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I come to you today with great sadness, acknowledging the loss of the greatest entertainer in the history of mankind. For me he was more than that, he was my idol, he was a role model, he was someone to cry to when my childhood was unbearable, he was a brother, he was a dear friend.

— Corey Feldman

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I come to you today with great sadness, acknowledging the loss of the greatest entertainer in the history of mankind. For me he was more than that, he was my idol, he was a role model, he was someone to cry to when my childhood was unbearable, he was a brother, he was a dear friend." in the context of ""Justin Timberlake praises Jackson's musical genius", People (June 26, 2009)." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Corey Feldman

About Corey Feldman

Corey Scott Feldman (born July 16, 1971) is an American actor and singer. He became well known during the 1980s, with roles as a youth in films such as the voice of Young Copper in The Fox and the Hound (1981), Tommy Jarvis in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984), Pete Fountaine in Gremlins (1984), Clark 'Mouth' Devereaux in The Goonies (1985), Teddy Duchamp in Stand by Me (1986), Edgar Frog in The Lost Boys (1987), and Ricky Butler in The 'Burbs (1989).