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Former 80s heartthrob Corey Haim was found dead in his apartment this morning, due to an apparent and possibly accidental overdose.

Corey Haim may not be well known to this generation, but in the 80s, he was the Zac Efron of his time. Well known for his role in The Lost Boys, where he and fellow costar Corey Feldman move to California and battle a gang of teenage vampires, he later starred in reality TV show "The Two Coreys" alongside Feldman. The show followed Haim's struggle to overcome his drug addiction and salvage his fragile friendship with Feldman.

As is often the burden of teen actors, Haim struggled with a drug addiction, reportedly checking into rehab 15 times. In 2004, he claimed to finally be sober, stating that he had a strong support group but would likely be "a chronic relapser for the rest of my life."

Haim was pronounced dead at 3 am at a hospital in Burbank, California. According to the Los Angeles Police Department, Haim had been battling flu-like symptoms for several days before collapsing at his apartment Wednesday night. His mother, who was there when he collapsed, called 911. Several prescription drugs were found on the premises, but no illegal ones were discovered.

Currently, authorities believe that his death may have been caused by an accidental drug overdose, but they are still awaiting toxicology reports for confirmation.

Source: TMZ

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heeeeeeeeeeeeey that guy was in night trap for sega cd

R.I.P Corey Haim. You will be missed.

Robot Chicken episodes are going to be a little bittersweet for a little bit.

For some reason this reminds me of River Phoenix death so much.

Rest in Peace, Cory.

At least it wasn't Corey Hart. An 80s music icon.

Oddly, I don't think I've seen ANY of his movies.

Rest in Peace, anyways.

Apparant overdoes is not a confirmed overdoes...I hope it is not suicide...thats such a sad way to die ; ;

Bert is sad :(

Aw, that's too bad.

So much for Feldman/Haim in 2012...

My mother is going to be so upset, she loves Corey Haim for reasons I can't quite understand. I think the only movie she's ever seen with him in it is Murphy's Romance. Oh wait, he had that reality show with that other Corey and my mother loves her some reality TV.

I will be respectful enough to not make any of the standard "Corey" jokes though, since he's dead and all.

What's amazing is that this guy was once in the same room as Gary Busey and somehow managed to live...

My condolences to his family.

 
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