Biography for
Corey Feldman

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Date of Birth

16 July 1971, Chatsworth, California, USA

Birth Name

Corey Scott Feldman

Nickname

Core
Feldog

Height

5' 8½" (1.74 m)

Mini Biography

Corey Feldman started work in the film industry at the tender age of three, the start of one of the most turbulent careers ever in American cinema. He is most remembered for his part as one of the Frog brothers in the horror movie The Lost Boys (1987). However, the characters he has played in most of his movies have always been slightly way out. His major part alongside Meredith Salenger in Dream a Little Dream (1989) was the first time he had played a part like Bobby Keller, which he handled very well. Feldman has also teamed up with his friend and co-star in Dream a Little Dream (1989), Corey Haim, in several films.

In the early 1990s, sadly, he was arrested for possession of drugs, but has now bounced back and is again doing movies, and is better than ever. With his performances in Meatballs 4 (1992) and Edge of Honor (1991) with Meredith Salenger, things are now looking up for Feldman.

IMDb Mini Biography By: Richard Spowart

Spouse

Susie Feldman	(30 October 2002 - present) 1 child
Vanessa Marcil	(6 August 1989 - 1991) (divorced)

Trivia

Divorced his parents.

Parents: Bob and Sheila; sister, actress Mindy Feldman; brothers, Eden, Devin.

His first acting role was in a commercial for McDonalds Gift Certificates.

Is a vegetarian.

Released the hip hop single "Honesty" in 1993. It met with poor reviews.

Frequently appears on Howard Stern's radio talk show.

He and Corey Haim were the two highest paid teen stars and were essentially the kings of the teen box office back in the mid late 80s

Ranked #8 in VH1's list of the "100 Greatest Kid Stars"

Wears a "Purple Rain" t-shirt throughout the film The Goonies (1985).

Auditioned for the role of Dick Grayson/Robin in Batman Forever (1995).

His wife, Susie Feldman, gave birth to their first child, a boy named Zen Scott Feldman, on 7 August 2004 in Los Angeles.

He and ex-wife Vanessa Marcil, whom he married in Las Vegas, never moved in together.

He and best friend Corey Haim were known as "The Two Coreys" at the peak of their success in the 80s.

Personal Quotes

"I'm more than an actor. I'm an icon, an industry."

"It was a great experience for a kid, because it was a bunch of kids playing on pirate ships and water slides, so looking back on it, it was the fondest experience of my childhood." - about working on The Goonies

"It did not feel like something that was going to take over my life and destroy it. It felt like a subtle flower instead of a manipulative demon. That's the mystery of heroin." (USA Today)

"I was famous before I knew my own name."

"I didn't enjoy filming A New Beginning at all. It was about 40 degrees out and they 'rained' freezing cold water on me. Plus, they made me keep my eyes open during the downpour. Danny Steinmann, who was one tough director, kept yelling at me, saying I couldn't act!" [recalling the filming of his cameo appearance in Friday the 13th, Part 5: A New Beginning]

I met my wife by breaking two of my rules: never date a girl seriously that you meet at a nightclub and never date a fan.

Oh, I see people everywhere. Some are celebs, but most of my friends are just regular people. The thing is, even celebs are normal people too. Just people.

I do have an Internet presence. Type in my name in a search engine and it brings up like 33,000 sites. They're all run by fans, which I supply the information to from time to time.

It all happens together. It's all a musical unleashing. It's a way to express your ideas or your visions creatively. I think, as a producer in the film world, a lot more of it is business and dollars; most of the creative stuff gets left out in the dark. I believe that with music, it's a much more creative flow and process from beginning to end. As an actor, you're pretty much a hired gun. You are reading other people's words off of a page and doing what they want you to do. With music, especially when you produce and write it yourself, you get a vision in your head, and that's exactly what's going to be there in the final product.

I am a vegetarian. I won't eat anything with a mother, or if it's dead. I've been a vegetarian for 15 years. I don't do it for health reasons. I do it because I don't believe in killing animals if you can get food in other ways.

I would make a few more reality shows, I like the exposure...I can't lie! They may be cheesy, but they are getting people noticed, and re-noticed, in my case.

My greatest gifts are my son and wife, I will bust my back to give them a solid life, one with everything I never had.

I have learned so many lessons about sobriety, and I thank my 'Higher Power' a million times a day. Things just really are a lot more serene when you aren't messed up.

People seem to just forget that celebrities have the rights to any other citizen.

Salary

"The Surreal Life" (2003)

$7,200.00

Where Are They Now

(February 2005) Preparing to star in the Michael Douglas role in the stage version of Fatal Attraction (1987) in New York City, to open June 30th, 2005.

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