Sharing the first name and appearing in eight movies together, Corey Haim and Corey Feldman became quite a team as child stars in the 80s. They were such a popular team that they were known simply as The Two Corey, which became the name of a reailty TV show they made together a couple of years ago. While they had well publicised feuds, the two nevertheless remained close friends.
Following the death of Haim yesterday of a suspected accidental prescription drug overdose, Feldman released this statement on his blog, “I was awakened at 8:30 this morning by my brother and sister knocking on my bedroom door. They informed me of the loss of my brother Corey Haim. My eyes weren’t even open all the way when the tears started streaming down my face. I am so sorry for Corey, his mother Judy, his family, my family, all of our fans, and of course my son who I will have to find a way to explain this to when he gets home from school. This is a tragic loss of a wonderful, beautiful, tormented soul, who will always be my brother, family, and best friend. We must all take this as a lesson in how we treat the people we share this world with while they are still here to make a difference. Please respect our families as we struggle and grieve through this difficult time. I hope the art Corey has left behind will be remembered as the passion of that for which he truly lived.”
The duo first appeared together in The Lost Boys in 1987, following this with License To Drive, Dream A Little Dream, Blown Away, Last Resort and several other films.