Another tragic loss for Hollywood: Former ’80s teen heartthrob Corey Haim (December 23, 1971 – March 10, 2010) has died. Police in Los Angeles found the actor unresponsive in his Oakwood, Los Angeles apartment at approximately 3:30 AM Wednesday morning, FOX News L.A. reports. His mother was with him when police arrived.
Haim, who shot to fame in the ’80s with roles in teen hits like The Lost Boys and License To Drive, had a long history of substance abuse issues and is believed to have succumbed to an accidental drug overdose.
“It was an apparent overdose,” says Sgt. Frank Albarren of the Los Angeles Police Department’s North Hollywood Station. “Unknown what type of medication.”
Haim was pronounced dead just before 4 AM at Providence St. Joseph’s Medical Center in Burbank. He was 38.
His first role was in the 1984 hit Firstborn, in which he played a young child caught up in a family war. He then appeared in the 1985 TV movie A Time to Live. Haim often starred alongside best friend Corey Feldman, and the duo became known as “The Two Coreys.” Corey H. appeared in many movies between 1987 and 1990; such as Lucas: Murphy’s Romance, The Lost Boys, Dream a Little Dream, and more. Most recently, Corey Haim starred alongside Carey Feldman in the reality show The Two Coreys, which aired from 2007 to 2008 on A&E.