Corey Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, to 'Judy Haim' . He died suddenly on March 10, 2010 in Burbank, California, of pneumonia.
Favorite actress: Cybill Shepherd. Favorite Actor: James Dean.
His father was raised in Canada and his mother was born in Israel. All of Coreys grandparents were Romanian Jews who left Romania in the 1940s. His fathers parents were from Iasi, and his mothers from Piatra Neamt. Corey had a Bar Mitzvah ceremony.
Got into acting because his mom put him into acting lessons to help him deal with his shyness and it later became a career because his older sister Carol Haim was auditioning for roles.
His dad, Bernie Haim , worked as a sales rep. His mom, Judy Haim , worked as a computer operator.
Parents Bernie and Judy divorced when Corey was 11 years old. They were married for 18 years.
Filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in July 1997 in Los Angeles, California, listing debts that included nearly $104,000 to the I.R.S., $100,000 in California taxes and a variety of medical expenses. The document stated that he had no bank account and very few assets, including a 1987 BMW, $100 in cash, $750 worth of clothing, and $7,500 in residuals and royalty rights. He also listed a $31,000 pension plan.
In 2004, he became the subject of a single by the Irish band The Thrills titled "Whatever Happened To Corey Haim?".
Was engaged to Holly Fields (not the boxer) in 1996, but broke up.
Brooke McCarter managed him up to the mid 1990s until Coreys drug problem caused a fallout.
Was asked by best friend and frequent co-star Corey Feldman - while filming the first season of "The Surreal Life" - to be his best man at his wedding to Susie Feldman ; but unfortunately, due to prior commitments he was not able to attend.
Was engaged to Nicole Eggert , whom he credits with helping save his life on a certain occasion: while they were filming one of several movies together, she noticed that Haim was suffering from a narcotic "rush." Eggert promptly drove him to the local hospital where Corey was detoxed.
Bill Egert s character Sean Haim in the movie Detour was named after him, as Egerts favorite actor.
Ranked #26 on VH1s 100 Greatest Kid Stars.
Auditioned for the role of Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever .
He starred in eight movies with Corey Feldman : The Lost Boys , License to Drive , Dream a Little Dream , Blown Away , Last Resort (1994/II) , Dream a Little Dream 2 , Busted and Lost Boys: The Tribe .
He and Corey Feldman were known as the Two Coreys at the peak of their careers in the 1980s.
Formerly engaged to actress Tiffany Shepis. [Oct. 30, 2008].
Was buried at Thornhill memorial chapel in Toronto on March 16th, 2010. Because Haim was broke at the time of his death, a celebrity memorabilia site that he sometimes sold items to, Startifacts, had donated $20,000 to cover the cost of the transportation and headstone. The check was subsequently canceled when it was found the funeral home was covering the cost already.
Best friend Corey Feldman chose not to attend Haims funeral at the request of Haims family, because they wanted to keep the funeral as low-key as possible. Feldman instead issued an open letter on the Internet which he wrote to his deceased friend.
Back when he was a kid in Thornhill Ontario, Corey Haim used to break dance with the other kids at recess, in school.
Was offered the role of Charlie Fox in The Mosquito Coast and Chris Chambers in Stand by Me . His father, who was acting as his manager at the time, turned down both in favor of Corey having a starring role in Lucas . Both of those roles eventually went to the late River Phoenix.
Haim was engaged to model Cindy Guyer in 2000. He proposed to Guyer two days after they met at a Chicago autograph show.
He was in a relationship with actress Alyssa Milano from 1987 to 1990.
Was in a relationship with Victoria Beckham in 1995, which ended on mutual terms.
Has appeared in a movie with Mario Lopez "Fever Lake". Was also in 2 movies "Demolition High" & "Demolition University" where his characters last name was "Slater". was also in "Busted" where his name was "Clifford" and in "Fever Lake" his name was "Albert". Mario Lopez played "A.C. Slater" on "Saved by the Bell" (the A & C stood for Albert Clifford).
