He is the fourth on the list of "VH1's 100 Most Popular Teens." Seven times he was nominated for the Young Artist Awards and twice won it. Two-time Saturn Award nominee. The idol of the teenagers of the eighties is Corey Heim.
The filmography of the guy is impressive. And for several years he was the most popular teenager. Thousands of admirers admired him, and film critics spoke positively of his acting skills, saying that his playing was off-year good and prophesying a prodigy boy a successful career at a more mature age.
Films in which the popular tandem Cory Feldman and Cory Heim have become classics of American cinema have become. Photos of the actors can be seen in the article.
Carier start
Corey Heym still at school began to study acting. The older sister of the guy dreamed of becoming an actress and went to auditions, she took with her Corey. So, by accident, at 10 years old, the producers noticed him and offered to star in a television series. After he played a major role in the film adaptation of the same name according to the book “Silver Bullet”. This work brings fame to the very young Corey. His acting skills were praised.
In the same year, Heim begins his filming in the famous series "Days of Our Lives." His successes did not go unnoticed. For his excellent play, he receives the Young Artist Awards.
At age 15, he played a major role in the movie Lucas. The film was a resounding success, having received good reviews from both critics and viewers. For the work, the actor also received the Young Artist Awards.
The Lost Guys
And in 1987, he played one of the main characters in the movie "Lost Guys," directed by Joel Schumacher. This picture will subsequently become a classic and will open the vampire fashion in cinema.
The film tells about two brothers, Mike and Sam, who, after the divorce of their parents, come with their mother to a town called Santa Carla. But not everything is so calm in the city, there is a gang of bikers in it, which constantly violates the calm of residents. Michael (the elder brother) gets into the gang, but it turns out they have a secret, because in reality they are vampires. At this time, Sam, played by Corey Hame, met with guys who consider themselves vampire hunters.
The film intertwines horror and comedic moments. An unusual plot, good music and an excellent play of the actors made this film a cult in its time.
Awards and 32 million dollars were collected by the painting “Lost Guys”. Corey Hame received no awards for the film, but it was a turning point in his career when the popularity of the young actor grew to a grandiose extent.
And in 2008, the second part was shot, two Corey again played in it. But already secondary characters.
"Driver's license"
It was a real surprise for everyone when a film with such a small budget received such a resounding success. The amount of profit was eight times the cost. The film was included in the list of 50 most profitable films of 1988. And Corey Feldman again became his partner in the film (they had previously played together in the fantasy thriller “Lost Guys”). The young people turned out to be an excellent tandem on the screen, and in life they became friends. They even started to be called "Two Measles."
Make a little dream
He became the last of the films in which the popular teenage duo played the main roles. The film was quite successful with the audience, but could not repeat the triumph of the previous two. Although the song “Make a Little Dream” was first performed by Rock on Michael Damian, which afterwards did not leave the top positions of the charts for a long time. After the career of the hero of our article began to decline. Cory Heim began to appear much less, and films with his participation were no longer so popular.
Recent successes
In 1991, after a break due to drug problems, he starred in the film "Guardian Angels", for his work received the Saturn Award, which is considered one of the most prestigious awards in the genre of fantasy and horror.
And in 1993, he took part in the remake of “Just One of the Girls,” the film was well received by the audience.
In 2009, the last movie with his participation - “Adrenaline” will be released.
Personal life
Corey has never been married. In 2009, Victoria Beckham said that before the start of her career in the group Spice Girls, she met with the actor. Their first meeting took place in one of the London music studios. Victoria broke off because of Corey's addiction to drugs and alcohol.
After the actor met with many beautiful girls, such as Nicole Egert, the star of the series “Rescuers Malibu”, or the well-known Alice Milano. But not one of his novels ended successfully.
Drugs
The actor began to use drugs in his teens. And in the 1990s, a series of setbacks began for the actor. He was arrested for possession of drugs. Much later, in 2007, Corey would say that this addiction ruined his career.
Throughout his life, he was often treated and tried to get rid of drug addiction. And sometimes there was a hope that he would succeed.
But, unfortunately, on March 10, 2010, Corey Heim passed away. The official cause of death was called an overdose of medications. It is known that shortly before his death, the actor began pneumonia. Although this is dubious information, it is likely that the darling of millions of drugs was killed.
I would like to note that at the time of death, the actor was quite in demand, he had creative plans, he took part in several projects at the same time.
Despite his drug addiction and setbacks, Corey Heim, whose films were very successful, always returned to the cinema.