Corey Scott Feldman
(born July 16, 1971) is an American film and television actor. He became known during the 1980s, with roles in the Hollywood films The Goonies
and Stand by Me
.
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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 modelling other kids' careers after that of his son.
[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 1980s
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 & 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 1995, Feldman starred in the
CBS series
Dweebs
, which aired for six episodes. He 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] [6]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.
In January 2008, Feldman, his wife, and Haim started production on the second season of the now hit television show
The Two Coreys
. Feldman was also an 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
.
Feldman's other acting work for 2008 included
Lucky Fritz and
The adventures of 'Belvis Bash' - a war comedy.
In November of 2008 Feldman released a new album produced by Feldman’s own label,
Ci Fi Records, titled
Technology Analogy
.
[7] The album features contributions by some well known artists including guitar work by Jon Carin and Scotty Page (Pink Floyd), Mark Karan (Rat Dog, Grateful Dead), and artwork by artist
Storm Thorgerson. The album was made available exclusively through Feldman's web site.
In March 2009, he announced on his blog that
Warner Brothers hired him to star in and be executive producer for "Lost Boys 3."
[8]
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.
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 a
vegetarian and 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.
[9]
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.
Filmography
Features:
- Time After Time
(1979)
- The Fox and the Hound
(1981) (voice)
- Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter
(1984)
- Gremlins
(1984)
- Friday the 13th: A New Beginning
(1985)
- The Goonies
(1985)
- Stand by Me
(1986)
- The Lost Boys
(1987)
- License to Drive
(1988)
- The 'Burbs
(1989)
- Dream a Little Dream
(1989)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
(1990) (voice)
- Edge of Honor
(1991)
- Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever
(1991)
- Blown Away
(1992)
- The Magic Voyage
(1992) (voice)
- Meatballs 4
(1992)
- Round Trip to Heaven
(1992)
- Stepmonster
(1993)
- National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1
(1993)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
(1993) (voice)
- Lipstick Camera
(1994)
- National Lampoon's Last Resort
(1994)
- Maverick
(1994)
- Voodoo
(1995)
- Dream a Little Dream 2
(1995)
- A Dangerous Place
(1995)
- Bordello of Blood
(1996)
- South Beach Academy
(1996)
- Red Line
(1996)
- Busted
(1997)
- Evil Obsession
(1997)
- The Waterfront
(1998)
- Strip 'n Run
(1998)
- Storm Trooper
(1998)
- She's Too Tall
(1998)
- Born Bad
(1999)
- The Million Dollar Kid
(2000)
- Citizen Toxie: The Toxic Avenger IV
(2000)
- Seance
(2001)
- Porn Star: The Legend of Ron Jeremy
(2001) (documentary)
- My Life as a Troll
(2001)
- Bikini Bandits
(2002)
- Pauly Shore Is Dead
(2003)
- Mayor of the Sunset Strip
(2003) (documentary)
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
(2003)
- Serial Killing 4 Dummys
(2004)
- My Date with Drew
(2004) (documentary)
- No Witness
(2004)
- The Birthday
(2004)
- Space Daze
(2005)
- Terror Inside
(2007)
- Hooking Up
(2008)
- Lost Boys: The Tribe
(2008)
- The Bloke Goes to Hollywood
(2008)
Short Subjects:
- Project Redlight
(2002)
- American Fame Pt. 1: Drowning River Phoenix
(2004)
- *Hooking Up
Television work
- Willa
(1979)
- The Bad News Bears
(1979 - 1980)
- Love, Natalie
(1980)
- How to Eat Like a Child
(1980)
- Father Figure
(1980)
- The Kid with the Broken Halo
(1982)
- Madame's Place
(1982 - 1983)
- Cheers
1983 (guest role as "Moose" in season 2 episode 8 "Manager Coach")
- Still the Beaver
(1983)
- Exile
(1990)
- Dweebs
(1995) (canceled after 10 episodes)
- ''Sliders, episode "Electric Twister Acid Test" 1996/1997
- Legion
(1998)
- Sonic Underground
(1999) (canceled after 40 episodes) (voice)
- Lovesick
(2001) (unsold pilot)
- The Surreal Life
(cast member in 2003)
- Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!
(since 2004) (voice)
- Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys
(2004)
- Robot Chicken
(2007) episode "Federated Resourses"
- The Two Coreys
(2007 - 2008)
References
- Corey Feldman Biography (1971-)
- EXCLUSIVE: Corey Feldman Is One of The Two Coreys!
- Lost Boys star says 'I was exploited'
- Corey Feldman: No longer lost
- 'Lost Boys' Found: A&E Reunites The Coreys - If it's half as good as 'Blown Away,' we're there
- A&E's ''The Two Coreys'' website. Retrieved 2009-08-30
- "Music Review: Corey Feldman's Truth Movement - Technology Analogy"
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