Corey Feldman (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American film and television actor. To date, he has appeared in 10 feature films, and became known 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 to Sheila (née Goldstein), a cocktail waitress, and Bob Feldman, a rock producer and musician. Feldman is Jewish 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.

1980s

He started his career at the age of three appearing in a McDonald's commercial. He debuted in the films Time After Time & The Fox and the Hound. Feldman starred in such movies as Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985) and Stand By Me (1986), alongside River Phoenix and Wil Wheaton. In 1987, Feldman appeared with Corey Haim in The Lost Boys (1987). 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 have remained close friends throughout the years.

In 1989, Feldman appeared in The 'Burbs opposite Tom Hanks and Carrie Fisher, and provided the voice of Donatello for the first and the third Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films. Since Feldman was entering rehab, he asked Adam Carl to fill in for him in the second film.

1990s

After a public battle with drugs, 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. His first musical release, in 1993, was titled Love Left and featured a the moderately successful single "Honesty". 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 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".

2000s

In 2002, Feldman released a solo album, Former Child Actor, and promoted it with a 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 movie Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star starring David Spade.

He appeared on Moby music video We Are All Made Of Stars.

In 2005, Feldman had 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 the "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 "Sparx-77" in the Toon Disney / ABC Family series Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!.

In 2007, Feldman and Corey Haim have a scripted reality TV show lined up entitled, "The Two Coreys", on the A&E Network. Portraying fictional versions of themselves, Haim and Feldman began taping on December 4, 2006. The show's premiere is scheduled for July 29, 2007, at 10:00 p. m. (PT/ET)

In the Winter of 2007, Corey's new film "Terror Inside" will be his first to be released since the premiere of his 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 Tanya Memme (A&E's "Sell This House"), Susie Feldman, Chad Jamian Williams, and other new names. Terror Inside Official Trailer

Relationship with Michael Jackson

Feldman was once a friend of Michael Jackson until a visit to Manhattan, where Feldman claimed that Jackson abandoned him while he and his kids left the city. During the 2005 Jackson molestation trial, Feldman alleged in a 20/20 interview that Jackson had shown him nude photos. Corey was subpoenaed as a witness and placed under a gag order. He is quoted saying the following in reference to what occurred between him and Jackson:

"The book was focused on venereal diseases and the genitalia and he sat down with me and he explained it to me, showed me some different pictures and discussed what those meant. I was kind of grossed out by it. I didn't think of it as a big deal and for all these years, I probably never thought twice about it".

Personal life

On August 6, 1988 he married Vanessa Marcil. They divorced in 1993. He later married Susie Sprague on October 30, 2002, on the final episode of The Surreal Life. The ceremony was officiated by M.C. Hammer, an ordained minister. Hammer and Motley Crue 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 is an animal rights and environmental activist. He is a spokesperson for PETA, Farm Sanctuary, The Humane Society, MoveOn, and Greenpeace. He was awarded with the Paws of Fame award by the Wildlife Way Station for his dedication to animal rights.

On childhood stardom, Feldman states, "I'm very opposed to child stardom. I think it's a big mistake that young people are made superstars and the not given the opportunity to live a normal life when they finally figure out what that is." 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.

Filmography

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)
Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (1990)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) (voice)
Edge of Honor (1991)
Blown Away (1992)
Meatballs 4 (1992)
The Magic Voyage (1992) (voice)
Round Trip to Heaven (1992)
Stepmonster (1993)
National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon 1 (1993) (Cameo)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993) (voice)
Lipstick Camera (1994)
National Lampoon's Last Resort (1994)
Maverick (1994)
Voodoo (1995)
Evil Obsession (1995)
A Dangerous Place (1995)
Dream a Little Dream 2 (1996)
Red Line (1996)
Busted (1996) (also director)
Bordello of Blood (1996)
South Beach Academy (1996)
The Waterfront (1998)
The Thief & the Stripper (1998)
Storm Trooper (1998)
She's Too Tall (1998)
Francisco's Moonlight (1990)
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)
Project Redlight (2002) (short subject)
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)
American Fame Pt. 1: Drowning River Phoenix (2004) (short subject)
The Birthday (2004)
Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys (2004)
Space Daze (2005)

Upcoming:

The Bloke Goes to Hollywood (2007) (in production)
Cluster (2007)
Terror Inside (2007)
Lost Boys 2: The Tribe (2008)

Television work

Eight is Enough (1978)
Alice (1978)
The Bad News Bears (1979)
Mork & Mindy (1980) (2 episodes)
Madame's Place (1982-1983)
The Love Boat (1979, 1982) (2 episodes)
Gloria (1982)
Lottery! (1983)
Cheers (1983)
One Day At A Time (1984)
Family Ties (1986)
Trying Times (1989)
Married With Children (1992)
Tales from the Crypt (1994)
Dweebs (1995)
Sliders (1996)
Sonic Underground (1999)
The Crow: Stairway To Heaven (1999)
Son of the Beach (2000)
Big Wolf on Campus (2002)
The Guardian (2003)
Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! (2004 - 2006)
Robot Chicken (2005)
The Two Coreys (2007)

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