Heath Ledger found dead in NYC apartment

[Linzyhop]

Heath Ledger found dead in NYC apartment


Authorities say Oscar-nominated actor's death possibly drug related
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updated 5:16 p.m. ET, Tues., Jan. 22, 2008


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NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in a possible drug-related death, police said. He was 28.
According to WNBC, Ledger was found with pills strewn all around him.
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. 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.
The Australian-born actor was nominated for an Oscar for “Brokeback Mountain,” where he met his wife, actress Michelle Williams, in 2005. Ledger and Williams had lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, until they split up last year.
Ledger was to appear as the Joker this year in “The Dark Night,” 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.
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wow. he was one of my favorite actors. this should have been brittney.

[David Octavius]

Wow that is surprising, I feel sorry for his family, he was young - I guess it shows once again that money and fame ain't everything

[JaJae]

Wow..

[JaJae]

Apparently it was in one of the Oslen twin's apartment..
Heath Ledger Found Dead in Olsen Twin's Apartment in NYC

[ballz2wallz]

Dang, that sucks.

[Stylerod]

That does suck. He was a good actor. AND he has a kid.

[Linzyhop]

Originally Posted by JaJae

Apparently it was in one of the Oslen twin's apartment..
Heath Ledger Found Dead in Olsen Twin's Apartment in NYC

no, it was his place. someone thought it was the olsen's but it wasn't.

[Linzyhop]

i wonder how many more people are gonna see batman now to see his "last performance"......

[Stylerod]

Originally Posted by Linzyhop

i wonder how many more people are gonna see batman now to see his "last performance"......

I thought the Bob Dylan movie was his last one?

[Linzyhop]

Originally Posted by Stylerod

I thought the Bob Dylan movie was his last one?

i don't think so, since Batman is coming out this summer and apparently the Bob Dylan one already came out since Cate Blanchett got a nod for best supporting actress in it....

[Scrum]

[Publius]

as much as their existence is a product of the free speech I hold dear and I'd never want to take it away from them, another part of me wishes someone would just firebomb all of those wackos at the WBC.

[Linzyhop]

Originally Posted by Scrum

right, cause actor has everything to do with who he is as a person.

besides that he liked to take it in the butt.


but seriously that role made his career. he got a nod for best actor for it. i mean come on people. welcome to the 21st century!

[JaJae]

Originally Posted by Linzyhop

no, it was his place. someone thought it was the olsen's but it wasn't.

Well aren't I the bringer of misinformation.

[Linzyhop]

Originally Posted by JaJae

Well aren't I the bringer of misinformation.

um. okay then.


saw that on tv that someone said that, but the reporter said it wasn't true, it was his own place.

[RMNIXON]

I remember when he did the TV Series "ROAR."

He was very young and unknown back then. But he did a good job.