Corey Haim

Corey Haim
Corey Haim, 2008
Born
Corey Ian HaimDecember 23, 1971Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Died



March 10, 2010 (aged 38)Burbank, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actor
Years active
1982–2010
Official website
Corey Ian Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010)[1] was a Canadian actor, known for a 1980s Hollywood career as a teen idol. He starred in a number of films such as Lucas,Murphy's Romance, License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream. His best-known role was alongside Corey Feldman in The Lost Boys, which made Haim a household name.[2][3][4]
The duo became 1980s icons[5][6] and went on to star in seven further movies together,[7] later starring in the A&E reality show The Two Coreys.[8]
Haim's early success led to money and fame, and he began using drugs by fifteen.[9] For three years in the late 1980s, Haim was the most famous teenager in the world.[10] He had difficulties breaking away from his experience as a teen actor, and was troubled by drug addictionthroughout his later career.[11][12] The circumstances surrounding Haim's death were far removed from the innocence and purity typified by his popular characters.[13]

Early life
Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Judy, an Israeli-born data processor, and Bernie Haim, who worked in sales.[14] When Haim was eleven, his parents divorced after eighteen years of marriage.[15] He had an older sister, Carol, and a younger half-brother, Daniel Lee, from his father's second marriage.[16][17] Haim was raised Jewish.[17][18]
Growing up in Willowdale, Haim would jump over his backyard fence into the secondary school grounds.[19] He was enrolled in drama lessons in improv and mime by his mother to help him overcome his shyness,[14] and accidentally fell into the industry after accompanying Carol to her auditions.[20] Not particularly interested in acting, Haim participated in other activities, such as ice hockey, playing music on his keyboard and collecting comic books.[21] His skills on the ice led to him being scouted for the AA Thunderbirds hockey team.[19]
Haim's time at North York's Zion Heights Junior High lasted until Grade 8, by which point he had begun to make a name for himself as child actor.[10]
[edit]Career
[edit]1980s
Haim broke into acting at the age of ten,[15] playing the role of Larry in the Canadian family-oriented comedy television series The Edison Twins, which ran from 1982 until 1986.
He made his feature film debut in 1984's thriller Firstborn, starring alongside Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr as a boy whose family comes under threat from his mother's violent boyfriend, played by Peter Weller.[5][15] The film was shot in Canada. Haim's first day of shooting was with Weller, and he went up to compliment the older actor on his performance. Weller collared Haim, throwing him up against a wall to warn him not to speak to him after a take, and it took three assistants to separate them.[22] Haim later admitted that he was terrified by the experience.[22] Parker remembered Haim staying over many times with her and her then boyfriend Downey Jr, who taught him how to apply hair mousse, saying: "He was naturally gifted and a real charmer – I adored him."[23][24]
Haim recalled:
I was ten (sic), and I’ll never forget we went to like a crew party and my mom and dad were like dancing with other people and it was rocky; and I just started crying, whatever, and I remember Sarah pulling me outside with Robert. And Robert said, you’re comin’ to live with me. And the next thing I remember I was in their car and we were walking, we went back to their place, and in their bedroom upstairs in this New York loft, they just cleaned everything out and put a blue lightbulb in there for me and a mattress and everything, and I lived there for a month and a half two months, with him and Sarah.[25]
In 1985, Haim appeared in minor roles in Secret Admirer and Murphy's Romance, alongside Sally Field, of whom he was reportedly in awe.[26]He went on to secure the leading role in Silver Bullet, Stephen King's feature adaptation of his own lycanthropic novella, playing a paraplegicteen living in Tarker's Hill, Maine, who warns his uncle, played by Gary Busey, that their town is being terrorized by a werewolf.[24][27]
Haim began to gain industry recognition, earning his first Young Artist Award as an Exceptional Young Actor starring in a Television Special or Movie of the Week for the NBC movie A Time to Live,[26] in which he played Liza Minnelli's dying son.[15] While rehearsing on a Montrealstreet, Minnelli taught Haim how to walk like someone with muscular dystrophy, despite stares from passers-by.[26] Following the shoot, Haim dated a twenty-three year old woman, which strengthened his resolve to play boyfriends rather than sons.[26] At the time, Haim's father was acting as his manager, and turned down River Phoenix's role in The Mosquito Coast on his behalf.[14] Producer Stanley Jaffe approached him to remark on Haim's gifts, and recommended that he get an agent in Los Angeles.[14]
Haim's breakout role came in 1986, when he starred alongside Kerri Green, Charlie Sheen, and Winona Ryder as the titular character inLucas, a coming-of-age story about first love and teen angst which centers on an intelligent misfit who struggles for acceptance after falling for a cheerleader.[23] Haim turned fourteen on the set in Chicago, and fell in love with Green, who played his romantic interest in the film.[28]Not realizing she was eighteen, he asked her out in an elevator.[28] Haim's unrequited love for Green helped inspire his performance, with the real-life dynamics between them mirrored on-screen.[28] Nevertheless, director David Seltzer noticed that unlike some of his peers, Haim seemed at ease with his burgeoning heart-throb status: "He took it in stride. Not in a negative way, but he was something of a magnet and he knew it."[23] 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.[29]
Haim was nominated for an Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor in a Feature Film – Comedy or Drama at the Young Artist Awards 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."[30] Haim later remembered, "It was a trip, getting all that attention".[31] Following Lucas, Haim moved to Los Angeles,[32] and starred in the short-lived 1987 television series Roomies alongside 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 was not initially sold on casting Haim. The director was convinced by their first meeting.[33] Shot between the Warner Brothers lot and the Santa Cruz Boardwalk, the young cast included Jason Patric, Kiefer Sutherland and Jami Gertz, and the set was lively.[33] Haim jammed with his co-stars between takes, and enjoyed the large props room. Precluded from the nightly parties held by the older actors, Haim bonded with Corey Feldman as they stayed in the hotel watching movies and visited the local arcade.[34] He later characterized his experience on the shoot as "one of the greatest personal times in my life".[29] It was to become Haim's defining performance.[33]
The Lost Boys was well-received by most critics, made over $32M at the US box office, and is regarded as an 80s classic.[35] The performance earned Haim another Young Artist Award nomination, as Best Young Male Superstar in a Motion Picture.
In addition to making Haim a bona fide teen star, the film began his recurring on-screen partnership with Feldman, who became his best friend off-screen.[33] 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.[29] "The Two Coreys" ascended to become the highest paid teen stars of the 80s.[36] Haim visibly embraced the privileges of his new-found fame,[10][20] becoming a regular at Alphy's Soda Pop Club, a private nightclub for underage actors at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.[37]
In the era of Tiger Beat and Bop, Haim was a favored cover star.[20] His trademark lopsided smile[11][20][38] 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."[38] A blend of innocence and grittiness lay at the heart of Haim's mainstream appeal,[39] along with his penchant for playing underdogs and the good-at-heart.[13] He appeared to enjoy his reputation as a heart-throb, rather than trying to avoid the label like his peers River Phoenix and Johnny Depp.[23]
Haim and Feldman capitalized on their fanbase in a slew of buddy films together, becoming an A-list team driven by teen love for their personae.[7] 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 wheels, and who achieves his wish-fulfillment fantasy of turning his life around on one wild night.[15] "There were some shenanigans behind the scenes," remarked director Greg Beeman of the pair's indulgences. "They would disappear sometimes, but they always showed up for work."[23] At the time of the shoot, sixteen-year-old Haim only had a learner's permit, necessitating an adult to be concealed in the back seat of the Cadillac he drove in the movie. He did however own a car of his own, a grey Subaru.[31] The film featured Haim's signature ad-libbing at its height, of which he said: "It's one of my special things that I feel maybe I was just born with. I can turn a 'Hey, nice to see you' into 'Hey, what's up? What's goin' down, man? Good to see you' and kind of make it more real."[38]
In the lead-up to the License To Drive premiere, Haim was receiving 2,000 fan letters a week, and spent his time trying to avoid the teenage girls besieging the house he had bought downstairs from his mother.[31] "I think I'm doing really good," Haim said in a 1988 People profile, but termed the level of female attention "a little frightening."[31] The film won Haim won 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 $22M domestically.[40] Haim followed up by starring in the widely released 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.[15]
Haim and Feldman next teamed in the metaphysical romantic comedy Dream a Little Dream, in which Haim played Dinger, a student with moussed hair and ripped jeans who walked with a cane after his mother ran over his leg in her Volvo, but who still managed to remain confident.[13] Four days before the shoot commenced in Wilmington on January 7, 1987, Haim broke his leg.[41] Dinger's character was rewritten 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.[41] He semi-improvised his scenes in the film.[18]
The soundtrack spawned the Billboard Hot 100 number-one single Rock On for Michael Damian, with Haim and Feldman appearing in the song's music video. By this stage, they had attained a level of pop culture fame and popularity amongst their peers which saw them become a commodity.[7][42] Before the internet existed, the duo were a phenomenon surrounded by their own culture, analogous to theTwilightcraze.[7] Riding high, Haim became heavily involved in the 1980s young Hollywood party scene.[7]
Haim 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.[9][33] "I lived in LA in the 80s, which was not the best place to be," Haim said. "I did cocaine for about a year and a half, then it led to crack."[9] He later said that License To Drive was his "breaking point" for becoming addicted.[29]
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 turkeywithout the help of a substance abuse program.[43] "I wanted to be clean for me, not for anyone else" Haim said, disclosing that he had "gotten out of whack" and that "as far as it goes, it's the crowd you hang out with. I wasn't speaking to my mom, I hadn't gone to school in four and a half months."[43] He added: "It's scary to come back down to earth" after having been dependent on narcotics, but "it's just something I had to do."[44] Haim said he would be in school before going before the cameras in four months for Mark Rocco's Blue Moon.[44]The film was never made.
In October 1989, Haim appeared live on stage 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.[45] Haim's mother told Bop at the time: "It was the first time Corey realized how well-liked he is. We talked about it afterwards. He said to me, 'Wow, mom, all these girls were there for me?' I told him, 'Yes, Corey, I was sitting in the audience and all those people were there for you.'"
In November 1989, fresh out of the first of fifteen stints in rehab,[9] Haim released a self-promotional video documentary entitled 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.[46] "Well, as far as my fans out there, being, and like 'help Corey,' you know, 'where's our Corey,' you know and the whole misconception thing, from the people out there. Um, you know, they have every right to feel the way they do and things are great with me, as you see, I'm very, good shape now and on the ball. Things are happening."[47]
In a further attempt to regain his wholesome image, Haim set up a pre-recorded drug advice line for teens: 1–800 C-O-R-E-Y. He admitted onThe Arsenio Hall Show that he was high while giving the advice.[16]
Fellow Lost Boys actor Brooke McCarter began managing Haim in an effort to keep him clean.[48][49] McCarter was dating Oscar-winning producer Julia Phillips, who termed the assignment "babysitting".[49] In her memoir, Phillips recalled Haim 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?"[49]
[edit]1990s
In 1990, Haim co-starred with Patricia Arquette in the popular 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.[15][50] 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 as his habit ruined his ability to work.[51]Watchers director Jon Hess recalled the period: "Certainly people knew about his addiction. To see somebody so young and with so much talent already be chased by those demons was hard."[23]
In 1991, Haim starred in Dream Machine, which received a direct-to-video release, as did Oh, What a Night and The Double 0 Kid, in which the young Seth Green had a role. Green recalled the idolization of Haim that he experienced, saying of his time on set:
We started to shoot and he was complaining of stomach pains and eventually wound up leaving, we couldn't shoot anything and I was really upset. I was such a defender of him, then to have him act the way people were accusing him of was really disheartening. Then they reset everything to shoot and he was just immeasurably professional that day. Just all over the place, working way above and beyond, busting his ass, knew all his lines, hittin’ his marks really sharp, and elevating it. As much as you could elevate The Double O Kid, elevating it. He was this duality of incredibly sweet and earnest professional who really loved performing, and this tortured drug addict that could be an entirely different person depending on where he was with his addiction.[42]
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, stated that on-set medics would facilitate his needs to keep him from withdrawing.[32] 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."[52] On the shoot, Feldman accidentally punched Haim for real during a stunt.[18]
As stories of his drug use continued to spread, Haim experienced a public fall from grace, unusual for the time in its intense press exposure.[7] His misadventures were afforded a level of attention comparable to that of teen stars such as Lindsay Lohan in the digital media age.[7]
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.[50][53] The 7,000 square foot house was valued at $1.35M.[50] Haim said: "I love Hancock Park, and I'm not the only actor who feels that way... Keifer Sutherland also just got a house around here."[50] 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.[53] Haim lived at the house with Bass and his mother.[53]
In February 1993, Bass reported to police that Haim had threatened him during an argument, and Haim was arrested.[7][54] 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.[54] Bass gave a statement affirming that Haim remained under contract to him for a further 18 months.[53]
In 1993, Haim starred in a full motion video game called Double Switch, which was released for the Sega CD and later for the Sega Saturn, as well as for the home computer. Over the next two years, Haim released sequels to two of his older films; 1994 saw Fast Getaway II along with National Lampoon's Last Resort. The following year, Life 101 and another sequel, Dream a Little Dream 2, with Feldman, came out. In 1995, Haim also unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Robin/Dick Grayson in Joel Schumacher's Batman Forever.[15] Brooke McCarter managed Haim through to the mid 90s, but citing drug problems, eventually dropped him.[48]
In 1996, Haim starred in four more direct-to-video films: Snowboard Academy, Demolition High, Fever Lake and Busted' height="385" width="480">href="http://www.blogger.com/wiki/Busted_(film)">Busted with Feldman, who also directed. 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.[55] Haim then had a minor role in the television film Merlin: The Quest Begins. 1997 saw the releases of Never Too Late and the sequel to Demolition High, Demolition University (on which he was credited as an executive producer).[56]
Haim's financial downfall came after he pulled out of the film Paradise Bar in 1996. He was sued by Lloyds of London for $375,000 for failing to disclose his drug addiction as a pre-existing medical condition on the insurance form. Aged 25, Haim filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcyprotection in July 1997.[5] 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 featured in Corey Haim: Me, Myself, and I, $750 worth of clothing, a $31,000 pension fund, and royalty rights worth $7,500.[57] At this point, the film roles evaporated.[7]
[edit]Early 2000s
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 fiancee would offer him a transition from teen fare.[22] The film lensed in Waskesiu, Saskatchewan, where crew members recalled Haim propping up the town's only bar until the early hours. 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.[22]
He spent time in rehab, where he was put on prescription medication, which he began to abuse.[57]
In a 2004 interview published in The Sun, Haim said:
I started on the downers which were a hell of a lot better than the uppers because I was a nervous wreck. But one led to two, two led to four, four led to eight, until at the end it was about 85 a day — the doctors could not believe I was taking that much. And that was just the Valium — I’m not talking about the other pills I went through.[9]
Haim wound up entering rehab fifteen times for his drug addiction, which was so powerful it led to him suffering a drug-induced stroke and going into a brief coma.[9] On August 10, 2001, Haim's mother found him unconscious at his Los Angeles bungalow after an overdose.[58] He was rushed to the UCLA Medical Centre where doctors managed to stabilize him, but a few hours later, he slipped into a coma from which he did not emerge for the night.[58] Two weeks earlier, from July 23, 2001, Haim had spent some time in Sherman Oaks Hospital.[58] He did not have health insurance, and was left gaunt and debilitated.[9][58] Forced to foot the medical bills, he attempted to support himself by selling batches of his hair and an extracted molar on Ebay.[59] The tooth reached $150 before being pulled from the listings in line with Ebay's restrictions on the sale of body parts.[60]
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 disorientated and unintelligible for some of his interviews.[24] He was seen compiling a promotional clip reel for casting agents,[10] and a pawnbroker recalled him begging for $3 to buy a slice of pizza.[24] Feldman, himself now clean, spoke on the program about his attempts to help Haim kick the habit, and moved him into his house in October 2001.[24] Feldman later said: "He made so many attempts at suicide. He's OD'd 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."[61] 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 alongside Priscilla Barnes.
In 2002, he guest-starred as himself in an episode of the Canadian television series Big Wolf on Campus. He was the subject of a 2004 song by Irish band The Thrills called "Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?". Haim answered the question: "For eight and a half years, I was just watching movies, and just staying in bed and just eating food and just, you know, being just miserable."[12]
Haim later spoke further on Larry King Live about his period out of the spotlight, stating that he did not leave his apartment for three and a half years, and ballooned to 302 pounds.
I didn't like looking in the mirror anymore. I couldn't do it. And tying my shoe was impossible anyway, because I couldn't honestly rest my arms. I think I have an addiction to pretty much everything. I mean, I have to be very careful with myself as far as that goes... I'll probably be a chronic relapser for the rest of my life.[29]
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2.53pm: With one award to go - the Emmy for Comedy Series - they take an ad break. Will it be Glee? Will it be Modern Family? Or Curb Your Enthusiasm? Or Nurse Jackie? Or 30 Rock? Or The Office? I'm hoping Modern Family.

2.49pm: The last two awards - Emmy for the Drama Series is next - with Tom Selleck (Jimmy Fallon's real father he says) presenting the award for drama series - Tom underplays Jimmy Fallon's hug with a dismissive "OK" The winner of the 2010 Emmy for Outstanding Drama series goes to Mad Men. For the third year in a row....apparently I'm not allowed to say that Lost was treated unfairly and that I have to get over it. Matthew Weiner from the team thanks the three thousand people currently on the stage - saying they "never thought they'd get through half a season - let alone a fourth one."

2.45pm: We're back from an ad - and here's Laurence Fishburne to present the Emmy for the Outstanding Mini Series - with the Pacific picking up the Emmy. 24 nominations for this show - Tom Hanks accepts the award for Spielberg who's shooting in the UK. Hanks pays tribute to the "network for making it happen and the cast of actors who themselves went through a brand of hell across the Pacific." It's a very brief speech for Hanks - because the Emmy for Made for Television Movie is up - the winner of that is Temple Grandin, a biopic about autism. One of the acceptees gives Temple a big hug and nearly loses it completely - finally some real emotion on the stage tonight. There's hugs and smiles - that's how it should be - within a limit of course.

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2.43pm: As we head towards the end, I have to say it's been a very uneventful Emmy Awards - not exactly flat but not exactly the fun riot that host Jimmy Fallon was promising. But you know, at least I'm aware that Jimmy Fallon can sing - and sing some more. And a bit more.

2.38pm: Al Pacino has very high hair as he stands on stage and pays tribute to someone as "brilliant and unique as Jack Kevorkian" - this film got 16 Emmy nominations and is doing well - director Barry Levinson (Good Morning, Vietnam) gets told "I wouldn't be here without you" by Al - he seems a little out of sorts to be honest - a stuttering speech which is a little all over the place. His final words are :"You're all right Jack" before thanking his family, friends for their support. Everyone's been given a thanks. Anna Paquin walks off with new hubbie Stephen - and seems to be refusing to leave his side; ahh ain't love grand? See how I avoided the vampire puns there - Emmy writers take note.

2.34pm - "These next presenters really suck" Yep it's the lamest True Blood pun I've heard. Anna, Stephen and Alexander are on stage - "It's now our bloody thrill to present the Emmy for Miniseries, Movie Directing" The award goes to Mick Jackson for Temple Grandin. Mick comes to the stage and says that "Temple made it so easy by making the film like you - spunky, easy, smart and never over sentimental." Clearly this film is one of the big winners for the evening in the Nokia Theatre. The TB trio stay on to present nominees for outstanding actor in a mini series or TV Movie - the award goes to Al Pacino of You Don't Know Jack. Hoo-ha. (Are people still doing that to Al?)

2.34pm: We're heading to the big one - Comedy series - will it be Glee? Will it be Modern Family? Or Curb Your Enthusiasm? Or Nurse Jackie? Or 30 Rock? Or The Office? Time will tell...

2.30pm: It's apparently nearly time for Anna, Stephen and Alexander aka The True Blood trio. Their song had better be good. (Disclaimer - I have no idea if they're singing)

2.25pm: It's into the final stages of the show now and Jewel's Shape of You song gets a polite ripple of applause - before Maura Tierney and Blair Underwood head to the stage - they're here to present the Emmy for the Outstanding Writing for a mini series or Movie - including 2 nods for The Pacific. The Emmy for the Outstanding Writing for a mini series or Movie goes to Adam Mazer for You Don't Know Jack, his first win and nomination. He tells his kids they have 37 seconds before they can change the channel to the Disney channel. It's a film about Jack Kevorkian - Adam says he's "glad Jack is his friend but not my doctor." And then he dedicates the award to his mother. Maura Tierney from ER looks a little like Anna from V - they present the award to Claire Danes as the winner of the Emmy for Actress in a mini series or TV Movie - her second nomination and first win. She gives a heartfelt thanks to HBO the network for believing in the movie Temple Grandin - Claire thanks Temple saying "she's the most brave person she knows and this award is in service of her work."

2.21pm: And so we fade to an ad break and a moment's reflection.

2.14pm: Claire Danes heads to the stage looking all sparkly and classy - she's here to present the Emmy for Outstanding supporting actor in a miniseries or movie - the winner is David Strathairn. He heads to the stage looking a little puzzled and dedicates the award to "teachers" who've made a difference through the years. Temple Grandin was the movie/ mini-series and she's here to celebrate too. This segue ways in to the lovely Jewel who's here to sing a song for a friend who recently died from cancer. And it's here we have the annual montage of those who've died and passed on from the world of television. Including Peter Graves of Mission Impossible fame, Brittany Murphy, Lynn Redgrave, Dennis Hopper, Maury Chaykin, Corey Haim, Edward Woodward, Gary Coleman, The voice of Charlie from Charlies Angels, Rue McClanahan from Golden Girls - it's quite a long list of those who've gone. In Memoriam to all of them.

2.05pm : It's the Supporting Actress Emmy for the Miniseries and Movie next. To present the award January Jones from Mad Men and John Krasinski from the Office - the winner of Supporting Actress Emmy for the Miniseries and Movie is Julia Ormond. She told her mum she was emminated for a Nommy - a minor laugh - and she talks of how good her fellow nominees are and for the mini series she was in. But she says "Claire Danes is a most phenomenal talent" - she's come a long way since My So Called Life.

1.58pm: A bigwig from the Emmy awards board - I missed his name - although he does look like UK comedienne Victoria Wood's husband. He's here to intro the Bob Hope award for George Clooney - and it's nurse Hathaway who gets to do the honours, with a montage of shots of George in the background and concentrating on his work for various good causes. "Time and time again, Clooney has used the power of TV to raise money where it's needed most" Julianna says - get ready for the standing ovation for Swooney Clooney. And it comes and Clooney's reaction is "Don't do that because maybe I'm sick and I don't know it - and maybe you do". He begins by talking about how Bob Hope and his wife inspired him - and with a bit of self deprecation Clooney says "there are some of you in the room who are not like that." Clooney is talking about the long term of effects of helping and how after the stories have gone, and "how they all fail after the fact and long after the cameras go away." And with that he walks off - it's a slightly odd moment - broken up by Jimmy Fallon's back with the guitar to serenade Tom Hanks for a possible Pacific win.

1;56pm: We're still waiting for the cast of True Blood to show up - and of course some of the top awards to be given out including Drama Series. But once again, there's another break... It will be interesting to see how normally humbled George Clooney feels about being given the Bob Hope Humanitarian award - but I'm guessing he's had some time to come around to the idea of the accolade.

1.45pm: "I used to think this next guy was a fat rude loud mouthed Brit - but now he's lost some weight." Jimmy Fallon intros Ricky Gervais, who promises to "keep it clean and is keeping the offensive stuff for the Golden Globes." He promises to not have a go at "Mel Gibson who's gone through a lot - but not as much as the Jews" Cue riotous laughter. He's here to present the Award for the oustanding director of a music, comedy or award show - the winner is Bucky Gunts. (for the Winter Olympics) Ricky has a lot of fun with that name. You can really rely on him to bring a little of the scandal to the show really can't you? Ricky stays on to give an award for the outstanding Emmy for Variety, Comedy or Music Series - the winner is The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. It's the seventh win for the show and Jon Stewart couldn't make it - what a shame. And also that Conan O'Brien didn't get anything for his slightly fluffed by the network Late Night show.

1.34pm: We're upto the variety part of the show now - starting with footage from Betty White's award winning gig hosting Saturday Night Live - as well as footage of Conan being dissed. Jon Stewart's comment that Tiger Woods can't stay faithful to his sports drink is still very funny. Crikey the Americans do overblown ceremony well judging by the footage they showed...Joel McHale and Jeff Probst head to the stage to present the writing award for a variety show (nominees include the Academy awards and the Tony awards) and the winner of the Emmy for writing for a Variety show goes to the 63rd Annual Tony Awards.

1:30pm: Jimmy Fallon said at the start they wanted to put the fun back into the Emmys and I think they've sort of achieved some of that - although the over reliance on musical songs and Jimmy's vocals is annoying one of my co-workers. But the Twitter intros are not working - and Matthew Morrison from Glee and Tina Fey from 30 Rock head on after someone else writes their intros. Why is it that everyone laughs at anything Tina Fey says? They're there to present the Emmy for Actress in a drama - and in the first shock of the night, this goes to Kyra Sedgwick - not the Good Wife's Julianna Margulies. Kyra gives her Emmy to Tina Fey to hold while she thanks a lot of people - Tina doesn't complain. Kyra gets a scrap of paper out and thanks the cast and a list of people including her "kids who let her fly away when she needed to." That's quite a shock with Julianna being the fave. Oh no, Jimmy's back with the guitar.

1.23pm: Musical tribute to 3 shows we lost this year - aka Jimmy Fallon dressed as Elton John a la Candle In the Wind. Jack Bauer's inability to go to the toilet during 24 is part of the lyrics. Now Law And Order's being given the musical send off - the writers have done a good job of writing some tight material for Mr Fallon. Now it's farewell to Lost a la Green Day The Time of Your Life.Pretty funny stuff. "The Island it was mythical but in the end they died - I didn't understand it but I tried" is the refrain of the song. Many of us agree. Oh sorry - spoiler alert.

1.19pm: The leads of JJ Abrams' upcoming new show Undercovers Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Boris Kodjoe are up looking back at awards already handed out last week - and John Lithgow and Anne Margret are on stage to hand out the award for best series directing . And the Emmy goes to Steve Shill for Dexter.

1.10pm: Edie Falco's back on stage after nabbing the Emmy for Actress in a comedy- and is here to present award for Lead actor in a drama series - the nominees are Bryan Cranston, Breaking Bad, Michael C. Hall, Dexter, Kyle Chandler, Friday Night Lights, Hugh Laurie, House, Matthew Fox, Lost , Jon Hamm, Mad Men -and it's number three in a row for winner Bryan Cranston for Breaking Bad. His first thought is that there were 200 text messages to have been sent to the fellow nominees who lost out - a nice thing to say but that won't help the losers. Poor Lost. He dedicates the award to his wife and daughter who he "loves more than baseball" - Vince Gilligan, the former X Files writer is being thanked too - but nothing too controversial for Bryan. Coming shortly the cast of True Blood - are they teaming up with Glee do we think? And there's a musical tribute on the way to the shows that have gone to the big viewing room in the sky - although will be available in DVD collector's box sets soon (and of course on Blu Ray too).

1.09pm: Jimmy reads more of the tweets they've been sent in - Nathan Fillion of Castle and Emily Deschanel of Bones are next up to present - supporting actress in a drama is what they're there to present - and the Emmy goes to Archie Punjabi of The Good Wife . As she takes to the stage, she says it's "Like a dream come true" before launching into a list of people to thank - before co-dedicating the award to Christine Baranski and that the award "is amazing for my career". So is that code for I've been written out of Series 2 and am available do we think?

1.03pm: Outstanding actor in a supporting series - the actors who play Ben and Locke are up for this (from Lost) And the winner is Aaron Paul from Breaking Bad. What?? How could Terry O'Quinn have lost out for the last year of Lost??? And man, he looks a little angry and disappointed to be honest. Aaron Paul though is humbled and thanking the writers of Breaking Bad as well as his family- "Mom it's OK I Love you" he says - before remembering to thank Bryan Cranston his costar and the lead of the show...not a good career move do you think? Michael Emerson aka Ben from Lost looked ok with the loss - but I'm hoping that doesn't mean Lost will be lost in its final year - it's about time it got some Emmy love.

1pm: Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni from SVU are here to present the next award; outstanding writing for a drama series. The writers reveal what the networks asked them to change. The writers of Lost said they were asked why a six toed statue was on the show and to change it. So they made it a four toed statute. Cue laughs - and a bit of truth methinks. And the winner is... Mad Men. The writers seem to be humbled and are thanking each other for believing in the work, the cast and the crew -Everyone who works on the show reads the scripts and gives me feedback one of them says. That must be fun.

12.56pm: We're back in the Nokia Theatre - with the accountants of Ernst and Young getting their time in the spotlight. And Mr Fallon's back with the guitar with Julianna Margulies giving him a few smacks across the face. She does comedy well. It's the drama awards next as we look back on the year that was - and say goodbye to 24 and reliving that hideous shooting at the end of Grey's Anatomy as part of the montage - as well as that shocking loss that Hotch suffered in Criminal Minds this year. It's been a powerhouse year for dramas really - the end of Lost, the loss of 24 - the cheers going up now for Jack's sacrifice on Lost - and it all ends with Matthew Fox closing his eyes which of course was the last shot from the Island.

12.49pm: Wil Arnett and Keri Russell are up to present an award - and Wil's been busted for a dirty rhyme. Nice work sir - Reality Emmy goes to Top Chef , a fourth Emmy nomination in a row. 300 people appear to be on the stage to accept the award - and none of them have anything major to say (Their words not mine). The chefs they work with are being thanked - and if you can make it as a chef, this is the last week to apply for MasterChef New Zealand - what are you waiting for? Apply here for MasterChef NZ Series 2 - and now!

12.45pm: "This is the most ridiculous thing which has ever happened - I am not Funny." Edie Falco there - aka Carmela Soprano - would you argue? Still it's her fourth win and that's impressive - almost as impressive as the thanks list she's reeling out. Jimmy Fallon is serenading the crowd - with a reality song. And the highlights from the last year of reality shows are now up. Fat people, things smashing, people slipping off things, the Bachelor, the Kardashians - the list of shows is amazing - and Undercover Boss USA is there too (you can watch free episodes of Undercover Boss USA on TVNZ Ondemand too.) As are the incredibly banal moments from Jersey Shore. It's always impressive how many reality shows there are these days.

12.44pm: It's Neil Patrick Harris time with his very smooth looking tux. And he outs Jimmy Fallon, a gay man hosting the Emmys 2 years in a row. Outstanding actress in a comedy is now up - could this be Edie Falco's win? The bookies think so. and it goes to Edie Falco for Nurse Jackie.

12.40pm: So we're 40 minutes in and to be honest, it's kind of zipping by quite quickly - with the younger generation of shows doing quite well this year; the Glees, the Modern Family and Big Bang Theory (with 3 series under their belt)

12.38pm: Sheldon is shocked - and thanks his castmates saying they're motivating and inspiring.. He says to work on the character is beyond his dreams. He's reeling off a list of names - not bad for someone who says he wasn't prepared to say anything. Thank goodness people have stuff prepared in the back of their mind eh?

12.37pm: Eva Longoria Parker and LL Cool J head to the stage to present Outstanding lead actor in a comedy series - Jim Parsons, Larry David, Matthew Morrison, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Carell and Alec Baldwin - that's quite the list and a great set of series. But the winner is Jim Parsons of the Big Bang Theory - step up Sheldon.

12.34pm: Ryan says he's shocked. He's certainly got no sign of emotion on his face - deadpan is clearly de rigeur. He dedicates the award to his teachers who taught him to sing and fingerpaint. Nice. Modern Family skit now up - they've adopted Stewie from Family Guy. Good line from Stewie to Ed O'Neill that it's nice Al Bundy's doing a show he can talk about at dinner parties. Touche Mr Bundy, touche. Next up Modern Family 3D with Sofia Vergara...can see how that would work. Mitchell and Cameron as Two and a Half Men. Although am loving the idea of Phil's brother being played by George Clooney. It's a series of updated Modern Family pitches with George Clooney being the main punchline. And it works. Just. But I know ladies will be swooney for Clooney.

12.32pm: Emmy for directing in a comedy series. Ryan Murphy looks like one of the Observers from Fringe . It's uncanny. And worrying. I'm not sure these pre scripted inserts are working. Although Ryan Murphy the director of Glee and writer/ director of Nip/Tuck has won it.

12.30pm: Lauren Graham and Matthew Perry present next - with Jimmy Fallon using his powers of six degrees of separation to get from Graham to the West Wing. It's another American thing. And now Mr Perry is mocking Lauren Graham for doing similar roles. That set of jokes (and I use that in a loose term) fell flat. They're looking back at those who've already got an Emmy last week - take a look at the list here.

12.28pm: So we're back soon - and lead actor in a comedy is going to be the next award. A tough category this one with the likes of Jim Parsons, Larry David, Matthew Morrison, Tony Shalhoub, Steve Carell and Alec Baldwin. I wonder if this one will be about the Glee too...

12.23pm: "Outlandish" - Jane Lynch shares the award with her fellow cast members and is now thanking her lord and creator Ryan Murphy for the role of a lifetime. I don't think she's talking about the tracksuits she has to wear though. So this year looks like it will be the year of the Emmy newcomer I think. And now we head to another ad break. Already?

12.22pm: Stephen Colbert heads to the stage to present - with his opening Good Evening ladies - and women. Many of you look lovely tonight. There's scattered laughter. But he's there to present the award for a supporting actress in a comedy citing such influences as Dustin Hoffman's Tootsie. This could be another Modern Family win - although there's a Glee lurker in the wings...And the winner for supporting actress in a comedy is Jane Lynch in Glee.

12.21pm: Steve Levitan talks about how mind blowing this award is - and that he and co writer Christopher Lloyd got the idea when out riding a horse together...Steve's thanking the cast for making it so easy - and all their "wives without whom we'd been dating around a lot." He's got some making up to do later.

12.17pm: Back after the first break - and with Jimmy Fallon looking a little frightened to be honest - but they're using Twitter to ask for presenter introductions. Jim Parsons from the Big Bang and Sofia Vergara are up - Sofia's rocking some of that trademark smut with her saying that she's always been a fan of the "Big bang". They're presenting for the award for the writing for a comedy series -the writers from Modern Family are showing why they're funny - and they take the award. So Modern Family 2 so far then.

12:12pm - First nomination, first win - that's not bad going - Eric says all he wanted to be was a clown in the circus - well done sir, you've exceeded your goal - and now Ed O'Neill gets a shout out after being dissed by the Emmys. Honestly, Modern Family is one of the smartest comedies on TV - and Eric seems to know it complimenting the writers and co-workers - and he's dedicating the award to his family - saying it's going home to his mum and dad. It's nice to see someone looking actually shocked and gobsmacked to have won - it's kind of humbling.

12:11pm: First up is the Odd Couple - Jon Hamm and Betty White presenting and talking sexual chemistry - outstanding supporting actor in a comedy goes to - Eric Stonestreet from Modern Family aka Cameron.

12:08pm: A look back at the year in comedy - and with montages of 30 Rock, The Office, that classic butt pressing moment in Modern Family, Cougar Town, Glee and Entourage, Nurse Jackie, Monk, Old Christine (wondering if she'll win after the network dissing her show), How I Met Your Mother, The Big Bang Theory , Curb - it's been a great year for Comedy.

12:06pm - Poor Conan - gets a serve from Fallon about how badly his nighttime show went - oh Conan we still love you. First category is comedy.

12:05pm: And the crowd goes wild as the Emmys begin with a standing ovation. And now Mr Fallon's rocking a tux top and jeans for trousers - I knew that was cool. Take a breath Mr Fallon as he urges everyone to have some fun. And then dons another guitar...

12:04pm: Who knew Hurley aka Jorge Garcia could sing so well? And Jon Hamm really sounds like Springsteen. Fallon now mocking the Born to Run cover...quite amusing start as they flounce into the Nokia Theatre here - and now Mr Fallon is rocking them with Randy J from American Idol...

12:01pm So here we go - Jimmy Fallon's doing a skit with the Glee club and Tina Fey - but dissing Kate Gosselin. Nice diss showbiz friends. First Betty White viewing of the night as she teaches Jon Hamm how to shake it. And now Jimmy's been splatted by Jane Lynch - and now Tina Fey got a chestful too. Hurley from Lost is shaking it down too...terrifying in many ways. So I'm thinking this year it's all about the Glee as they do the Born To Run moment. Quite well actually.





title=Corey_Haim&action=edit&section=6">edit]Comeback and final years
By 2004, Haim appeared to have overcome his drug habit after his mother persuaded him to return to Toronto with her and resettle there.[20]In response to a 'where are they now?' query, he said: "I'm clean, sober, humble and happy."[9] In 2006, he was ranked #8 on VH1's Greatest Teen Stars.[46]
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.[18] 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, "for our show, for life, for everything... matching actor-buddy rings."[18]
The show's premise revolved around Haim living in Feldman's house with him and his wife while trying to get his career back on track.[62] The dynamics of the threesome were conceived in the style of the film You, Me and Dupree.[2] Footage showed the ravages of Haim's habit on his body, and his appearance was unrecognizable from his younger self.[63] Although acknowledged as partially scripted,[29] the show eventually took on a darker life of its own after Haim relapsed and his prescription drug abuse became apparent.[23]
The disintegrating relationship between the former best friends prompted a six-month hiatus before the second season.[64] Haim was nominated for a Viewer's Choice Award at the 22nd Annual Gemini Awards in Canada for his role in the show,[65] and voted #8 in the category of "Favourite Canadian" on a TV Series (Not Eligible for a Gemini).[citation needed] In 2007, Haim affirmed: "I want to be the guy they talk about when they talk about comebacks. I want people to learn from me, see I'm human, and understand that I make mistakes just like they do, but it doesn't have to consume you. You've got to walk through the raindrops, and that's what I'm trying to do."[23]
In the first episode of the second season of The Two Coreys, Haim confronted Feldman about the sexual abuse he had allegedly suffered aged fourteen at the hands of one of Feldman's acquaintances.[64] Declining to identify his molester, a forty-two year old man, Haim claimed that a rape situation had continued for two years with Feldman's knowledge.[64] He later stated: "I was very, very awake and very ashamed of what was going on, how I put it, I was just ... coming into Hollywood, man, just a horny little kid, like on drugs, getting fed drugs, man, by vampires."[12] The unexpected confession led to a further rift between Haim and Feldman, and the now unscripted show continued to expose the exploitation and trauma both had suffered as teen stars.[64]
On February 7, 2008, Haim ran a paid ad in the Hollywood trade publication Variety alongside a full-page photo, stating: "This is not a stunt. I'm back. I'm ready to work. I'm ready to make amends".[66]
In February 2008, filming commenced in Vancouver for Lost Boys: The Tribe, a direct-to-DVD sequel featuring few of the original cast.[33]Haim wept when he was told on-camera that there was not a role for him in the film.[29] He was later scheduled to film a cameo appearance, but turned up on the set obviously under the influence and was unable to remember his lines.[67] His scene only appeared during the closing credits.
Feldman avowed that he would no longer speak to Haim until he got clean.[67] 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.[67] "I don't feel that he's a safe person to have around my wife and child at the moment, for a multitude of reasons," Feldman said.[4] Haim stated that he was currently clean and said, "I will always love Corey Feldman, but I lost 105 percent respect for him and his wife."[4]
After the fallout, Haim had a car accident while under the influence during filming, and walked out for good on the show's psychiatrist.[68]Publicly severing his ties with Haim, Feldman stated: "I am not going to watch him destroy himself."[23] A&E canceled The Two Coreysmidway through its second series in July 2008.[69]
Amid the duo's well-publicized estrangement came unconfirmed reports that Warner Brothers planned to release a Lost Boys 3 — with their characters facing off.[70][71] Feldman was confirmed to star in, and executive produce, Lost Boys: The Thirst.[72]
In July 2008, Haim completed filming on the gambling comedy Shark City in Toronto with Vivica Fox, Carlo Rota and David Phillips. By late July, Haim had become destitute and homeless in Los Angeles.[73] He was taken in by singer-songwriter G Tom Mac, 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 suffering through addiction and recovery through music at Mac's studio, where he had been given a place to stay.[73] Mac pledged that if Haim stayed clean, he would allow him to come on tour and perform with him.[73] A pilot was filmed,[74] in which Haim said: "I'm broke and I'm homeless and I didn't expect myself to be in this situation — ever." [73] On January 6, 2009 Haim and Mac did a two hour internet radio interview to promote the show. At one point, Mac stated that he thought Haim was going to die from withdrawal complications that day, but he had stabilized. He stated that there were cameras in the room with them.[75] The show was not picked up.[74]
In 2009, the actioner Crank: High Voltage was released, which saw Haim sporting a blond mullet in a cameo 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,[76] and Decisions, shot in December 2009, in which his character is a cop working with troubled kids.[77]
Haim was reportedly attached to several films scheduled to go into production in 2010. He was cast as a chemical engineer in SAD (Standard American Diet), an anti-FDA film about the food industry. Though he allegedly loved the script, Haim failed to materialize when producers attempted to shoot a trailer in the fall of 2009.[77] Haim was set to star in the romantic comedy The Vegetarian Hunter as a hunter who becomes a vegetarian for the love of a woman, which planned to shoot in upstate New York. He was attached to play a murderer who mimics his father's killing sprees in the Louisiana-set slasher film The Pick-Up, and set to appear as a scavenger in a small town run by a deadly cult in the horror movie Ratred 3D. Haim was cast as a janitor in the comedy The Science Of Cool, which was in pre-production at the time of his death.[77]
Haim was also slated to direct two films: The Throwaways, a political thriller following the fate of homeless people presumed to have vanished, and A Detour In Life, which he was set to both star in and direct. The film was described as a portrait of a man who sinks into alcoholism after his fiancée dies in a horse-riding accident, but who sobers up after rediscovering love with a teacher.[77]
After American Sunset wrapped in New Brunswick, Canada on June 18, 2009,[78][79] Haim had to be expedited back to the United States due to his past drug problems, according to his last agent, with whom he solely had a phone relationship.[80] Haim was forced to pay his attorney each time he traveled back over the border.[81] On the advice of his lawyer, Haim went to a M.D. doctor 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 towards getting clean.[81] 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: "This guy prescribed Corey four prescriptions. I think it was five days prior to when Corey passed."[81]
Dr. Drew Pinsky, addiction specialist on the reality show Celebrity Rehab said of Haim: "Dozens, if not hundreds, of people reached out to me about their concerns about him."[23] Attempts were made up until Haim's death to get him on the show.[23] In his final days, Haim 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,[77] though his fellow cast members commented on his hyperactivity and need for affection.[82] Haim came to the set on his days off.[82]
Before his death, Haim had reconciled with Feldman off-camera.[52] The two were spending time together developing a sequel to License to Drive called License to Fly, a project of Haim's conception.[52]
[edit]Personal life
Haim never married. He dated actress Robyn Lively in 1986, half-sister of Blake Lively.[52] He was involved with Who's the Boss actressAlyssa Milano from 1987–1990,[83] and had a brief romance with fellow child star Drew Barrymore in 1989.[84] He was engaged to Baywatchactress Nicole Eggert with whom he starred in Blown Away. Eggert is credited with helping to preserve Haim's life at least once by taking him to hospital to detox during a 'narcotic rush',[36] although she herself has 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."[32] He briefly dated Victoria Beckham in 1995, then of the Spice Girls.[85]
Haim also had short engagements to Holly Fields in 1996 and model Cindy Guyer in 2000.[86] Haim proposed to Guyer two days after they met at a Chicago autograph show. She spoke out about Haim's obsessive behaviour after he allegedly threw her against a car, leaving her needing stitches on her chin.[87] Haim reportedly wept afterward as he apologized. "I saw a sweet little person in there that really needed help," said Guyer.[87][88] Fearing his volatile mood swings, she paid to book him into the Betty Ford Center, but Haim left after eight days and their relationship soon disintegrated. He began to harass Guyer at her apartment, and she was forced to change her phone number and instruct her doorman not to admit him.[88] "We almost knew it was going to happen," Guyer said of his death. "He had a devil inside him, and the devil was the drug."[89] Haim had a year-long relationship with Tiffany Shepis, stating in in October 2008 that the couple were engaged to be married on May 9, 2009.[90] Shepis moved Haim away to Arizona in 2008, where she "was trying to help him like everybody does, you know? He's a charming kid with a lot of issues."[91] Daisy de la Hoya dated Haim in 2010; their official first date was two weeks prior to his death.[92]
Lala Sloatman co-starred with Haim in Watchers and Dream a Little Dream, and they dated on and off for two years at the peak of his fame.[31]
He was so funny and jovial — we got along really well and laughed a lot and played a lot. He was super spontaneous and had an appetite to do anything at the drop of a hat. Almost to a fault in terms of purchasing things. He would buy a new car out of nowhere. We would do laser tag and paintball...
Everyone was mad for him. He'd disappear nine days at a time. I found out later what was going on with him. He was getting into drugs. It was so heartbreaking.[37]
[edit]Death
At the end of his life, Haim shared a month-to-month rental at the Oakwood Apartments between Burbank and the Hollywood Hills with his mother, who has breast cancer.[80][93] Haim did not own a car.[80] Christopher Ameruoso, Haim's neighbor for a year, said Haim sometimes could be seen wandering around the complex, "looking for companionship, looking for friends."[4]
On March 10, 2010, after a 9-1-1 call from his mother, Haim was taken from their home by paramedics to Providence Saint Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, and pronounced dead at 2:15 a.m. (10:15 UTC). Los Angeles police stated that his death appeared to be an accidentaloverdose and that four bottles containing Valium, Vicodin, Soma (a muscle relaxant) and Haloperidol (an anti-psychotic) were retrieved,[94]later confirmed as prescribed by a specialist,[91][95] but that no illegal drugs were found at the scene.[96] It emerged that Haim had used aliases to procure 553 prescription pills in the 32 days prior to his death, "doctor-shopping" seven different doctors and using seven pharmacies to obtain the supply, which included 195 Valium, 149 Vicodin, 194 Soma and 15 Xanax.[95]
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. At one stage, Haim woke his mother and said, "Mom, can you please come and lie next to me, I'm not feeling very good."[84] After he attempted to walk around shortly after midnight, she saw him collapse.[84] 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."[57] Prior to the official autopsy reports being made available 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.[97][98] 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.[91] Haim's primary doctor confirmed toBureau of Narcotics Enforcement investigators that Haim was addicted to pain medication.[99]
Haim's death was reported by the worldwide media. The 10-minute 9-1-1 call made by Haim's mother was leaked on the internet, in which she was heard saying, "Oh, my God. I think my son is dead," before following the dispatcher's instructions and administering CPR.[100]
Corey Feldman spoke with Larry King on the day of Haim's death,[101] saying:
He was his own enemy. I mean, look, a lot of people that are artists tend to be their own worst enemy because we're passionate people... Most recently he's been, honestly, in the best frame of mind that he's ever been in, in the past year...[80]
Feldman added that Haim had died "very destitute" and alone.[80]
Critic Roger Ebert responded: "Corey Haim, RIP. I loved Lucas so much."[102] Reactions included those from former Screen Actors GuildPresident Melissa Gilbert: "Corey Corey Corey. You will be missed. May those who love you find peace knowing that there is no more torture for you... no more pain. Fly well, dear talented boy",[10] and filmmaker Kevin Smith: "Lost Boy goes home: Corey Haim, dead at 38. G'bye, LUCAS. You gave hope to the weird & unlikely."[10] Nicole Eggert remarked on the public eulogizing: "It's a little late. If people realized, he would have liked to have heard that when he was here with us, it could have maybe made a difference in his life."[52]
California's Attorney General Jerry Brown announced that his office is investigating Haim's death, saying an unauthorized prescription in his name had been found amongst fraudulent prescription pads ordered from San Diego.[57] On March 17, 2010, Brown announced that an arrest was made in connection with the investigation, which involves doctor identity theft and up to 5,000 illegal prescriptions. While detailed information has not been released, officials stated that Haim had obtained Oxycontin via a prescription drug ring.[99] 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.[99][103] On March 25, 2010, approximately twenty doctors were subpoenaed in connection with Haim's case.[104] Haim had claimed to each that he was not seeing any other doctors, and many reported feeling "duped" by him.[99] The doctors told state agents that Haim had complained of shoulder pain arising from an accident while shooting a film in Canada. Brown confirmed that Haim had obtained prescriptions for pain medication pertaining to multiple injuries and depression, using his pharmacy visits to solicit additional medication or ask for refills before due dates had expired. Brown called Haim the "poster child" for prescription drug addiction.[99]
Haim left 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.[105] 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.[106] A $20,000 contribution was made by a memorabilia site to which Haim had sold items over the years,[107] but the company later canceled the cheque after it emerged that the funeral home had stepped in to cover the costs from the outset.[108] 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.[98]
A private Jewish funeral ceremony took place on March 16, 2010, at Steeles College Memorial Chapel, in Vaughan.[109] Both his parents attended, along with 200 friends and family.[110] A dozen fans waited outside.[111] In an open letter written to Haim on the day,[112] Corey Feldman stated his wish to stay away to minimize publicity for the family, saying, "I always feared this day would come."[113]
Haim was buried at Pardes Shalom Cemetery in Maple, Ontario.[111][114]
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, ruled a natural death.[115] As to speculation about whether drugs were involved, the Coroner stated: "the toxicology report revealed no significant contributing factor."[116]
[edit]Filmography
Year
Film
Role
Notes
1984
Firstborn
Brian Livingston
1985
Secret Admirer
Jeff
Silver Bullet
Marty Coslaw
Murphy's Romance
Jake Moriarty
1986
Lucas
Lucas Bly
1987
The Lost Boys
Sam Emerson
1988
License to Drive
Les Anderson
Watchers
Travis Cornell
1989
Dream a Little Dream
Dinger
1990
Prayer of the Rollerboys
Griffin
1991
Fast Getaway
Nelson
Dream Machine
Barry Davis
1992
Blown Away
Rich
The Double 0 Kid
Lance Elliot
Direct-to-video
Oh, What a Night
Eric
Direct-to-video
1993
Anything for Love
Chris Calder
also known as Just One of the Girls
1994
National Lampoon's Last Resort
Dave
Direct-to-video
Fast Getaway II
Nelson Potter
Direct-to-video
1995
Dream a Little Dream 2
Dinger Holfield
Direct-to-video
Life 101
Ramsy
Direct-to-video
1996
Fever Lake
Albert
Direct-to-video
Shooter on the Side
Snowboard Academy
Chris Barry
Demolition High
Lenny Slater
Direct-to-video
1997
Demolition University
Lenny Slater
Direct-to-video
Never Too Late
Max
Busted
Clifford
Direct-to-video
2002
The Back Lot Murders
Tony
Direct-to-video
2007
Universal Groove
Jim
2008
Lost Boys: The Tribe
Sam Emerson
Direct-to-video
2009
Crank: High Voltage
Randy
Shark City
Chip Davis
New Terminal Hotel
Jasper Crash
American Sunset
Tom Marlow
2010
Decisions
Det. Lou Andreas
[edit]Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1984–1985
The Edison Twins
Larry
Twenty-six episodes
1985
A Time to Live
Peter Weisman
Television film
1987
Roomies
Matthew Wiggins
Eight episodes
1998
Psi Factor: Chronicles of the Paranormal
Research Project Intern
Episode: "The Egress"
Merlin: The Quest Begins
Wilf
Television film
2000
Without Malice
Marty
Television film
2007–2008
The Two Coreys
Himself
Nineteen episodes