User:Bobby E Jean/sandbox

Haim was born in Toronto, Ontario, the son of Judy, an Israeli-born data processor, and Bernie Haim, who worked in sales.[9] When Haim was 11, his parents divorced after 18 years of marriage.[10] He had an older sister, Carol, and a younger half-brother, Daniel Lee from his father's second marriage.[11][12] Haim was Jewish.[12][13]

He was first raised in Chomedey, Laval, Quebec[14] (a suburb of Montreal), and later grew up in Willowdale, Toronto. [15] There his mother enrolled him in drama classes in improvisation and mime to help him overcome his shyness.[9]

Not particularly interested in acting, Haim played competitive ice hockey, learned to perform music on his keyboard, and collected comic books.[16] His skills on the ice led to his being scouted for the AA Thunderbirds hockey team.[15]

After accompanying his sister Carol to her auditions, he got noticed and started to get roles as a child actor.[17] He attended North York's Zion Heights Junior High until grade eight, by which point he had begun to make a name for himself as a child actor.[18]