The Surprising Amount Of Debt Corey Haim Had When He Died

Posted by Martina Birk on Friday, May 3, 2024

In the eighties, Haim found jobs quickly. He was a teen idol who starred in films like Lucas and License to Drive. He even won a Young Artist Award for Lucas, the same award equally tragic child star River Phoenix got. After filing for bankruptcy, Haim barely worked, as roles dried up. He had a run of bit parts, but did not appear onscreen from 2003 to 2007. He even took out a full-page ad on Variety announcing that he was ready to work in 2007. This, sadly, was made into a joke by some news organizations, such as Gawker.

In 2006, he and Feldman began taping their reality TV show The Two Coreys which aired on A+E. While the first season was a success, the reality show hit the rocks midway through its second season, according to E! News, after a public split between the two Coreys. After this, Haim occasionally got acting jobs but these were, once again, few and far between. Haim reportedly tried to stay clean in his last few years, though his behavior still worried castmates in his final film, Us Weekly says.

Haim may have found Hollywood stardom early, but the cost was immense.

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