Corey Haim Advertises Himself in Variety

About Corey Haim

During the 1980s, Corey Haim made a splash on the big screen in films like Silver Bullet, Lucas and The Lost Boys. Often seen in films with his real life best friend, Corey Feldman, it looked like Corey Haim’s career had nowhere to go but up.

Fast forward to the nineties, when movie roles became scarcer and his recreational drug usage escalated into a full blown drug addiction and Haim suddenly became unemployable.

His downward spiral removed him from the acting world for a number of years and in 2001 he was the subject of an E! True Hollywood Story in 2001.

Starting Over

In his E! True Hollywood Story, Haim recounted his film success and subsequent fall with drug abuse and made it known that he wanted to act again.

In 2007, Bravo took a chance on both Haim and his buddy, Corey Feldman, developing the series The Two Coreys. In the reality series, Haim moves in with Feldman and his new wife – in sort of an Odd Couple pairing.

For better or for worse, the reality show garnered Haim some attention yet again – and the show was renewed for a second season.

Variety Advertisement

Corey Haim’s most recent attempt to get back in the spotlight was the full page Variety ad featuring a smiling Haim with the copy: "This is not a stunt. I’m back. I’m ready to work. I’m ready to make amends."

Did the advertising work? While it’s too early to tell if any serious movie executives are going to take advantage of Haim’s talents, rumors have been flying online that Haim will join the cast of the highly anticipated sequel to The Lost Boys.