Tuesday January 22, 2007 USA Heath Ledger found dead in NYC apartment Oscar-nominated actor reportedly discovered in Mary-Kate Olsen's home NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28. According to the New York Times, Ledger was found naked and unconscious with pills strewn all around him in an apartment owned by actress Mary-Kate Olsen. NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the apartment. The housekeeper, who went to let Ledger know the masseuse was there, found him unconscious at approximately 3:30 p.m. ET, according to the New York Times. After receiving no response from the actor after shaking him, they called authorities. “We are investigating the possibility of an overdose,” Browne said. “There were pills within the vicinity of the bed.” The Australian-born actor was nominated for an Oscar for “Brokeback Mountain,” where he met actress Michelle Williams, in 2005. Ledger and Williams had lived in Brooklyn with their 2-year-old daughter, Matilda, until they split up last year. Ledger was to appear as the Joker this year in “The Dark Knight,” a sequel to 2005’s “Batman Begins.” He’s had starring roles in “A Knight’s Tale” and “The Patriot,” and played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in “Monster’s Ball.” Ledger grew up in Perth, and began doing amateur theater at age 10. At 16, he moved to Sydney to pursue an acting career, quickly landing TV movie roles and guest spots on Australian television. After several independent films and a starring role in the short-lived Fox TV series “Roar,” Ledger moved to Los Angeles and costarred in “10 Things I Hate About You,” a teen comedy reworking of “The Taming of the Shrew.” Offers for other teen flicks came his way, but Ledger turned them down, preferring to remain idle than sign on for projects he didn’t like. “It wasn’t a hard decision for me,” Ledger told the Associated Press in 2001. “It was hard for everyone else around me to understand. Agents were like, ‘You’re crazy,’ my parents were like, ‘Come on, you have to eat.”’ His latest role was in “I’m Not There,” in which he played one of the many incarnations of Bob Dylan — as did Cate Blanchett, whose performance in that film earned an Oscar nomination Tuesday for best supporting actress. credits: msnbc. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22788914/
^yup tried to confirm it: http://news.google.com/news?sourcei...&tab=wn&hl=en&q=heath+ledger&btnG=Search+News shit, right before he gets to show off his talent as joker...would've been big as hell.
he had alot of potential and was just breaking the ice in his career...didn't hit the highest point of his ability yet....he had a strong passion for acting. Rest In Peace.
oh man this is still shocking me right now...can't believe the guy playing the joker in batman dies before it comes out....shit this sucks.
i knw rite...........im shocked..........then what would happen to Matilda!!! a girl w/out a father.......poor child
omg for a minute i thought this was fake. im in shock right now. dude that really sucks. he's such a good actor too
wow, first thing that caught my eye when i was checking email this is definitely a big loss, his career was just starting .. and he's so young too rest in peace
he is gonna get to show off his joker talent.. he finished filming for the movie.. damn tho.. i was listening to this on the radio, and i was like.. yo this dude sounds familiar.. then i realized it was the joker.. rip.
dude when i saw this i thought this was a joke and that sucks . to bad he is not there to witness the release of the batman movie. so sad had a lot going for him :(
damn...one of those news that hits u and ur left sitting there shocked for the longest time. his poor little girl. RIP.
RIP...died so young I didn't watch many of his movies, but when i heard the news i felt sad. I was also waiting fo rthe new Batman movie to come out as it looks so awesome, now when i watch it its gonna be really sad.
