Actor Corey Haim dies at age 38
Police say hospital notified them of former ‘Lost Boys’ star’s death
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BURBANK, Calif. - The Los Angeles coroner’s office says “The Lost Boys” actor Corey Haim is dead at 38.
Coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said Wednesday that Haim died at 2:15 a.m. at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She said an autopsy will determine the cause of death and there are no other details.
Police learned of the death Wednesday when staff at the hospital called authorities, said Sgt. Frank Albarren of the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Station.
"It was an apparent overdose," Albarren said. "Unknown what type of medication."
PEOPLE magazine reports on its Web site that Haim was found unresponsive at his Southern California apartment. His mother was said to be with him at the time.
The Canadian-born Haim became a teen heartthrob with the 1986 film “Lucas” and 1987’s “The Lost Boys.”
His first role was in the 1984 hit “Firstborn,” in which he played a young child caught up in a family war. He then appeared in the 1985 television movie “A Time to Live.”
In recent years, he appeared in the A&E reality TV show “The Two Coreys” with his friend Corey Feldman. It was canceled in 2008 after two seasons.
Police say hospital notified them of former ‘Lost Boys’ star’s death
Breaking news
msnbc.com news services
updated 35 minutes ago
BURBANK, Calif. - The Los Angeles coroner’s office says “The Lost Boys” actor Corey Haim is dead at 38.
Coroner’s Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said Wednesday that Haim died at 2:15 a.m. at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She said an autopsy will determine the cause of death and there are no other details.
Police learned of the death Wednesday when staff at the hospital called authorities, said Sgt. Frank Albarren of the Los Angeles Police Department's North Hollywood Station.
"It was an apparent overdose," Albarren said. "Unknown what type of medication."
PEOPLE magazine reports on its Web site that Haim was found unresponsive at his Southern California apartment. His mother was said to be with him at the time.
The Canadian-born Haim became a teen heartthrob with the 1986 film “Lucas” and 1987’s “The Lost Boys.”
His first role was in the 1984 hit “Firstborn,” in which he played a young child caught up in a family war. He then appeared in the 1985 television movie “A Time to Live.”
In recent years, he appeared in the A&E reality TV show “The Two Coreys” with his friend Corey Feldman. It was canceled in 2008 after two seasons.
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