As I began a day of hard work as the in-house buzz reporter at mahalo.com, I was saddened to see that the top story this morning was the death of actor Corey Haim. Word is that LAPD found him unresponsive earlier this morning in his apartment. Click this link to read our story on his death:
http://www.mahalo.com/corey-haim-dead
In a very small way I have a connection to Corey Haim. It's not just that he was a big time child acting star of films that came out while I was in my teenage years such as Murphy's Romance and The Lost Boys. He also starred in the film Lucas in 1986 with Charlie Sheen. His love interest in that movie was Kerri Green, who is best known for that role and one in Goonies. Green was a year ahead of me in high school at Pascack Hills in Montvale, New Jersey, so it was kind of a big deal that she was in these films.
But it's sad to read accounts of how his life, which spun completely out of control due to repeated bouts with alcohol and drug addicitons coupled with depression, has come to a sad ending. It's the side of Hollywood that people don't like to talk about, especially when it's child actors that can't get past people stereotyping them forever in their famous childhood roles. Haim maybe just another in a growing list of child actors that couldn't handle the fame from a young age, but because there seem to be so many stories like this, it's even more amazing to me to see people like Ron Howard, Drew Barrymore, and others escape the clutches of the dreaded 'child actor' label.
It's a shame to see his life end this way, and on a week where Hollywood goes out of its way to give itself a pat-on-the-back, it's ironic that this occurs this week of all weeks. Rest in peace Corey.
Jon Moncrief serves as Buzz Reporter for Mahalo.com, and covers the Los Angeles Kings for Examiner.com. Follow me on Twitter for the latest from me on the L.A. Kings, hockey, sports, and life in general by clicking here.
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