Actor Corey Haim Dies at 38
Unfortunately, the death toll in Hollywood (especially for young, 80’s teen celebrities) seems to be rising, as we learned this morning that beloved Teen Beat Hall-of-Famer Corey Haim, 38, died of an apparent accidental prescription drug overdose in his Burbank home, where he was taking care of his cancer-stricken mother.
First Boner, now Lucas? What is this world coming to?
Haim struggled with drug addiction since his first experience on a movie set in 1987, when he starred in ‘The Lost Boys’ with Kiefer Sutherland and Jason Patric. His rise to teen heart throb status alongside the “other Corey” Corey Feldman brought us some tubular movies as ‘The Goonies’, ‘Dream A Little Dream’ and ‘License to Drive’ (some of my personal favorites). But all that fame had a price and he found himself yet another washed up celebrity battling addiction well into his 30’s.
Although the first reports early this morning stated that Haim’s death was drug-related, the official reports are now saying there were no illegal drugs in the home and that Haim was suffering from those mysterious “flu-like” symptoms and taking multiple prescription drugs similar to another celebrity death recently (Brittany Murphy). Interesting, and more than a little disturbing and sad.
So we bid a final farewell to another piece of our childhood in the passing of Corey Haim. Godspeed Lucas. And dream a little dream for me…the 80’s wouldn’t have been the same without you.