Editing Corey Haim (section)

== Early life ==
Haim was born on December 23, 1971, in [[Toronto]], [[Ontario]], the son of Judy Haim, an [[Sabra (person)|Israeli-born]] data processor, and Bernie Haim, who worked in sales.<ref name="ref1985">{{cite news|last=Zekas|first=Rick|title=North York kid sees his future in Hollywood|work=[[The Toronto Star]]|date=October 15, 1985|url=http://www.coreyhaim.us/torstar003.html|access-date=March 10, 2010}}</ref> In 1982, his parents divorced after 18 years of marriage.<ref name=independent/> He had an older sister, Cari, and a younger half-brother, Daniel Lee, from his father's second marriage.<ref name="arsenio"/><ref name="ref1984"/> Haim was [[Jewish]]; his [[Hebrew name]] was Yechezkel Yehudah.<ref>{{cite video |date=March 9, 2020 |title=[[My Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys]] |medium=Motion picture |publisher=Truth 4222 Productions |location=United States |time=1:23:21 |quote=In Loving Memory of Corey Ian Haim - יחזקאל יהודה}}</ref><ref name="ref1984">{{cite news|last=Schnurmacher|first=Thomas|title=Funny boy gets a film break|page=36|work=[[The Montreal Gazette]]|date=November 10, 1984|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=EkUwAAAAIBAJ&pg=4662,5435214&dq=funny-boy-gets-a-film-break&hl=en|access-date=March 10, 2010|quote=His parents Bernie and Judy Haim are preparing for a February bar mitzvah.}}</ref><ref name="mandi">{{cite magazine|title=The Found Boys|date=July 13, 2007|author=Mandi Bierly|url=http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040769_20040772_20046208_2,00.html|magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]|access-date=March 10, 2010|archive-date=September 10, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090910193655/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20040769_20040772_20046208_2,00.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Haim was raised in [[Chomedey, Quebec|Chomedey]], [[Laval, Quebec]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressreader.com/canada/montreal-gazette/20100311/282205122057159|title=RIP, COREY HAIM 1980s teen idol dies|via=PressReader|access-date=September 6, 2023}}</ref> (a suburb of [[Montreal]]), and, later, [[Willowdale, Toronto]].<ref name="thestar"/> There, his mother enrolled him in drama classes in improvisation and [[mime]] to help him overcome his shyness.<ref name="ref1985"/> Haim's skill as a hockey player led to his being scouted for the AA Thunderbirds.<ref name="thestar">{{cite news|url=https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/471292|title=Haim goes home and plans his comeback|work=The Star|first=Bruce|last=DeMara|date=August 3, 2008|access-date=June 8, 2010|location=Toronto|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100612075125/http://www.thestar.com/entertainment/article/471292|archive-date=June 12, 2010}}</ref> Haim attended several schools in both [[Thornhill, Ontario]], and [[North York, Ontario]] (including North York's [[Zion Heights Junior High]]), until grade eight.<ref name="Haim Became A Punchline">{{cite news|title=Haim Became A Punchline|url=http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/columnists/jim_slotek/2010/03/10/13180931.html|newspaper=Toronto Sun|date=March 10, 2010|first=Jim|last=Slotek|access-date=March 23, 2010|archive-date=September 24, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924102053/http://www.torontosun.com/entertainment/columnists/jim_slotek/2010/03/10/13180931.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>