While Canada has had its share of 'technical' homegrown celebs who were born here and got the hell out of dodge before their, uh, boiled maple syrup could be twirled up with a popsicle stick (what? I'm tired and it's almost sugaring off season), Corey Haim is a friend-of-a-friend of plenty of Montrealers and Torontonians and has close family in both cities. We've heard stories about his slow-mo downward spiral for a good 12 years now, including long stretches living in a basement in the Montreal suburbs. We could write an essay about him and his long, strange journey, from child star to embarrassing rap career to his arrested development. And all the false starts and hobbled comebacks. But it's been done and done.
In the words of yet another friend-of-a-friend who interviewed the ex-teen idol a little over a year ago, 'When I met Corey Haim, he made me want to cry.'
Goodnight, sweet prince.
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