Corey Haim, Dead At 38

Actor Corey Haim died this morning of an apparent overdose, TMZ reports. The LAPD confirms the 38-year-old was found unresponsive in his Oakwood, California apartment, where his mother was also staying—he was pronounced dead at Providence St. Joseph's Medical Center in Burbank. The LAPD believe the death was accidental. Haim battled drug addiction for much of his life, a subject that was touched upon in "The Two Coreys," the A&E reality show he co-starred in with longtime friend Corey Feldman in 2007 and 2008. The show allegedly ended because Feldman refused to work with Haim until he got help. (Some clips of Haim after the jump.)

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By Jen Carlson in News on March 10, 2010 8:57 AM

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Amanda Harletsch

ah what a shame!

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40oz.killa

WHAT DID HE OVERDOSE ON?

NannyState

Insignificance.

rasputinsghost

hahahahahahahahahaha

squatch

not surprised, really.

actually, surprised a little that he ODed before feldman.

JenChungsNewBra

RIP Corey.

SighR

I'm sad because I always loved making jokes about him. :(

Well, at least it wasnt the other Corey.

verbal

pathetic and weak, sorry for his mom but she probably enabled him all these years and is wracked with guilt by now.

potsmoker

good riddance, another boohoo hollywood drug addict mired in problems of his own creation gone from this earth.

cory feldman had a smoking hot wife.

cory haim had a messed up life and a fat nasty intern assistant on that show. prob some fangirl who purchased drugs for him, job responsibilities, book motels for 3day binges, get prescriptions under her name, buy drugs in alleys on his behalf.

im not sure if that part is true but with these hollywood types thats usually what happened, did she call the olsen twins before 911?

boo-hoo,,,drug addict ahole

Spirit of 76

boo-hoo,,,drug addict ahole

Does anyone else find it ironic that this was written by someone calling himself "potsmoker"?

JenChungsBaby

So does this mean no Fever Lake sequel?

Spirit of 76

Sad. Guess I know which DVD I'll be pulling out this weekend: The Lost Boys. Very appropriate title for Haim.

Mr. Shankly

Motherfucker, I'm trying to watch 'The Lost Boys'!

GREGORYABUTLER

Sad ...but can you really you're surprised?

JenChungsBaby

The only thing that's really surprising is the regularity with which these young Hollywood types OD on drugs.

babyhitler

why would that surprise you? Over Dose means to take in excess of what you really need. Celebrities do that in every facet of their lives. They are sociopaths who hoard more resources for themselves than anyone on the planet.

chuzzlewit

LUCAS! shit, man.rip.

Rocknrope

For a second I thought it was the "other Corey" who OD'd. I'm sure they get that a lot.

I just looked at his IMDB profile, and the dude was working quite abit recently. Addiction is a f'd up thing.

Alex

Never heard of him.

babyhitler

I'd rather give my condolences to people who aren't selfish and so egocentric. The people who had to defy peer pressure, stick to their principles, and suffer being the "uncool" dude rather than just give in and do what the crowd does. Feldman is the better Corey anyway

valeriob

Drug abuse- you're doin it right!

Splicer

It's sad to see no matter who it happens to. Addiction is a terrible thing when it gets into your soul and just eats away at who you were, are and could be. Condolences.