Actor Corey Feldman brings his music and stage show of surprises Aug. 27 to the Art Theater in Hobart. (JAG PR)

Actor Corey Feldman, known to film audiences as the child star of the 1980s of “coming of age” movie roles, describes his new touring stage show as “a special treat” for audiences.

“My stage show is not like anything else you’ve ever seen,” Feldman said, interviewed this month via Zoom from his home in Los Angeles.

“Audiences are in for a special treat. Unlike a big show that’s overproduced and mostly prerecorded, that’s not what I do, and the bonus of the musical acts makes it even better.”

Feldman is in northwest Indiana for a weekend visit at the Art Theater in Hobart for his one-man show at 7 p.m. Aug. 27, paired with special guest bands Steel City Hearts and Synthetic Smiles.

Feldman describes his touring stage show as “a very audio visual experience.”

“I think of my show as very fourth dimension because there’s a lot of video interaction,” said Feldman, now 51, and a self-described “showbiz name” as a familiar fixture in the entertainment field since he filmed his first McDonald’s TV commercial in 1974 at age 3.

“There’s also stage props and costume changes making the whole experience something very fun and unique. I come from a comedy background and love to interact with the audience. I have new music album which is a big part of the show too.”

Feldman’s early film career spanned feature film blockbusters of the 1980s like “Gremlins” and “The Lost Boys” to “Goonies,” “Stand by Me” and “License to Drive.”

After launching a music career in the 1990s, Feldman said he later embraced his pop culture status in 2002 joining the TV cast of “The Surreal Life,” agreeing to be filmed with famous cast mates-turned-roommates like MC Hammer, Emmanuel Lewis, Vince Neil and others for an entire reality show season while living together in the leased L.A. mansion belonging to Glen Campbell.

“When you think about it, ‘Surreal Life’ was one of the first big celebrity reality shows,” Feldman said.

“I was one of the guinea pigs for that type of show. When it was pitched to me, the producers said ‘we are going to get seven celebrities and put you all in a house together and see what happens and unfolds.’ It sounded like a good concept to me. But once sleazy producers get involved, they edit it the way they want to, so then your world is turned upside down.”

Feldman’s advice about “doing reality TV” is “just don’t do it,” and to follow the leads of “Facts of Life” star Mindy Cohn and radio personality Robin Givens, both who backed out of joining the cast of “The Surreal Life” prior to the show’s taping.

Feldman said he’s been to both Chicagoland and also Indianapolis and other areas of Indiana for fan conventions and autograph shows.

At the Art Theater, Feldman said ticket price ranges also include “meet and greet” with “autograph and photo opportunities.”

“I’m always asked what was my favorite movie to be cast in and that’s always a tough question to answer,” Feldman said.

“But I’d say a favorite was to work on the film ‘Goonies’ because of the camaraderie I shared with my co-stars and we are still close today, and stay in touch.”

As for Hollywood regrets, Feldman said he was among actors considered for the lead roles in “Titanic” and also in “Lord of the Rings,” the latter of which was given to his pal Sean Astin.

“If I had to be passed up for a part in ‘Lord of the Rings,’ I’m glad the role went to Sean Astin, because he’s like a brother to me,” Feldman said.

“Another role that slipped away from me, which still has me thinking back today about a missed opportunity, is my almost starring opposite of Al Pacino in ‘Scent of a Woman,’ since I’ve always wanted to work with Pacino.

“It’s a dream of mind to work alongside of him (Pacino) because he’s my favorite actor. But because this casting call was in 1990, and I had just gotten sober, I got a panic attack and I choked on the audition.”

Feldman, who has been married to his third wife Courtney Anne Mitchell since 2016, said he’s grateful he has been able to meet so many of his show business idols during the past five decades, including his friendship with pop star Michael Jackson.

“Michael Jackson would talk about growing up in Indiana all the time, and all about the small house where he lived with his family,” Feldman said.

“One time I had visited Michael at his Hayvenhurst mansion in Encino, California, and later, he was dropping me back off to my grandmother’s little house, where I was living. It was this little one-story three-bedroom humble home in the Valley, and I was embarrassed it seemed so small compared to where he was living. And I’ll always remember, Michael saying to me, ‘Corey, it’s not the size of the house that matters, it’s the amount of the love inside that matters.’”

Feldman said fans often forget that he is a part of Walt Disney film history.

Before Disney Studios rediscovered box office magic with the musical smash success of “The Little Mermaid” in 1989, the movie company made “The Fox and the Hound” in 1981, which starred Feldman as the voice of the hound puppy named Copper, and featuring an all-star vocal cast with Mickey Rooney, Kurt Russell, Jack Albertson, Pearl Bailey, Jeanette Nolan, Pat Buttram, and Sandy Duncan.

“I’ve always loved Sandy Duncan because she was one of the first big stars I met when I was really young, and we were both cast together in a TV commercial,” Feldman said.

“I was only 5 or 6 years old, and I thought to myself, ‘Wow, Sandy Duncan. This is so cool.’ And it’s still a great memory for me.”

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Philip Potempa is a freelance reporter for the Post-Tribune.