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Even twenty years later, we’re still enamored with them, and curious enough to tune in. The 2 Coreys, Corey Feldman and Corey Haim, were quite the anomaly back then, and while separately they were good young actors, together, they presented something that was exciting. Twenty years and way too many troubles later, with neither at a place in their career similar to their teens, they’re attempting a comeback … together.

Feldman and Haim both reached their peak of stardom in their teens. Feldman had been in acting since he was three, but Haim was late to the party, with his mom signing him up for acting lessons to overcome his shyness. Yet, he was receiving raves for his appearances. No one ever knew which Corey you were talking about, and they soon became synonymous with each other. They started appearing in films together, in the process, creating a tight bond. They started off with Lost Boys, and moved on to License to Drive and Dream a Little Dream.

It started out as grumbling, and soon got too loud to ignore. These boys were great talents, but had worked themselves up quite a drug habit. While it was Haim that was in the news for his drug use more often, Feldman was known to abuse it himself. They continued in some joint ventures here and there, but it would never amount up to the success they once had together. (more…)