haim-releasing-pr-109cdq2b1.html|archive-date=July 7, 2011}}

Haim attempted to return to the industry in 2000 with the direct-to-video thriller Without Malice, with Jennifer Beals and Craig Sheffer. He hoped that playing the role of an ex-addict who conceals a murder with his sister's fiancé would offer him a transition from teen fare. The film was made in Waskesiu, Saskatchewan, where crew members recalled Haim's propping up the town's only bar until the early hours.{{cite web|title=From Lost to Lucky: Corey Haim makes a comeback|url=http://www.carillon.uregina.ca/00.03.02/arts/haim.html|first=Cabral|last=Rock|work=The Carillon|date=March 2, 2000|access-date=June 7, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120722225959/http://www.carillon.uregina.ca/00.03.02/arts/haim.html|archive-date=July 22, 2012}} In 2001, Haim was the subject of an E! True Hollywood Story. Airing on October 17, it showed him living in a spartan apartment above a garage in Santa Monica with his mother. Haim was disoriented and unintelligible for some of his interviews. He was seen compiling a promotional clip reel for casting agents, and a pawnbroker recalled his begging for $3 to buy a slice of pizza. Feldman spoke on the program about his attempts to help Haim kick the habit, and moved him into his house in October 2001.{{cite news|title=The Lost Boy Grows Up: Child Star Stays Drunk|url=http://www.nypost.com/p/entertainment/tv/thelost_boy_child_star_grows_up_G1Of9Ta13FKqTidFZnXn4K |work=New York Post|date=October 17, 2001|first=Adam|last=Buckman|access-date=April 15, 2010}} Aged 29, Haim spent four days at Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch with Feldman.{{cite news|title=Paying Homage to the King|url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/paying-homage-to-the-king|first=Greta|last=Van Susteren|date=October 29, 2009|work=Fox News|access-date=February 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629063412/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529264,00.html|archive-date=June 29, 2011|url-status=live}}

Able to poke fun at himself, Haim made a cameo appearance in David Spade's Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, a film about a former child star, which included an array of actual former child stars, including Feldman. Haim also appeared in spoof horror movie The Back Lot Murders. In 2002, he guest-starred as himself in an episode of the Canadian television series Big Wolf on Campus.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Haim was the subject of a 2004 song by the Irish band The Thrills called "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?"{{cite web|title=In His Own Words: Corey Haim Called Himself a 'Chronic Relapser'|first=Blane |last=Bachelor |author2=Oliver Jones |date=March 11, 2010 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20350147,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314035229/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20350147,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2010|work=People |access-date=March 11, 2010}}

{{see also|The Two Coreys (TV series)}}

In 2006, Haim was ranked #8 on VH1's list of the Greatest Teen Stars. In December 2006, Haim began taping a reality show titled The Two Coreys, which reunited him with Feldman. Both were credited as executive producers, and had a measure of creative input. The show premiered on the A&E Network on July 29, 2007, with a second season starting on June 22, 2008. At its advent, Haim bought himself and Feldman matching Tiffany rings. The show's premise revolved around Haim living in Feldman's house with Feldman and Feldman's wife while trying to get his career back on track.{{cite web |title=About the Two Coreys |url=http://www.aetv.com/the-two-coreys/about/index.jsp |publisher=A&E Network |date=June 6, 2008 |access-date=March 12, 2010}} The dynamics of the threesome were conceived in the style of the film You, Me and Dupree. Footage showed the ravages of Haim's habit on his body, and his appearance was unrecognizable.{{cite magazine |title=Remembering Corey Haim |date=July 10, 2007 |author=Mandi Bierly |url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/03/10/corey-haim-memoriam/ |magazine=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=March 29, 2010}} Although acknowledged as partially scripted, the show eventually took on a darker life of its own after Haim relapsed and his prescription drug abuse became apparent.

In one of the darkest moments of The Two Coreys, Haim told Feldman that he had been sexually abused at the age of 14 by one of Feldman's acquaintances.{{cite book|author=Corey Feldman|title=Coreyography: A Memoir|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9M7TolXigkkC&pg=PA11|date=October 29, 2013|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-1-250-03878-4|pages=11–}} Declining to identify his molester (a 42-year-old man), Haim said that the abuse had continued for two years with Feldman's knowledge. This disclosure led to a further rift between Haim and Feldman, and the show continued to expose the darker side of their lives as teen stars. The disintegrating relationship between the former best friends prompted a six-month hiatus before the second season.{{cite web|title=The Lost Boys: Best Friends for Years, They Can't Stand Each Other Now. How Drugs and Dark Secrets Are Ripping Apart the Coreys|url=http://people.com/archive/the-lost-boys-vol-70-no-5|first=Oliver|last=Jones|date=August 4, 2008|work=People|access-date=July 16, 2017}} Haim was nominated for a Viewer's Choice Award at the 22nd Annual Gemini Awards in Canada for his role in the show.{{cite web |title='Lost Boys' Corey Haim Found Dead |url=http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-corey-haim-obit,0,7616140.story |publisher=KTLA |date=March 15, 2010 |access-date=March 10, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101010032853/http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-corey-haim-obit%2C0%2C7616140.story |archive-date=October 10, 2010 }}

In the early 2000s, Haim attempted to support himself by selling clumps of his hair and an extracted molar on eBay.{{cite web|url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b171029_remembering_corey_haim_from_lucas_lost.html|title=Remembering Corey Haim: From Lucas to Lost Boy|first=Joal|last=Ryan|work=E! Online|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=March 19, 2010}} The tooth reached $150 before being pulled from the listings in line with eBay's restrictions on the sale of body parts.{{cite web|title=Holy Molar! Corey Haim Is Selling His Teeth|date=November 5, 2001|url=http://www.ncbuy.com/news/20011205/0-holy-molar-corey-haim-selling-his.html|work=NCBuy.Com|access-date=March 19, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100313135759/http://www.ncbuy.com/news/20011205/0-holy-molar-corey-haim-selling-his.html|archive-date=March 13, 2010|url-status=dead}} On February 7, 2008, Haim ran a paid advertisement in the Hollywood trade publication Variety with a full-page photo, stating: "This is not a stunt. I'm back. I'm ready to work. I'm ready to make amends".{{cite web|title=INSIDE STORY: Corey Haim's Slide from Lost Boy to Truly Lost|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20350268,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314141751/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20350268,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2010|first=Tom|last=Gliatto|date=March 10, 2010|work=People|access-date=March 10, 2010}} In February 2008, filming commenced in Vancouver for Lost Boys: The Tribe, a direct-to-DVD sequel featuring few of the original cast. Haim wept when he was told on-camera that there was no role for him in the film. He later was scheduled to film a cameo appearance, but turned up on the set obviously under the influence and was unable to remember his lines.{{cite web|title=Former Teen Stars Confront Corey Haim About Drug Use|url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216299,00.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080805154102/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20216299,00.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 5, 2008|first=Katie|last=Coyne|date=August 1, 2008|work=People|access-date=March 23, 2010}} A&E canceled The Two Coreys midway through its second season in July 2008.{{cite web|title=Actor Corey Haim dies at age 38|url=http://www.today.com/id/35794872|date=March 10, 2010|publisher=Today.com|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=September 1, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160901145321/http://www.today.com/id/35794872|url-status=dead}}

Amid the Two Coreys' well-publicized estrangement came unconfirmed reports that Warner Bros. planned to release a Lost Boys 3—with their characters facing off.{{cite web|title=Lost Boys 3 with More Coreys Action|publisher=Ugo.com|url=http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/more/lost_boys_3_with_more_coreys_action|date=August 11, 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080819065112/http://movieblog.ugo.com/index.php/movieblog/more/lost_boys_3_with_more_coreys_action|archive-date=August 19, 2008}}{{cite web|title=Early Lost Boys 3 Talk|first=Clint|last=Morris|date=August 3, 2008|url=http://www.moviehole.net/200814558-early-lost-boys-3-talk|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080806020434/http://www.moviehole.net/200814558-early-lost-boys-3-talk|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 6, 2008}} Feldman was confirmed to star in and act as executive producer of Lost Boys: The Thirst.{{cite web|title=Lost Boys Threequel on the way, Corey Feldman to Return|publisher=MTV|url=http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/03/18/lost-boys-threequel-on-the-way-corey-feldman-to-return|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322055848/http://moviesblog.mtv.com/2009/03/18/lost-boys-threequel-on-the-way-corey-feldman-to-return/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 22, 2009|date=March 18, 2009}} In July 2008, Haim completed filming on the gambling comedy Shark City in Toronto with Vivica A. Fox, Carlo Rota and David Phillips. Haim and G Tom Mac developed an idea for a reality show called Lost Boy Found, documenting Haim's addiction and recovery through music at Mac's studio, where he had been given a place to stay. Mac pledged that if Haim stayed clean, he would allow him to come on tour and perform with him. A pilot was filmed,{{cite web|title=Corey Haim Found "Bliss" Trying to Launch Music Career|work=E! Online|url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/marc_malkin/b172266_corey_haim_found_bliss_trying_launch.html|first=Mark|last=Malkin|date=March 18, 2009}}{{cite web|title=Corey Haim's 'Lost' Reality Series|work=BlogTalkRadio|url=http://blog.blogtalkradio.com/actors/corey-haims-lost-reality-series-staying-well|date=March 16, 2009|access-date=April 19, 2010|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414080510/https://blog.blogtalkradio.com/actors/corey-haims-lost-reality-series-staying-well/|url-status=dead}} but the show was not picked up.

In 2009, Crank: High Voltage was released, which saw Haim sporting a blonde mullet alongside Jason Statham, Amy Smart, and Dwight Yoakam. Haim completed two films scheduled for a 2010 release: the thriller American Sunset, in which he played a man who is abducted in the search for his missing wife,{{cite web|title=Exclusive: Corey Haim talks about his final movie|first=Jacob|last=Burch|url=http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/03/exclusive-corey-haim-talks-about-his-final-movie.html|website=OnTheRedCarpet.com|access-date=March 18, 2010|archive-date=March 25, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100325052125/http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/2010/03/exclusive-corey-haim-talks-about-his-final-movie.html|url-status=dead}} and Decisions, shot in December 2009, in which his character is a cop working with troubled kids. American Sunset wrapped in New Brunswick, Canada, on June 18, 2009.{{cite web|title=Global Universal Wraps Filming on American Sunset|url=http://www.global-gbhl.com/news/2009/06|date=July 18, 2009|publisher=World Stock Wire|access-date=April 19, 2010}} Haim was attached to several films scheduled to go into production in 2010. In his final days, he was working on The Dead Sea, a film in which mercenaries on a naval ship are trapped by zombies. He requested a "clean set" from producers to reduce temptation,{{cite web|title=Corey Haim's Final Films Reveal Late Actor's Comeback Plans|url=http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1633663/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100314170332/http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1633663/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 14, 2010|publisher=MTV|date=March 11, 2010|access-date=April 15, 2010|first=Larry|last=Carroll}} although his fellow cast members commented on his hyperactivity and need for attention.{{cite web|title=Corey Haim's Behavior Worried Castmates on his Last Film|url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/corey-haims-behavior-worried-castmates-on-his-last-film-2010123|work=Us Weekly|date=March 12, 2010|access-date=April 15, 2010}} Haim came to the set on his days off.

During the filming of The Lost Boys, Haim bonded with Corey Feldman as they stayed in the hotel watching movies and visited the local arcade.{{cite magazine|title=Feldman Remembers Corey Haim: 'I Loved Him'|url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/03/15/corey-feldman-remembers-corey-haim-i-loved-him|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=March 15, 2010|first=Kate|last=Ward|access-date=March 27, 2010}} The two became best friends.

Following the release of The Lost Boys, Haim visibly embraced the privileges of his new-found fame, becoming a regular at Alphy's Soda Pop Club, a private nightclub for underage actors at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.{{cite web|title=Dating Corey Haim: My First Major Heartbreak|author=Irin Carmon|date=March 11, 2010|url=http://jezebel.com/5491151/dating-corey-haim-my-first-major-heartbreak|work=Jezebel|access-date=March 18, 2010}}

In February 1993, Michael Bass reported to police that Haim had threatened him during an argument. Haim was arrested. According to Haim's publicist at the time, he was shooting BB guns at a target in his backyard while trying to fire Bass, who refused to accept that he was being let go. Initially investigated as a terrorist threat (a felony), Haim's charge was downgraded to the misdemeanor of exhibiting a replica handgun in a threatening manner. Feldman posted Haim's $250 bail.{{cite web |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1665&dat=19930207&id=2FkaAAAAIBAJ&pg=6645,1498609 |title=Toy Gun Gets Haim Arrested |work=The Times |date=February 2, 1993 |access-date=April 8, 2010 }}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

By late July 2008, Haim had become destitute and homeless in Los Angeles. He was taken in by singer-songwriter Gerard McMahon, who wrote "Cry Little Sister" for The Lost Boys soundtrack. They developed an idea for a reality show called Lost Boy Found, documenting Haim's addiction and recovery through music at Mac's studio, where he had been given a place to stay.

Despite their close bond in their early years of fame, Haim and Feldman had a number of disagreements in Haim's later years. Many of these disputes occurred due to Haim's drug use, which was documented in the reality series The Two Coreys. Before his death, Haim reconciled with Feldman off-camera.{{cite news |title=Larry King Live Transcript: Remembering Corey Haim |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1003/10/lkl.01.html |publisher=CNN |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 17, 2010}} The two were spending time together developing a sequel to License to Drive called License to Fly, a project of Haim's conception.

Haim struggled with substance abuse for most of his life.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/ct-xpm-2010-03-11-sc-ent-0310-obit-corey-haim-20100311-story.html|title=Corey Haim battled addiction for much of his life|work=Chicago Tribune}} He was already drinking beer in his early teens on the set of Lucas in 1985, and a year later, he tried marijuana on the set of The Lost Boys. Haim asserted that the filming of License to Drive was his "breaking point" for becoming addicted to drugs. On his return from a Hawaiian family vacation in May 1989, Haim told the press that he had been clean for a month after going cold turkey without the help of a substance-abuse program.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=2L8sAAAAIBAJ&pg=7211,2746100&dq=corey+haim&hl=en|title=Haim dreams of drug-free life|work=Wilmington Daily Star|date=March 23, 1989|access-date=June 16, 2010}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=bD8eAAAAIBAJ&pg=6060,2731946&dq=corey+haim&hl=en|title=Corey Haim free from drugs for past month|work=Anchorage Daily News|date=March 20, 1989|access-date=June 16, 2010|first=Marilyn|last=Beck}}{{Dead link|date=June 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

Fellow Lost Boys actor Brooke McCarter began managing Haim in an effort to keep him clean. McCarter was dating Oscar-winning producer Julia Phillips, who termed the assignment "babysitting". In her memoir, Phillips recalled Haim's asking her permission to take out her daughter, and the moral conflict she experienced while smoking marijuana in front of him, saying: "Mixed feelings about Corey. Love him. Detest him too, or at least the manipulative part that knew how to make people twice his age snap to. Are you really only eighteen? Who writes your dialogue"?{{cite book | author=Phillips, Julia | title=You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again | location=New York | publisher=Random House | year=1991 | isbn=978-0-394-57574-2| title-link=You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again }} p 618 et seq.

During the filming of Without Malice (2000), Haim would reportedly halt production to call Toronto and check if his dog was dead, and sudden medical incidents required the filling of emergency prescriptions.

By 2001, Haim had sought rehabilitation 15 times for his drug addiction.{{cite web|url=http://www.cinema.com/news/item/5014/corey-haim-in-coma-after-drug-overdose.phtml|title=Corey Haim in coma after drug overdose|date=September 23, 2001|website=Cinema.com|access-date=April 20, 2010}} He spent time in rehabilitation and was placed on prescription medication, which he began to abuse. On August 10, 2001, his mother found him unconscious at his Los Angeles bungalow. He was rushed to the UCLA Medical Center where doctors managed to stabilize him. Two weeks earlier, from July 23, 2001, Haim had spent some time in Sherman Oaks Hospital.

Feldman said of Haim: "He made so many attempts at suicide. He's ODd so many times. I mean, I can't begin to tell you, having him foaming at the mouth, coming downstairs and finding him that way and drooling and not able to speak, and me, having to put charcoal down his throat so that he could breathe."{{cite web|url=http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/03/84899/index.html|title=Corey Feldman on Corey Haim's death: I don't think it was suicide|first=Allison|last=Kugel|work=ET Online|access-date=July 19, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100819013515/http://www.etonline.com/news/2010/03/84899/index.html|archive-date=August 19, 2010}}

Haim stated that at one point, he did not leave his apartment for three and a half years and ballooned from 150 to 302 pounds. By 2004, Haim appeared to have overcome his drug habit after his mother persuaded him to return to Toronto with her and resettle there.

Feldman vowed that he would no longer speak to Haim until he got clean. On The Two Coreys, Feldman and his wife, along with two other former teen stars, called on Haim in an effort to get him to admit he needed help. Feldman added that he did not consider Haim to be "a safe person to have around my wife and child at the moment". After his falling-out with Feldman, Haim had a car accident while under the influence and walked out for good on the show's therapist.{{cite web|title=Crashing Cars And Flushing Drugs: The Two Coreys Season Finale|url=http://www.defamer.com.au/tags/the-two-coreys|date=August 10, 2008|work=Defamer|access-date=March 23, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530082323/http://www.defamer.com.au/tags/the-two-coreys|archive-date=May 30, 2009}} Publicly severing his ties with Haim, Feldman stated: "I am not going to watch him destroy himself."

On the advice of his lawyer, Haim went to a physician in California with the goal of sticking to a program to wean off pills without multiple doctors in order to demonstrate that he was working toward getting clean.{{cite news|title=Transcript of The Joy Behar Show: Interview with Corey Haim's Agent|url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1003/17/joy.01.html|publisher=CNN|date=March 17, 2010|access-date=March 29, 2010}} Haim's agent stated that the doctor was reluctant to drop Haim from his current level to zero pills, fearing a seizure, and took him to an addiction specialist to get mental help.

Haim never married nor had any children. He was involved with Who's the Boss? actress Alyssa Milano from 1987 to 1990.{{cite web|title=Alyssa Milano on Ex Corey Haim's Death: "RIP Sweet Boy" |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/alyssa-milano-on-ex-corey-haims-death-rip-sweet-boy-2010103 |work=Us Weekly |date=March 10, 2010 |access-date=March 19, 2010}} Milano and her parents, together with his manager at the time, unsuccessfully tried to get Haim help for his addiction.{{cite web|title=Alyssa Milano: We tried to get Haim help|url=http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd0sg8_alyssa-milano-we-tried-to-get-haim_lifestyle|publisher=CNN|date=March 10, 2010|access-date=April 15, 2011|first=Joy|last=Behar|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120722221441/http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd0sg8_alyssa-milano-we-tried-to-get-haim_lifestyle|archive-date=July 22, 2012}}

Lala Sloatman co-starred with Haim in Watchers (1988) and Dream a Little Dream (1989), and they dated on and off for two years at the peak of his fame.{{cite web|title=Behind the Wheel of License to Drive, Fast Starter Corey Haim Guns His Biggest Star Vehicle to Date|url=http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099637,00.html|work=People|date=August 8, 1988|first=Tim|last=Allis|author2=Michael Alexander|access-date=March 18, 2010|archive-date=August 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807085101/http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20099637,00.html|url-status=dead}}

Haim was engaged to Baywatch actress Nicole Eggert, with whom he starred in Blown Away (1992) and Just One of the Girls (1993). Eggert is credited with helping to save Haim's life at least once by taking him to the hospital to detox during a "narcotic rush". Eggert once said: "I spent a lot of nights in emergency rooms with him. I don't think that I saved his life, I just think that I was there for him".{{cite web|last=Menounos|first=Maria|date=March 10, 2010|title=Nicole Eggert Remembers Corey Haim: 'We Loved Each Other So Dearly'|url=https://www.accessonline.com/articles/nicole-eggert-remembers-corey-haim-we-loved-each-other-so-dearly-83256|url-status=live|access-date=November 4, 2021|website=Access Online|publisher=NBC|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180123072222/http://www.accessonline.com/articles/nicole-eggert-remembers-corey-haim-we-loved-each-other-so-dearly-83256/ |archive-date=January 23, 2018 }}

Haim was briefly engaged to actress Holly Fields in 1996[http://radaronline.com/exclusives/2010/03/exclusive-interview-corey-haim-once-donated-all-his-cash-animal-shelter/# "EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Corey Haim Once Donated All His Cash To Animal Shelter"], radaronline.com, March 15, 2010. and to model Cindy Guyer in 2000.{{cite web|title=Corey Haim dead at 38|date=March 10, 2010|publisher=talktalk.co.uk|url=http://www.talktalk.co.uk/celebrity/news/2010/03/10/corey-haim-dead-at-38.html}}

Haim had a year-long relationship with actress Tiffany Shepis. In October 2008, he stated that the two were engaged and due to marry on May 9, 2009.{{cite magazine|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/haim-is-engaged_1085169|title=Haim is engaged|magazine=Contactmusic.com|access-date=July 21, 2012}}

In an episode of The Two Coreys, Haim told Feldman that he had been sexually abused at the age of 14 by one of Feldman's acquaintances. Declining to identify his molester (a 42-year-old man), Haim said that the abuse had continued for two years with Feldman's knowledge. This disclosure led to a further rift between Haim and Feldman, and the show continued to expose the darker side of their lives as teen stars.

In 2011, after Haim's death, Feldman stated that a "Hollywood mogul" who abused Haim was to blame for his death.{{cite news| url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/10/21/corey-feldman-sexual-abuse_n_4136524.html|work=Huffington Post|first=Cavan|last=Sieczkowski|title=Corey Feldman Details Horrific Sexual Abuse In New Memoir|date=October 21, 2013}} Feldman's 2013 memoir, Coreyography, stated that he and Haim suffered sexual abuse as young actors in the film industry. Feldman stated that during the filming of Lucas, Haim "had been tricked into engaging in a painful session of anal sex by a man on the movie set. The man told Haim that sex between men and boys was normal in Hollywood". Feldman reported that after this experience, Haim suggested that he and Feldman engage in sexual relations, and Feldman declined.{{cite web|url=http://guardianlv.com/2013/10/child-stars-and-pedophiles-an-epidemic-in-hollywood|title=Child Stars and Pedophiles-an Epidemic in Hollywood|date=October 21, 2013|publisher=Guardian Liberty Voice}}

In 2016, Judy Haim threatened to sue Feldman. Haim claimed that many of his statements were false and added that Feldman was looking for attention and money.{{cite web|url=https://www.tmz.com/2016/09/25/corey-haim-mother-corey-feldman-child-abuse-lies/|title=COREY HAIM'S MOTHER I'll Sue Corey Feldman ...IF HE KEEPS LYING ABOUT MY SON!|date=September 25, 2016|publisher=TMZ}} In 2017, Judy Haim again spoke out against Feldman, who was seeking $10 million to make a documentary exposing those who had allegedly sexually abused him and her son; Judy Haim referred to Feldman as a "scam artist".{{cite web | last=Rodriguez | first=Karla | title=Corey Haim's Mom Calls Corey Feldman's Pedophile Claims 'a Scam'| url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/judy-haim-calls-corey-feldman-a-scam-artist/ | work=US Magazine | date=November 10, 2017| access-date=March 11, 2020}}

In a 2017 interview from the National Enquirer, actor Dominick Brascia alleged that Charlie Sheen was the person who had raped Haim on the set of Lucas. Sheen was 19 at the time, while Haim was 13. Sheen denied these allegations and filed a lawsuit against the National Enquirer that was settled in 2018.{{cite web | last= Stone | first=Natalie| title=Charlie Sheen 'Absolutely Denies' Claims He Sexually Assaulted 13-Year-Old Corey Haim | url=https://people.com/tv/charlie-sheen-accused-of-raping-corey-haim/ | work=People| date=November 8, 2017 | access-date=March 11, 2020}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/charlie-sheen-sues-national-enquirer-defamation-corey-haim-allegation-1065980|title = Charlie Sheen Sues National Enquirer for Defamation over Corey Haim Allegation|website = The Hollywood Reporter|date = December 8, 2017}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/charlie-sheen-settles-lawsuit-against-national-enquirer-over-corey-haim-rape-report/|title=Charlie Sheen Settles Lawsuit Against National Enquirer over Corey Haim Rape Report|date=March 19, 2018}} In a 2017 interview on The Dr. Oz Show, Judy Haim denied that Charlie Sheen was sexually involved with her son and accused Brascia, who died in 2018, of having sexually abused him.{{cite web | last=Kenneally | first=Tim | title=Corey Haim's Mother Identifies the Man She Believes Sexually Abused Her Son | url=https://www.thewrap.com/corey-haims-mother-identifies-the-man-she-believes-sexually-abused-her-son/ | work=The Wrap | date=December 20, 2018| access-date=March 11, 2020}}{{cite web | last=Roberto | first=Melissa | title=Dominick Brascia, former Sacramento radio producer, dies at 61 | url=https://thedesk.net/2018/12/dominick-brascia-actor-sacramento-dead-corey-haim-scandal/ | work=Fox News | date=December 20, 2018| access-date=December 20, 2018}}

In March 2020, Feldman's documentary, My Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys, was released. Feldman alleged that Sheen had raped Haim and added that Haim had described the incident in graphic detail. These claims were backed up in the documentary by Jamison Newlander, Haim's friend and co-star in The Lost Boys, and Feldman's ex-wife Susie Sprague. Feldman accused Brascia of having sexually abused Haim as well. Feldman also spoke out against Judy Haim's attacks on his credibility.{{cite magazine | last=Chan | first=Tim | title=Corey Feldman Names Alleged Abusers in Long-Awaited Film| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/corey-feldman-documentary-names-revelations-964789/ | magazine=Rolling Stone| date=March 10, 2020| access-date=March 11, 2020 |quote="This wasn't like a one time thing he said in passing. It wasn't like, 'Oh, by the way, this happened'. He went into great detail. He told me, 'Charlie bent me over in between two trailers and put Crisco oil on my butt and raped me in broad daylight. Anybody could have walked by, anybody could have seen it'".}} Sheen's publicist denied the abuse allegations.{{cite web | last=Roberto | first=Melissa | title=Charlie Sheen denies Corey Feldman's claim he raped Corey Haim: 'Sick, twisted allegations never occurred' | url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/charlie-sheen-denies-corey-feldman-rape-claim-corey-haim-documentary | work=Fox News | date=March 11, 2020| access-date=March 11, 2020}}

On March 10, 2010, after Haim's mother phoned 911, paramedics took Haim from their home to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, where he was pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. He was 38 years old.{{cite news| title=Coroner: Corey Haim Died From Pneumonia, Not Drugs |date= April 11, 2016|url=https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/coroner-corey-haim-died-from-pneumonia-not-drugs|work=Foxnews|access-date=December 1, 2019}} The 10-minute 911 call made by Haim's mother was leaked on the Internet.{{cite web|title=Corey Haim Is Buried as Mum's Frantic 911 Call Is Leaked On Net |url=http://www.metro.co.uk/showbiz/817895-corey-haim-is-buried-as-mums-frantic-911-phone-call-is-leaked-on-net |first=Amy |last=Duncan |work=Metro UK |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010}} Haim had been ill with flu-like symptoms for two days before his death. A doctor called on him and took his temperature, but did not suspect serious problems. Assistant Chief Coroner Ed Winter said: "As he got out of bed, he felt a little weak and went down to the floor on his knees."

Los Angeles police initially stated that Haim's death appeared to be an accidental overdose; bottles containing Valium, Vicodin, Soma (a muscle relaxant), and Haloperidol (an antipsychotic) were retrieved.{{cite news |title=Corey Haim's Pills: Vicodin, Valium, Haloperidol & More |date=March 11, 2010 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/03/11/corey-haims-pills-vicodin_n_495388.html |work=The Huffington Post |access-date=April 21, 2010 |first=Katy |last=Hall}} It emerged that Haim had used illegal aliases to procure over 553 prescription pills in the 32 days before his death, having "doctor-shopped" seven different physicians and used seven pharmacies to obtain the supply. The pills included 195 Valium, 149 Vicodin, 194 Soma and 15 Xanax.{{cite news |title=Haim used 'doctor-shopping' to obtain 553 prescription pills before his death |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7561081/Corey-Haim-used-doctor-shopping-to-obtain-553-prescription-pills-before-his-death.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410211918/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/7561081/Corey-Haim-used-doctor-shopping-to-obtain-553-prescription-pills-before-his-death.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=April 10, 2010 |date=April 6, 2010 |work=The Daily Telegraph |access-date=April 6, 2010 |location=London, UK}} Haim's agent discounted the possibility of an overdose, citing his recent drive toward clean living and affirming that he had been completely drug-free for two weeks.{{cite news |title=CNN Transcript: Issues With Jane Velez-Mitchell |date=March 11, 2010 |url=http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1003/11/ijvm.01.html |publisher=CNN |access-date=March 18, 2010}} However, Haim's primary doctor confirmed to Drug Enforcement Administration investigators that Haim was addicted to pain medication.{{cite news |title=Corey Haim obtained 553 pills before he died |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-apr-06-la-me-corey-haim7-2010apr07-story.html |first=Richard |last=Winton |work=Los Angeles Times |date=April 6, 2010 |access-date=April 21, 2010}}

California Attorney General Jerry Brown announced that his office was investigating Haim's death, saying an unauthorized prescription in his name had been found among fraudulent prescription pads ordered from San Diego. On March 17, 2010, Brown announced that an arrest was made in connection with the investigation, which involved doctor-identity theft and up to 5,000 illegal prescriptions. While detailed information was not released, officials stated that Haim had obtained Oxycontin via a prescription drug ring. Records showed he had received thousands of pills over the last year of his life, using physicians at offices, urgent-care facilities and emergency rooms.{{cite news |title=Arrest linked to Corey Haim death |url=http://www.cnn.com/2010/CRIME/03/17/corey.haim.arrest/index.html |first=Alan |last=Duke |publisher=CNN |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=March 17, 2010}}

On May 4, 2010, the L.A. County Coroner's office autopsy report revealed that Haim died of diffuse alveolar damage and pneumonia, together with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary arteriosclerosis. The death was ruled a natural death.{{cite news |url=http://www.nypost.com/p/news/national/corey_haim_died_of_pneumonia_complications_u7VaIjJ401echIywHHe3VO |title=Corey Haim died of pneumonia complications, coroner rules |work=New York Post|date=May 4, 2010 |access-date=May 5, 2010}}{{cite news |title=Autopsy finds child actor Corey Haim died of pneumonia |author=Winton, Richard |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2010-may-05-la-me-0505-corey-haim-20100505-story.html |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |date=May 5, 2010 |access-date=August 1, 2011}}{{cite news |title=Corey Haim Cause of Death: Pneumonia Complications, Not Drugs|first=Robert |last=Jablon|date=July 4, 2010 |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/04/corey-haim-cause-of-death_n_563300.html |work=Huffington Post|access-date=July 31, 2011}} As to the question of whether drugs were involved, the coroner stated: "the toxicology report revealed no significant contributing factor".{{cite news |first=Richard |last=Winton |url= http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/05/despite-speculation-corey-haim-death-not-tried-to-drugs-coroner-rules.html |title=Despite speculation, Corey Haim's death wasn't drug-related, coroner rules |work=Los Angeles Times |date=May 4, 2010 |access-date=May 4, 2010}} Before the autopsy report was released publicly, Haim's mother stated that the coroner had given her a "courtesy call" to state his preliminary findings that Haim died of pulmonary edema and was suffering from an enlarged heart and water in the lungs.{{cite magazine|title=Mom: Autopsy Finds Corey Haim Suffered Pulmonary Congestion |first=Brian |last=Orloff |date=March 11, 2010 |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20350898,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130131052642/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20350898,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 31, 2013 |magazine=People |access-date=March 11, 2010}}{{cite news |title=Corey Haim's Personal Items Being Sold on Ebay |date=March 13, 2010 |url=http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/gossip/2010/03/corey-haims-personal-items-being-sold-on-ebay.html |work=Los Angeles Times |access-date=April 21, 2010}}{{cite web |title=Corey Haim's Reported Cause of Death: Pulmonary Congestion |first=Kate |last=McCarthy |author2=Michael Gammon |author3=Dan Harris |date=March 11, 2010 |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/corey-haims-reported-death-pulmonary-congestion/story?id=10077383&page=2 |work=ABC News |access-date=March 18, 2010}} Haim's death certificate lists "Diffuse Alveolar Damage" and "Community Acquired Pneumonia" as causes of death, with "Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy With Coronary Arteriosclerosis" listed as other conditions contributing but not related to the immediate cause of death.{{cite web |url=http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/Celebs/haim,%20corey_report.pdf |title=Autopsy Report for Corey Haim |website=Autopsyfiles.org |access-date=November 19, 2017}}

On March 25, 2010, approximately twenty doctors were subpoenaed in connection with Haim's case.{{cite news |title=Multiple doctors subpoenaed in Corey Haim drug ring controversy |url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/dailydish/detail?blogid=7&entry_id=59929 |work=San Francisco Chronicle |date=March 25, 2010 |access-date=March 26, 2010 |first=Laurie |last=Isola}} Haim had claimed to each that he was not seeing any other doctors, and many reported feeling "duped" by him. Attorney General Brown called Haim the "poster child" for prescription drug addiction.

A private Jewish funeral ceremony for Haim took place on March 16, 2010, at Steeles Memorial Chapel in Thornhill, Ontario.{{cite web |url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/news/local/article/652265--arrest-made-in-death-of-actor-haim |title=Arrest made in death of actor Haim |date=March 17, 2010 |work=Inside Toronto}} Both of Haim's parents attended, along with 200 friends and family.{{cite web |first=Linda |last=Nguyen |url=https://nationalpost.com/arts/story.html?id=2691299 |title=Fans, family mourn star at private funeral |work=National Post |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=June 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}} A dozen fans waited outside. In an open letter written to Haim on that day,{{cite web| title=Corey Feldman Writes "Open Letter to Corey Haim" |first=Olsen |last=Ebright |date=March 16, 2010 |url= http://www.nbclosangeles.com/entertainment/celebrity/Corey-Feldman-Open-Letter-Corey-Haim-87893352.html |publisher=NBC LA |access-date=March 19, 2010}} Corey Feldman stated his wish to stay away from the funeral to minimize publicity for the family; he said, "I always feared this day would come".{{cite web |title=A Letter For The Grave |first=Corey |last=Feldman |date=March 16, 2010 |url=http://coreyfeldman.wordpress.com/2010/03/16/a-letter-for-the-grave-an-open-letter-to-corey-haim/ |publisher=Corey Feldman Wordpress |access-date=March 19, 2010}}

Haim died with very little money, and his mother initially announced that the cost of his funeral would be covered by public funds provided by the city of Toronto as is customary in destitute cases.{{cite news |title=Corey Haim funeral not city-funded: Toronto |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/corey-haim-funeral-not-city-funded-toronto-1.869408 |work=CBC News |date=March 15, 2010 |access-date=March 22, 2010 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100318060017/http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/03/15/corey-haim-funeral.html |archive-date=March 18, 2010 }} However, city officials stated that no paperwork had been submitted by the family, who entreated fans to help provide for the burial in an online appeal for funds.{{cite web |title=Corey Haim's Family Asking Fans To Pay For Funeral |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/celebritynews/news/corey-haim-family-asking-fans-to-help-pay-for-funeral-2010123 |date=March 12, 2010 |work=Us Weekly |access-date=April 15, 2010}} A $20,000 contribution was made by a memorabilia site to which Haim had sold items over the years,{{cite magazine |title=Mom: Corey Haim's Funeral Will Be Paid for by City of Toronto |url=http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20351542,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316072758/http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20351542,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=March 16, 2010 |first=Charlotte |last=Triggs |date=March 14, 2010|magazine=People |access-date=March 23, 2010}} but the company later put a stop payment on the check after it emerged that the funeral home had stepped in to cover the costs from the outset.{{cite web |title=Trouble with Corey Haim Funeral Fund? |url=http://uk.eonline.com/uberblog/b175959_trouble_with_corey_haim_funeral_fund.html |first=Whitney |last=English |date=April 12, 2010 |work=E! |access-date=April 15, 2010}} Haim's personal effects were put up for auction on eBay by a cast member from A Time to Live, whose listings claimed that the family had asked him to sell the items as they needed money for burial expenses.

Haim's body was buried at Pardes Shalom Cemetery in the Maple neighborhood of Vaughan, in the York Region of Ontario, Canada.{{cite web |url=http://www.insidetoronto.com/news-story/49658-actor-corey-haim-laid-to-rest/ |title=Actor Corey Haim laid to rest |first=Fannie |last=Sunshine |work=Inside Toronto |date=March 16, 2010 |access-date=March 23, 2010}}{{cite web |url=http://www.jewishjournal.com/television/article/actor_corey_haim_laid_to_rest_20100317/ |title=Actor Corey Haim laid to rest |author=JTA |work=Jewish Journal |date=March 17, 2010 |access-date=August 24, 2010}}

Haim was omitted from the "In Memoriam" tribute montage at both the 17th Screen Actors Guild Awards and the 83rd Academy Awards in the year following his death.{{cite news |first=Michael |last=Preston |url=http://www.nbcchicago.com/entertainment/movies/NATL-Corey-Haim-Snubbed-in-Oscar-Memorial-Tribute-117049943.html |title=Corey Haim Snubbed in Oscars' Memorial Tribute |work=NBC |date=February 28, 2011 |access-date=February 28, 2011}} Perceived by the press as a "snub", Haim's omission from the Oscars received widespread media coverage.{{cite news |first=Raquel |last=Dillon |url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/945955--corey-haim-among-actors-snubbed-by-oscar-s-memorial |title=The Oscars Snub Corey Haim and others |work=Toronto Star |date=February 28, 2011 |access-date=February 28, 2011}}{{cite news |url=http://www.usmagazine.com/moviestvmusic/news/corey-haim-snubbed-at-oscars-in-memoriam-tribute-2011282 |title=Corey Haim Snubbed at Oscars In Memoriam Tribute |work=Us Weekly |date=February 28, 2011 |access-date=February 28, 2011}} Corey Feldman said the snub showed that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences doesn't "have a handle on who the public adores."{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2011-02-28 |title=Corey Feldman Addresses Corey Haim's Oscar Snub |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/corey-feldman-addresses-corey-haims-162544/ |access-date=2023-05-31 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Haim was the subject of a TV program, Autopsy: The Last Hours of Corey Haim, which premiered on November 23, 2016, on the Reelz channel.{{cite web|url=https://now.reelz.com/tve/tveshow.aspx?showid=286|title=Autopsy|publisher=now.reelz.com|access-date=July 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107015228/https://now.reelz.com/tve/tveshow.aspx?showid=286|archive-date=November 7, 2017|url-status=dead}}

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