Heartthrob from the 1980s, Corey Haim was born on December 23, 1971, in Toronto, Ontario. Growing up, Haim enjoyed playing hockey, keyboard, and collecting comic books. When Haim’s older sister, Carole, brought him along with her for an acting audition, Haim was noted for having potential and soon began appearing in television commercials and catalogues. By the mid-80s, Haim had landed a role on popular Canadian series, The Edison Twins, and by age thirteen, had landed his debut film role in the 1984 film, Firstborn, starring Sarah Jessica Parker and Robert Downey Jr.

Haim's breakthrough role came in 1986, when he was cast as the title character in the popular teen flick Lucas, alongside Charlie Sheen and Winona Ryder. For his portrayal of Lucas, Haim was recognized with a nomination for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actor Starring in a Feature Film - Comedy or Drama at the Young Artist Awards, and lauded by film critic Roger Ebert, who predicted "he will never become a half-forgotten child star, but will continue to grow into an important actor. He is that good."

In 1987, Haim starred in the cult-hit vampire film, The Lost Boys, marking the first tag-team pairing of Haim with Corey Feldman. "The Coreys" went on to become the highest-paid teen actors of the 80s, starring in a series of successful team movies for the rest of the decade, including License to Drive, also starring Heather Graham, in 1988 and Dream a Little Dream in 1989.

The late 90s saw Haim battling a serious substance abuse problem, and also parting ways professionally with Feldman, who was also battling his own personal demons at the time. In an effort to combat the drug rumors so that producers and directors would subsequently hire him for more projects, Haim released a self-promotional video documentary, in which Haim lounges pool-side while waxing philosophically on his career.

His next film, The Dream Machine was the first of many direct-to-video films that Haim would make in the 1990s. His last theatrical release would come in 1991, the film Prayer of the Rollerboys was only released in sixty theaters and had a low box-office gross.

The remainder of the 90s saw Haim starring in mostly direct-to-video films. In 1997, Haim filed for bankruptcy, and took a three-year hiatus from working.

In 2001, Haim was featured on an episode of an E! True Hollywood Story, speaking candidly on the extent of his drug addiction. That same year, he reportedly suffered a drug induced stroke and coma, although he later denied the reports during a 2006 interview.

The year 2003 saw Haim spoofing his child-star status in the David Spade film, Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star, alongside Jon Lovitz, Alyssa Milano, Corey Feldman, Leif Garrett, and Emmanuel Lewis. The following year, Haim appeared to finally be drug-free, and had moved from Santa Monica back to his home city of Toronto.

Haim is currently starring in an upcoming reality TV series with Corey Feldman titled, The Coreys: Return of the Lost Boys, which will feature the Coreys living together as grown adults.

YUDDY