Unadulterated Facts About Corey Haim, Hollywood’s Lost Boy
Corey Haim could be a poster boy for child actors who fail to launch as adults. This innocent from Canada quickly reached the heights of Hollywood fame only to fall just as fast.
It was addiction that did him in, but there are some sinister accusations to explain Haim's tragic fall from grace.
1. He Was A Shy Boy
Corey Haim’s birthplace was Toronto, Canada and his date of birth was December 23, 1971. Haim’s mother, a data processor named Judy Haim, noticed something worrisome about her son. He lacked confidence and seemed painfully introverted. If you’re a shy teenager, the last place you want to be is in the spotlight.
Well, Haim’s mother thought that thrusting her son onto a stage would cure his timidity. She signed him up for improv classes and even mime lessons. This, however, did much more than just cure the young boy's shyness.
2. He Outshone Her
Unlike Haim, Cari—his older sister—did want to act. It soon became Haim’s job to go with her to auditions. While Cari found mostly rejection at the auditions, Corey got the opposite reaction.
Even though he wasn’t auditioning, producers wanted to hire Haim. He first did some commercials, and then he got his first role: a Canadian educational comedy TV series called The Edison Twins. It wouldn’t be long, however, before he made the massive leap to Hollywood.
3. He Got A Role
In 1984, when Haim was 13 years old, he got a role in a movie—but it was a downright nightmare. The movie was the thriller Firstborn. In it, Haim plays the second-born son of a woman who begins seeing a not-so-nice guy named Sam, played by Peter Weller. Although this should have been an exciting milestone for Haim, the set of the film proved to be incredibly terrifying—all thanks to his costar's chilling scare tactics.
4. He Made A Mistake
On his first day on Firstborn, Haim made the mistake of trying to compliment Weller on his acting. Weller, who played Haim's violent stepfather, grabbed the barely teenage Haim and threw him against a wall. He had just one demand: that Haim never speak to him again on set.
Weller later blamed his behavior on his method acting, but Haim found it hard to recover from this ordeal. But this wasn’t the only fiasco Haim faced when filming Firstborn.
