Actor Corey Haim dead at 38 [Updated]

The Los Angeles Police Department said Haim, 38, was pronounced dead after 3 a.m. at a Burbank hospital. He had been living in the San Fernando Valley.

Details of his death were not immediately available. The L.A. coroner's office was investigating. A police spokesman said more details would be available later.

Haim was a teen star in the 1980s in such movies as "The Lost Boys" and "License to Drive."

He struggled with drug problems but in recent years had attempted a comeback, starring in an A&E reality show called "The Two Coreys" with longtime friend and costar Corey Feldman.

Times TV critic Robert Lloyd described the show this way: "The premise seems to be this: Corey [Feldman] and his wife, Susie, have welcomed Corey [Haim] into their home in order to make a television show about, um, welcoming Corey Haim into their home. ... This arrangement supposedly has something to do with helping Corey H. get his career/life back on track -- clearly we're to regard him, and with some cause, as the more troubled of the two."

[Updated at 5:56 a.m.: KTLA News quoted police sources as saying detectives were looking into whether Haim died of a drug overdose.]

-- Shelby Grad

Photo: Actor Corey Haim arrives at the 3rd Annual Avant Garde Fashion Show at Boulevard3 on March 19, 2009 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)

Comments

[kathcom]

This is sad. All jokes aside about the more screwed up of the Two Coreys, this was a troubled man and his death is a shame.

[sarah]

I hope no one makes any stupid comments seeing as this was a real person who was really loved and really died. As a member of a murder victim's family I feel for those who will be disrespected by the media. My sympathy to family and friends who will remember this young man as more than an actor. He was the same age as my brother who was murdered in January, along with his entire family. So sorry to hear...too young to go.

[bobo]

He sure had a rough time after his "child star" days, binging on all those drugs with Feldman, and was clearly unable to move past that stage of his life. What a shame.

[gl21]

Sadly, I don't think our anti-drug laws make these people's lives any easier or safer.

When drugs are illegal, these people have to hide all the time, spend huge amounts of money, deal with criminals, and they can never know the potency of the product they just bought. Then when they get caught, the law wants to throw them in prison even if no other offense was committed.

Maybe better to legalize and regulate.

[Joel Johnson]

this is what you get... take note boys and girls.

[real_california]

that's really too bad. he was in one of my all-time favorite movies "The Lost Boys." to this day, still probably one of the best vampire movies ever. drugs??

[Apriljoyentler]

I am sooo crushed! He was one of my teen crushes growing up! Loved him ever since his first movie Firstborn (1984)! : (

Prayers are with his family during this time! For sure!

[Tom B.]

Another "celebrity" overdose. Who's really surprised?

[jwa]

ummmm....I'm gonna go with drugs. DING! #1 answer!

[Matt]

Drugs are bad...mmmkay!

[karlene]

I feel really bad for this young mans family. Hollywood needs to do something about all these pharmacuticals these folks are taking. How many more of your young people does this have to happen to? This is one reason we need to allow medicinal marijuana to be used by the publc in general. At least people will not be dying. "weed" can help people who may have anxiety or are under stress. There needs to be a choice. Pills and alcohol are killing people everyday! Forgive me Corey and your family, but there are many young people out there who are dying.
Rest in peace Corey. God Bless You.

[Brian]

I remember him from the movie "Murphy's Romance" with James Garner and Sally Field 20+ years ago and he was good in that. Sad story.

[August]

Another 12-Step religious Cult Success Story; God that Cult is EVIL!

[stacy]

Very sad. What a waste. Many more like him out there; people addicted and don't know what to do or how to stop. I remember him saying he was molested at some point. Not that all survivors of abuse turn into addicts, but most of them have to cope somehow.
RIP

[Simon]

RIP Corey Haim you are no longer a Lost Boy. Peace!

[Justin]

It's sad to see him go so early.

[illegals hate american]

Dang drugs... I hate them

[denise stevenson]

he will be missed rip cory we love you

[worey]

Wow, how could I have missed THAT show?

[shannon gallagher]

It's sad to say this but it really isn't that much of a shock to find this out, even tho im totally heartbroken, i had a huge crush on Haim for years and then i realized what he was about, i have realitives that are drug abusers and i know what good people they are and then what the drug has turned them into, sad.
I will miss you and love you Corey, may you R.I.P and be apart from your demons forever!!

[shannon gallagher]

It's sad to say this but it really isn't that much of a shock to find this out, even tho im totally heartbroken, i had a huge crush on Haim for years and then i realized what he was about, i have realitives that are drug abusers and i know what good people they are and then what the drug has turned them into, sad.
I will miss you and love you Corey, may you R.I.P and be apart from your demons forever!!

[retiree]

Although older than Mr. Haim, I thought that his best work was in the movie "Lucas." I thoroughly enjoyed that film!

It's unfortunate that his life became a train wreck so young. He had, initially, lots of money and a modicum of fame, but he was obviously not satisfied with either, and turned to a nearly two decade addiction to drugs.

His death is unfortunate, but not surprising.

[Ron Garcia]

tough break, Corey had the right stuff for the big show!

[G-Money]

This is a sad day. Corey had so much potential, and drugs took it all away years ago.

Lost Boys is a classic, and is one of the greatest horror comedy films ever made.

RIP Corey Haim.

[Steve]

Perhaps, it was unnecessary to include the snarky analysis at the end.
RIP, Mr. Haim.