As a young teenager, Corey Haim was flooded with fan mail from all over the world— thousands of letters poured in. But he was clearly unprepared for the intensity of fame and the feeling that he could get anything he wanted.
In 1988, on his way to the premiere of the hit comedy License to Drive, Corey was caught by reporters in a moment that perfectly captured his world as one of the ’80s poster boys.
Turning to his mom, Judy, he added:
“We’re calling a limo, aren’t we, Mom?”
The exchange showed just how much life in the spotlight had shaped Corey — even at a very young age.
Like many child actors, he didn’t stay in school for long. His formal education lasted only until eighth grade. Instead, Haim became a regular at Alphy’s Soda Pop Club, an exclusive nightclub for underage actors located in the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel.
Corey Haim’s struggle with addiction
According to Mirror, Haim started drinking beer while filming Lucas in 1986, and by the time The Lost Boys was in production, he was smoking marijuana.
