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Corey Feldman
Feldman at the 1989 Academy Awards
Born
Corey Scott Feldman
OccupationActor
Years activesince 1977
Spouse(s)Vanessa Marcil (1989–1993)
Susie Sprague (since 2002) 1 child

Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American film and television actor. He first rose to fame during the 1980s, with roles in the Hollywood films The Goonies and Stand by Me.

Biography

Early life

Feldman, the second of five children, was born in Chatsworth, California, the son of Sheila (née Goldstein), his childhood manager, and Bob Feldman, a musician who eventually owned his own talent agency aimed at modeling other kids careers after his sons.[1] Feldman was raised Jewish[2][3] and has two brothers, Eden and Devin, as well as two sisters, Mindy and Brittnie. Mindy Feldman started her career at age six, as the youngest member of the new Mickey Mouse Club in the '70s.

1970s and 80s

Feldman started his career at the age of three, appearing in a McDonald's commercial. In his youth he appeared in over 100 television commercials and appeared on 50 tv shows, from "Mork and Mindy" to "Eight is Enough", to "One day at a time". He was also in the TV show Cheers, playing a Little Leaguer coached by Coach. He debuted in the films Time After Time and The Fox and the Hound,for Disney. He then went on to star in 15 #1 movies in a row, each of them grossing over $50 million at the box office. These movies included Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985), The Burbs (1989; opposite Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher), and Stand By Me (1986; alongside River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell). In 1987, Feldman appeared with Corey Haim in The Lost Boys. This film marked the first on-screen pairing of Feldman and Haim, who became known as "the two Coreys." The pair went on to star in a string of films including License to Drive (1988) and Dream a Little Dream (1989). Tired of the "Corey Mania", Feldman and Haim decided to part ways professionally and to focus on their personal careers, although they remained close friends throughout the years until a feud in 2008, as documented by the A&E reality show "The Two Coreys". Feldman has said he does not want any contact with Haim again.

1990s

Feldman began the '90s providing the voice of Donatello for the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action film. After a public battle with drug addiction,[4] Feldman fought to re-establish his life and career by working with teens, starring in several lesser-known films, and branching out with an album. He returned to the big screen with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III where he again did the voice of Donatello, re-teamed with Corey Haim in Blown Away, and starred in the Richard Donner/Robert Zemeckis/Joel Silver film Tales From The Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood, opposite Dennis Miller.

In the late 1990s, Feldman starred in the CBS series Dweebs and then released his second album, Still Searching for Soul, with his band Corey Feldman's Truth Movement. In 1999, Feldman appeared in New Found Glory's "Hit or Miss" music video as Officer Corey Feldman. In 1999, he made an appearance in the TV show The Crow: Stairway to Heaven.

2000s

In 2001 Truth Movement did its first tour across America playing 33 dates to sold out crowds.

In 2002, Feldman released a solo album, Former Child Actor, and promoted it with a second US tour. In 2002, he appeared in the first celebrity-driven reality series The Surreal Life on the VH1. On the show, he publicly married Susie Sprague. The next year, he made a cameo appearance in the film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star starring David Spade. He appeared in the Moby music video "We Are All Made Of Stars".

In 2005, Feldman made his stage debut in the positively reviewed off-Broadway play Fatal Attraction, a Greek Tragedy, a parody of the seminal 1987 film Fatal Attraction directed by Timothy Haskell. Feldman played the lead character, named Michael Douglas (as opposed to Dan Gallagher, the name of the character played by Douglas in the original film). Feldman recently appeared in the theatrical release My Date with Drew and is currently the voice of "Sprx-77" in the Toon Disney/ABC Family series Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!.

In 2007, Feldman and Corey Haim began a reality TV show entitled, The Two Coreys, on the A&E Network.[5] Haim and Feldman began taping on December 4, 2006. The show premiered on July 29, 2007.

In the winter of 2007, Feldman's new film, Terror Inside, was released after the premiere of the A&E show. It was filmed in the Greater Orlando area by Minott Lenders, an independent film company based in Florida. The offbeat horror film also stars his wife Susie, Tanya Memme (A&E's Sell This House), and Chad Jamian Williams.

Louisiana Deathcore band Iwrestledabearonce has a song on their self-titled debut ep titled "Corey Feldman Holocaust".

In January 2008, Feldman, his wife, and Haim started production on the second season of the television show The Two Coreys. Feldman was also Executive Producer for both seasons. During the summer of 2008 The Feldmans released a provocative PETA ad reminiscent of the John and Yoko bed-in photos.

On July 29, 2008, Warner Premiere released Lost Boys: The Tribe, a sequel to the 1987 horror film The Lost Boys, on DVD and Blu-ray. In the film, Feldman reprises his role of vampire hunter Edgar Frog. He appeared on The Soup representing himself as Frog to buy The Tribe. "The Tribe" does not follow the same formula or style as the original movie and as such has been panned by critics.

Feldman's other acting work for 2008 included Lucky Fritz and The adventures of 'Belvis Bash' - a war comedy.

In a July 2008 interview on The Jace Hall Show Feldman discussed the forth-coming album from Truth Movement called "Technology Analogy" saying "We've all gotten together to kind of tell the story of technology through the years." "This is a creative expression, it's actually an album which is a concept album."[6]

Personal life

Corey dated Drew Barrymore circa 1989-1990, but the relationship was short-lived. He later married Vanessa Marcil, but the couple divorced in 1993. He briefly dated Paris Hilton in 2000. He married Susie Sprague on October 30, 2002, on the final episode of the first season of The Surreal Life. The ceremony was co-officiated by a rabbi and by M.C. Hammer, an ordained minister.[3] Hammer and Mötley Crüe bandmember Vince Neil, both fellow Surreal Life castmembers, performed at the reception. They have one son, Zen Scott Feldman, born on August 7, 2004.

Feldman is an animal rights and environmental activist. He is a spokesperson for PETA, Farm Sanctuary, The Humane Society, MoveOn, and Greenpeace. He was awarded the Paws of Fame Award by the Wildlife Way Station for his dedication to animal rights.[7]

Feldman was honored in 2004 with a Former Child Star Lifetime Achievement Award and was ranked #8 on VH1's Greatest Kid Stars in 2005. He also won the Crystal Reel Award for Best Actor for his work in 2007's "Terror Inside" at the 2008 FMPTA Awards. Susie and Corey received the duo of the year award at the FOX Reality Really Awards.

In 2009, Feldman participated in an online auction in which the winners got the opportunity to meet him, his wife, and his band Truth Movement.[8]

On March 28th 2009, Susie and Corey presented an award together at the 23rd annual Genesis Awards.

Filmography

Features:

Short Subjects:

  • Project Redlight (2002)
  • American Fame Pt. 1: Drowning River Phoenix (2004)

Television work

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Corey Feldman.
  1. ^ "Corey Feldman Biography". filmreference.com.
  2. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Corey Feldman Is One of The Two Coreys!". movieweb.com.
  3. ^ a b Williams, Andrew (2008-09-08). "Lost Boys star says 'I was exploited'". Metro. Retrieved 2008-09-09.
  4. ^ "Corey Feldman: No longer lost". CNN.com. January 8, 2003.
  5. ^ "'Lost Boys' Found: A&E Reunites The Coreys - If it's half as good as 'Blown Away,' we're there". Zap2it.
  6. ^ "Jace Hall, Ep 9: 80's Icon Corey Feldman & more...". The Jace Hall Show. Season 1. Episode 9. 2008-07-29.
  7. ^ "News/Updates". coreyfeldman.com.
  8. ^ http://coreyfeldman.wordpress.com/2009/02/07/gone-but-not-forgotten/
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