Actor Corey Haime dies

[meeks]

http://entertainment.ca.msn.com/celebs/celebutant/article.aspx?cp-documentid=23612149

The "Lost Boys" actor, who starred in several films alongside fellow Hollywood heartthrob Corey Feldman during the duo's rise to fame in the eighties, died at 2:15 a.m. at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, according to Coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie. She said an autopsy will reveal the official cause of death.

Police have said they believe Haim's death was the result of "an apparent overdose."

Law enforcement sources reportedly told "TMZ" they suspect Haim's death was "accidental" and said the former child star collapsed in front of his mother in the bedroom of her apartment before she called 911.

The entertainment site - which broke the news of Michael Jackson's sudden death in June - reports Haim had been sick over the past few days with flu-like symptoms but that four prescription bottles recovered at the scene were not related to his illness. The sources also revealed to "TMZ" that no illicit drugs were found in the apartment.

The fallen star's mother reportedly told authorities her son had been battling a prescription drug addiction for years.

Haim had checked in and out of rehab 15 times over the years and had suffered a drug-induced stroke in 2001.

In 2004, he spoke openly in an interview with Britain's "The Sun" newspaper about his addictions and said that he smoked his first joint on the set of "The Lost Boys."

"I lived in L.A. in the eighties, which was not the best place to be. I did cocaine for about a year and a half, then it led to crack," he said.

The struggling actor - whose first role was in the 1984 hit "Firstborn"- never managed to reclaim the kind of big screen success he'd enjoyed early on in his career. He appeared in the "A&E" reality TV show "The Two Coreys" with Feldman but it was cancelled in 2008 after just two seasons.

Haim's death was a hot trending topic on Twitter Wednesday morning with many fans calling him "a lost boy until the end."

"I had two Corey posters on my wall growing up, so sad," tweeted another.

[Dr.Rob]

Didnt some other child actor die during the Olympics?


He was Checkov 's son?


http://www.canada.com/news/Missing+actor+found+dead+Stanley+Park/2613466/story.html

[cerebus]

Yeah, the 80s actors seem to be going fast...

[Darth Rock&Roll]

lets take bets on whos next!

celebs die in threes.

I hope it's not Downey Jr. He just got his shit back together! lol

[Bill]

Once you start doing crack it's all over.

[Bär]

lets take bets on whos next!

celebs die in threes.

I hope it's not Downey Jr. He just got his shit back together! lol

I've got my fingers crossed for Limbaugh.

[meeks]

re: Corey Haim - can't say I'm surprised. Watched a couple of episodes of 'the 2 coreys' and he had the drug addict jitters in his body language.

[Darth Rock&Roll]

Once you start doing crack it's all over.

I disagree Bill, I have several friends who went south on that shit in the late 80's who have now recovered from that bout with folly.

There is no such thing as unredeemable when it comes to human beings. We are remarkable in our ability to change through force of will.

[Steve James]

R.I.P. sad for such a young dude. it's not always so lucky to be young and rich. I did watch a little of the "2 Coreys" and I felt sorry for him.

[shawnsegler]

Once you start doing crack it's all over.

I disagree Bill, I have several friends who went south on that shit in the late 80's who have now recovered from that bout with folly.

There is no such thing as unredeemable when it comes to human beings. We are remarkable in our ability to change through force of will.

+1

[Bill]

Let's see, of the three people who I knew were crack heads.....

Three lost all their money
Three lost their houses
Three lost their families, wife and kids

[Bär]

I think he might be another Brittany Murphy case...not too healthy to begin with b/c prescription drug use, ignores real deal flu or pneumonia, dies.

[neijia_boxer]

Frankly i dont have much compassion for actors who die on drugs. cant wait for more to die as a matter of fact. muhahahahahahahaha..... Survival of the fittest.

[Darth Rock&Roll]

losing your money, your possessions and your family is the end result of many a poor decision.
It doesn't mean a man cannot get his shit together and reclaim his life.

[Darth Rock&Roll]

Frankly i dont have much compassion for actors who die on drugs. cant wait for more to die as a matter of fact. muhahahahahahahaha..... Survival of the fittest.

But who then will act out the stories you love to watch?

Haven't you had enough reality tv? I know i want to see more well written and well acted stories.

It's sad because many people see successful people as having their shit together when in fact that is not the case.

People who have a lot of money for instance are regarded as "smart", for some reason, there's this idea floating around that actors and musicians have some insight into society that is greater than the norm and therefore they speak on political platforms etc because of this popularity.

There are so many factors that can destroy a persons identity when they are in a position of celebrity. Many go insular and keep private to avoid just that and a lot, especially the young get caught up in all the attention and when it gets taken away or goes away of it's own accord, the identity they had with that goes to and they are left with... a sense of loss that they in turn get lost in.