Corey Feldman

Feldman experienced diminishing success in the film industry as an adult, following well-publicized personal conflicts. In the 21st century, he has become known for a string of appearances on various reality TV shows such as Celebrity Wife Swap in 2015, Celebrity Marriage Boot Camp in 2020, The Masked Singer in 2024, and Dancing with the Stars in 2025 where he was eliminated first. While he has been outspoken about sexual abuse in the entertainment industry, he has also faced public scrutiny over Corey's Angels and has also been accused of sexual misconduct. Feldman has released six studio albums, including Love Left (1992), Former Child Actor (2002), and Angelic 2 the Core (2016). His music has received widespread negative critical attention and has been mocked online.

Corey Feldman studied at Santiago High School. The recorded working language is English. Works named in the authority record are Stand by Me, The Fox and the Hound, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, The Goonies, Gremlins and The Lost Boys. Distinctions recorded are Time Machine Award.

• Name — Corey Feldman • Birth Name — Corey Scott Feldman • Born — 16 July 1971 • Birthplace — Los Angeles, California, U.S. • Occupation — * Actor • musician • Years Active — 1976–present • Children — 1 • Parents — Bob Feldman • Website — coreyfeldmanofficial.com

Corey Scott Feldman was born on July 16, 1971, in the Reseda neighborhood of Los Angeles, California, the son of Bob and Sheila (Goldstein) Feldman, a musician and a cocktail waitress, respectively. He was raised Jewish. Feldman has claimed that his parents exploited him for his earning potential as a child actor, and that his mother was abusive. She has denied his accusations.

• Illustration — Feldman as Tommy Jarvis in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984). • Illustration — Feldman at the Academy Awards in 1989 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 on 50 television series, including The Bad News Bears, Mork & Mindy, Eight Is Enough, One Day at a Time, Madame's Place, and Cheers. He was in the films Time After Time and Disney's The Fox and the Hound. In 1981, he appeared in NBC's musical comedy children's special How to Eat Like a Child alongside other future child stars Billy Jayne and Georg Olden. In 1982, he portrayed "Little Big" Jim Malloy in the single-episode situation comedy Cass Malloy, which served as the pilot for the later sitcom She's the Sheriff. Feldman became known as a teen idol in the 1980s. During the mid-to-late 1980s, he "was known for being one of the most popular teen pin-ups in the world". He was featured in several consecutive high-grossing movies during this period; those movies included Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Gremlins (1984), Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985), The Goonies (1985), and Stand By Me (1986) as Teddy Duchamp, the latter alongside River Phoenix, Wil Wheaton, and Jerry O'Connell. In 1987, Feldman appeared with Corey Haim in The Lost Boys, in which he played Edgar Frog, a role he reprised in two direct-to-video sequels years later, Lost Boys: The Tribe (2008) and Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010). The Lost Boys marked the first onscreen 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). Feldman also voiced the character of Donatello in the original live action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie.

After a public battle with drugs, which began shortly after filming concluded for The 'Burbs in 1989, Feldman fought to re-establish his life and career by working with youths, starring in several lesser-known films, and branching out with an album titled Love Left. He returned to the big screen with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III, again providing the voice of Donatello, and starred in the Richard Donner/Robert Zemeckis/Joel Silver film Tales From The Crypt Presents: Bordello of Blood opposite Dennis Miller and Angie Everhart. In December 1990, as part of a plea deal and following at least three arrests in 1990 alone, Feldman was briefly barred from film and television work. He entered drug rehabilitation after pleading guilty to possession of heroin and cocaine, avoiding drug rehabilitation and driving with a suspended license. In 1995, Feldman starred with Haim in their last mainstream film together, Dream a Little Dream 2. In the late 1990s, Feldman starred in the CBS series Dweebs. In 1996, Feldman appeared alongside his former Stand By Me co-star Jerry O'Connell in "Electric Twister Acid Test", an episode of the Fox Network series Sliders. In 1999, he appeared as Officer Corey Feldman in the music video for the New Found Glory single "Hit or Miss". In the same year, he made an appearance in the television series The Crow: Stairway to Heaven. In 2003, he appeared in the celebrity-driven reality series The Surreal Life on The WB. He also made a cameo appearance in the film Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star starring David Spade. He appeared in the theatrical release My Date with Drew and was the voice of "Sprx-77" in the Toon Disney/ABC Family series Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go!. In 2005, Feldman starred as Michael Douglas in the off-Broadway play Fatal Attraction: A Greek Tragedy, a parody of the 1987 film Fatal Attraction.

In 2007, Feldman and Haim began a reality television series titled The Two Coreys on the A&E Network. In January 2008, they started production on the second series of The Two Coreys. He was also executive producer for both seasons. In January 2012, Feldman joined the British television series Dancing on Ice with American pair skater Brooke Castile. In October 2013, Feldman released his first memoir, Coreyography. The book details his early life as a child actor all the way up to the death of Corey Haim. It also discusses his struggles with addiction and as a victim of Hollywood child sexual abuse. In April 2018, Feldman was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the third annual Young Entertainer Awards. In October 2019, Feldman appeared in an episode of Marriage Boot Camp. In September 2020, he filed a lawsuit against We TV and Think Factory Media for emotional abuse, claiming he was held "hostage" on the set. He also claimed that We TV "falsified information to the public, and discredited Mr. Feldman as a liar on their show" and alleged that Marriage Boot Camp "glamorized abuse" and caused "distress". In March 2021, he dropped his lawsuit against We TV. Court records did not indicate whether they reached a settlement. Feldman became friends with director Jordan Peele who called him, "one of the greatest teen icons of all time". In 2023, Peele programmed screenings of Feldman's film The Birthday (2005) at Film at Lincoln Center. Peele described the film as "a WTF did I just watch experience" comparing it to Nope, saying that both films are about "exploitation and erasure". In 2024, Feldman competed in season eleven of The Masked Singer as the wild card contestant "Seal". While eliminated in the Group B finals alongside Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard as "Beets", there were references to his interactions with Jenny McCarthy. In 2025, Feldman competed on season 34 of the ABC reality dance competition series Dancing with the Stars where he was paired with dancer Jenna Johnson. Feldman was quickly eliminated, lasting only two episodes.

Feldman says his greatest influence has been his idol Michael Jackson. Feldman said he studied his dance moves and fashion style and "copied him effortlessly". His first public dancing experience was at 12 years old when he lip synced Michael Jackson's song "Billie Jean". In 1992, he released his first album, Love Left. He then released his second album, Still Searching for Soul (1999), with his band, Corey Feldman's Truth Movement. In 2002, Feldman released a solo album, Former Child Actor, and promoted it with a second US tour. He appeared in the music video for the Moby single "We Are All Made of Stars". In 2016, to promote his double album Angelic 2 the Core, he performed with Corey's Angels on the Today Show. The album was a tribute to Michael Jackson and Corey Haim, but the performance went viral, with many online mocking it, including Rolling Stone, who labeled it "bizarre". Anthony Fantano ranked it as both the worst album of 2016 and of the 2010s. In 2023, Feldman performed at the punk rock music festival Riot Fest in Chicago, Illinois. The booking of Feldman was met with criticism. Julie River of New Noise Magazine wrote, "Booking Corey Feldman for this show felt a little bit mean-spirited. If you've ever seen a video of Feldman performing live, you'll notice it's completely overdone, pretentious, and just outright bizarre" and "The music is mediocre at best, but Feldman's choreography and stage theatrics are positively laughable... Feldman spent an inordinate amount of time on stage complaining about his ex-wives, which felt like a Hollywood cliché and a tad misogynistic".

• Illustration — Corey Feldman with two of his Corey's Angels in 2015 In 2015, Feldman and his then-girlfriend, Courtney Anne Mitchell, appeared in an episode of the fourth season of the reality television series Celebrity Wife Swap. His girlfriend swapped with actor/comedian Tommy Davidson's fiancée, Amanda. Feldman sees himself as a Hugh Hefner-like manager over the group of women known as "Corey's Angels". Feldman states that he had helped women get careers in life but through his company, Corey's Angels, he can have control over them and financially benefit. In the episode, Feldman tells these women what to wear, eat, and to do whatever he tells them. Corey's Angels is a musical group Feldman created. In September 2016, he made an appearance on the Today program to support his album Angelic 2 the Core, which sparked backlash for its unusual nature. Following the Today show appearance Feldman had an interview with The Hollywood Reporter where he discussed the creation of Corey's Angels. He said he met women at the Playboy Mansion who had dreams of acting and singing and stated, "I like helping them...to help girls who were kind of lost and needed help to find their way". He described the situation as a "360 management, development and production entity". He added that they sought out girls who were 18 and who he thought were "virtuous, and honest and loyal". Feldman was asked about a contract shown in the Celebrity Wife Swap episode, and he stated, while it was not entirely real, "there are certain rules that we have. That's what they based that contract on." Feldman stated the point of the organization is to see "if we could get in and mold them while they're still young and impressionable, while they're moldable, so to speak, we can help them make the right choices." Feldman denied any allegations that the company was degrading to women. In October 2017, Feldman and his Corey's Angels bandmates were pulled over and arrested in Louisiana. Mitchell was in possession of Xanax. Feldman and his security guards received misdemeanor charges and were immediately released after paying fines. The other Corey's Angels bandmates, including Mitchell, were booked into jail and had to post bond. All of Feldman's Corey Angel's bandmates were released after posting bond overnight.

Feldman stated that he began the "Emancipation Proclamation in Hollywood" at age 15, when he was granted emancipation from his parents. He stated that he was worth $1 million by age 15, and by the time the judge ordered the bank records to be supplied, only $40,000 remained. On March 28, 2018, Feldman claimed that he received a small puncture wound and admitted himself to a hospital. It was later reported by the police that he had no lacerations. Feldman is a Democrat and an advocate for animal welfare and animal rights; he has adhered to a vegetarian diet since his youth. He appeared with his second wife in a PETA ad campaign promoting vegetarianism. He was awarded the Paws of Fame Award by the Wildlife WayStation for his dedication to animal rights. Feldman holds beliefs in the paranormal.

Feldman has spoken publicly about his struggles with drug addiction and alcoholism, which he said started due to abuse from his mother and his sexual abuse while in the film industry. In September 1990, he was charged with possession of heroin, in his second narcotics-related charge since March 1990. In October 1990, Feldman entered a live-in drug program. In December 1990, he was suspended from the program for rules violations. On December 10, 1990, Feldman, who three days prior was arrested for a third time for both driving with a suspended driver's license, legally agreed to enter drug rehabilitation as part of a plea deal. As a result of his December 7, 1990 arrest, which followed his suspension from the live-in drug program, Feldman was not allowed to be released from custody through bail on this occasion. In 2017, he said that he underwent a 10-month rehabilitation process to recover from an addiction to heroin. In October 2016, Feldman denied being on drugs when he performed on the Today program in September. In October 2017, his band was pulled over in Mangham, Louisiana. Feldman was in possession of marijuana and driving while his driver's license was suspended. He was charged with misdemeanor possession of marijuana, driving under suspension, and speeding. He paid a $640 fine.

Feldman and fellow actor Corey Haim were close friends. Feldman first met Haim at the age of 14 on the set of The Lost Boys, a film in which they both acted. The two became known as "The Two Coreys". The Two Coreys "became the hosts of a weekly underage party night for Hollywood Youth called Alphy's Soda Pop Club". The Two Coreys went on to star in License to Drive (1988) and Dream a Little Dream (1989) together. Becoming a brand, The Two Coreys achieved mainstream fame and notoriety as teen idols. However, both Feldman and Haim experienced career downturns due to drug use. The Two Coreys, a reality show about The Two Coreys, aired on the A&E Network from 2007 to 2008. The disintegrating relationship between the former best friends prompted a six-month hiatus before the second season. Before Haim's death, he and Feldman reconciled off-camera. Haim died of pneumonia in 2010, following a long battle with drug addiction. Following Haim's death, Feldman said that he "hoped his friend would be remembered 'as a beautiful, funny, enigmatic character who brought nothing but life and lights and entertainment and art to all of our lives. In 2020, Feldman released My Truth: The Rape of 2 Coreys. The documentary explores the friendship between Feldman and Haim and asserts that both were sexually abused as children in the entertainment industry. Citing both a desire to avoid unwanted publicity and a lack of funds to attend, Feldman missed Haim's funeral and maintained that Haim was his "best friend". In 2025, Feldman alleged that Haim had molested him. Feldman also stated that Haim informed him that Charlie Sheen told him that such behavior "was OK." Feldman later issued a statement through his attorneys recanting this claim.

During his childhood and teen years, Feldman had a close friendship with Michael Jackson. In his book Coreyography, and in several interviews, he stated that he had positive childhood experiences with Jackson: "Michael Jackson's world, crazy as it sounds, had become my happy place... When I was with Michael, it was like being ten years old again." In 2001, their friendship ended because Jackson--based on erroneous information--thought that Feldman would portray him negatively in an upcoming book. Feldman claimed that on September 11, 2001, Jackson helped get Marlon Brando, Elizabeth Taylor and Liza Minnelli out of New York City but did not help him. In 2002, Feldman retaliated with the song, "Megalo Man", featuring the lyrics: "I believed in your words/I believed in your lies/But in September in New York/You left me to die/I love you, Megalo Man." In February 2005, Feldman was subpoenaed to testify against Jackson in the singer's child molestation trial. Ultimately, he did not testify. Feldman has stated that Jackson never touched him inappropriately. In 2018, however, Feldman recounted that when he was 13 or 14 years old, Jackson showed him a book that was "focused on venereal diseases and the genitalia". After Jackson died in 2009, Feldman dedicated a Los Angeles hospital concert with his rock band, Truth Movement, to the singer. At times, Feldman has spoken out in defense of Jackson in the wake of the sexual molestation accusations made against him. At other points, he has expressed doubt about Jackson's innocence.

Feldman was married to actress Vanessa Marcil from 1989 until 1993. He met actress and model Susie Sprague in a nightclub in January 2002. They married 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 MC Hammer, an ordained minister. In October 2009, the couple split after seven years of marriage. Later that month, Sprague filed for divorce, citing irreconcilable differences. She sought full custody of their son, with Feldman having visitation rights. She also sought spousal support. Feldman sought joint custody and wanted the court to block Sprague's spousal support demand. After a five-year process, the couple's divorce became final in 2014. On November 22, 2016, Feldman married his long-time girlfriend, Courtney Anne Mitchell. The ceremony was officiated by television producer Marklen Kennedy, at Elton John's Fizz champagne lounge at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. In August 2023, after 7 years of marriage, it was announced that Feldman was divorcing Courtney amid her continued health issues. In November 2025, a divorce settlement was reached between Feldman and Mitchell.

Feldman contends that sex abuse of child actors is a widespread problem in show business. In October 2017, in response to the Harvey Weinstein sexual abuse allegations, he started an Indiegogo campaign to finance a film about his life to expose the secret child sexual abuse that he claims is just as common in Hollywood as sexism and sexual assault against adults. In March 2018, he spoke at the New York State Capitol in Albany, New York, in support of the Child Victims Act, which would lengthen the statute of limitations for civil claims arising out of acts of child sex abuse, and would create a one-year period in which sex abuse survivors could bring civil claims that were then barred by the statute of limitations. As an adult, Feldman has identified himself as a survivor of child sexual abuse. According to him, he was molested by a man he first identified only as the alias "Ron Crimson", who worked as an assistant to Feldman's father. Feldman has indicated that "Ron" facilitated his initiation into drug addiction. Feldman later identified that man as actor and former personal assistant Cloyd Jon Grissom. He also accused child agent Marty Weiss and former talent agent and Hollywood underage club owner Alphy Hoffman of having sexually abused him. During an October 2013 episode of The View, while Feldman was promoting his autobiography Coreyography, Barbara Walters said that Feldman was "damaging an entire industry" with his allegations. In March 2020, in his documentary (My) Truth: The Rape of Two Coreys, Feldman repeated a claim that the actor Charlie Sheen had raped his 13-year-old co-star Corey Haim on the set of the film Lucas. The claim was corroborated by his ex-wife Susie Feldman and his Lost Boys co-star Jamison Newlander. Sheen, through his publicist, denied the allegations, calling them "sick, twisted and outlandish". Haim's mother Judy had identified a different actor as her son's rapist on The Dr. Oz Show and told Entertainment Tonight that Sheen never raped her son, calling the claims "made up". In 2025, Feldman alleged that Haim had molested him. Feldman also stated that Haim informed him that Charlie Sheen told him that such behavior "was OK." Feldman later issued a statement through his attorneys recanting this claim.

In January 2018, Feldman was under investigation by police on charges of sexual battery. However, Feldman was cleared of all charges the following month. In June 2020, Feldman removed himself from the SAG-AFTRA Sexual Harassment Committee after SAG-AFTRA had issued a resolution to remove him from the committee following a number of sexual misconduct allegations that were made. Former members of Corey's Angels have come forward and accused Feldman of having "abused, sexually harassed and taken advantage of them". These women include: Jacqueline Von Rueden (Jezebel Sweet), Poeina Suddarth, Margot Lane, Chantal Knippenburg, Amy Clark, Mara Moon, and Krystal Khali, who detailed information relating to Feldman's conduct with women. The SAG-AFTRA national board resolution stated that there had been "formal complaints to law enforcement, including the Los Angeles Police Department," against Feldman, and added that "investigations are currently ongoing into the allegations of sexual harassment".

• Year — Title — Role — Notes • 1978 — Eight Is Enough — Daycare kid — Episode: Cops and Toddlers • Alice — Orphan Boy — Episode: "Who Ordered the Hot Turkey?" • 1978–1980 — The Bad News Bears — Regi Tower — 26 episodes • 1979 — Willa — T.C. — Television movie • 1979–1982 — The Love Boat — Mike / Charlie — 2 episodes • 1980 — Mork & Mindy — Billy — 2 episodes • Love, Natalie — Franklin — Television movie • 1980 — Father Figure — Bobby — Television movie • 1981 — How to Eat Like a Child — Corey — Television movie • 1982 — The Kid with the Broken Halo — Rafe — Television movie • Cass Malloy — "Little Big" Jim — pilot later developed into She's the Sheriff • 1982–1983 — Madame's Place — Buzzy St. James — 15 episodes • 1983 — Cheers — Moose — Episode: "Manager Coach" • Still the Beaver — Corey Cleaver — Television movie • 1984 — One Day at a Time — Keith Schneider — Episode: "Another Man's Shoes" • 1986 — Family Ties — Walter — Episode: "The Disciple" • 1990 — Exile — Schenke — Television movie (episode of Disneyland) • 1992 — Married... with Children — Ralph — Episode: "T-R-A Something, Something Spells Tramp" • 1994 — Tales from the Crypt — Episode: "The Assassin" • 1995 — Dweebs — Canceled after 10 episodes • 1996 — Sliders — Episode: "Electric Twister Acid Test" • 1998 — Legion • 1999 — Big Wolf on Campus — Episode: "What's the Story Mourning Corey?" • The Crow: Stairway to Heaven — Chris Draven — Episode: "Brother's Keeper" • 2001 — Lovesick — Unsold pilot • 2003 — The Surreal Life — Cast member in 2003. Appeared in 10 episodes. • 2004 — Greg The Bunny — Appearing as self in episode Jimmy Drives Gil Crazy • 2004–2006 — Super Robot Monkey Team Hyperforce Go! — SPRX-77 — Appeared in 52 episodes. • 2004 — Puppet Master vs Demonic Toys — Robert Toulin — Television movie • 2007 — Robot Chicken — Corey Feldman — Episode: "Federated Resources" • 2007–2008 — The Two Coreys — Himself — 19 episodes • 2010 — Warren the Ape — 2 episodes • 2011 — Psych — Thorn — Episode: "This Episode Sucks" • Proving Ground — Episode: "Gadgets from The Goonies" • 2012 — Dancing on Ice • Celebrity Juice — Himself — 2 episodes • Border Security: Canada's Front Line — Himself — 2 episodes • 2013–2017 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — Slash — 12 episodes • 2015 — Turbo FAST — Torquer — Voice; Episode: The Day Mel Fell • Celebrity Wife Swap — Herself — Episode: "Tommy Davidson/Corey Feldman" • 2016 — Hollywood Medium with Tyler Henry — Himself — Episode: Corey Feldman / Rachel Hunter • 2017 — American Dad! — Announcer — Voice; Episode: A Whole Slotta Love • 2018 — Minecraft: Story Mode — Magnus — Voice; 3 episodes • 2020 — Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars — Himself — Episode: Family Edition • JJ Villard's Fairy Tales — Huntsman / Guard — Voice; Episode: Snow White • 2023 — Only You: An Animated Shorts Collection — Voice — Voice; Episode: Monstr • 2024 — The Masked Singer — Himself/Seal — Season 11 contestant • 2025 — Dancing with the Stars — Contestant — Season 34

• Year — Title — Artist — Role • 1985 — "The Goonies R Good Enough" — Cyndi Lauper — Clark "Mouth" Devereaux • 1989 — "Liberian Girl" — Michael Jackson — Himself • 2000 — "Hit or Miss" — New Found Glory — Officer Corey Feldman • 2002 — "We Are All Made of Stars" — Moby • 2011 — "Last Friday Night" — Katy Perry — Kirk Terry • 2013 — "City of Angels" — Thirty Seconds to Mars • 2025 — "You Know My Name" — Foxy Shazam — Himself

• Year — Title — Voice role — Notes • 1996 — Normality — Kent Knutson — US version • 2014 — Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Danger of the Ooze — Slash • 2015 — Minecraft: Story Mode — Magnus the Rogue

• Love Left (1994) • Former Child Actor (2002) • Angelic 2 the Core (2016) • Love Left 2: Arm Me with Love (2021)

• Still Searching for Soul (1999) • Technology Analogy (2010)