Jaimoe Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Heath Ledger Found Dead in NYCBy TOM HAYS – 9 minutes ago NEW YORK (AP) — Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence, and police said drugs may have been a factor. He was 28.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 him know the masseuse had arrived found him dead at 3:26 p.m.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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basher Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Holy crap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djmelbatoast Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 Jeez.He was a good actor. Too bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 i haven't seen any of his movies, except the patriot, which i hated, but that's really sad. has a 2 yr old apparently he was in mary kate olsens apt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 that's a shocking bit of news. I was about to post it, but it looks like joan rivers beat me to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 even more shocking is how quick this news rounded the internet."He was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET today"It was posted on blogs and community aggregators within 1 and a half hours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 DamnI am really looking forward to his role in the new Batman film.RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 DamnI am really looking forward to his role in the new Batman film.RIP And you'll see it. The movie has been in the can for a little while now and is in post-production. Heath had just started working on a film with Terry Gilliam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
badams Posted January 22, 2008 Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 DamnI am really looking forward to his role in the new Batman film. RIP And you'll see it. The movie has been in the can for a little while now and is in post-production. Heath had just started working on a film with Terry Gilliam. I know... hence the use of the word 'am' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaimoe Posted January 22, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2008 DamnI am really looking forward to his role in the new Batman film. RIP And you'll see it. The movie has been in the can for a little while now and is in post-production. Heath had just started working on a film with Terry Gilliam. I know... hence the use of the word 'am' Ah, I see. I was on another website and some folks there were wondering about the status of the new Batman flick. Websites collide! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slavetothegroove Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Wow, crazy news. I think he was a great actor. I just saw the movie "Candy" recently where he played a poet who was addicted to heroin and brought his artist girlfriend down with him. I must say, he played the part quite well...kind of a Requiem for a Dream type movie, just not as intense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 the first I heard of him, he was in that movie about nights but with contemporary music. "A Knight's Tale". I never saw Brokeback Mountain, but I happened to walk into the room when Sharon was at his first love scene with Donny Darko. Seems like the guy was at the top of his game professionally. Too bad his personal life was so fucked up.I read that he was found in Mary-Kate Olson's apt. I also heard howard and the gang going on today, coincidentally, about how much of a party animal Mary-Kate is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bONES Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 that is very sad news 28 years old is much to young to die RIP Heath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
h Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 wasn't he just renting her apartment? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phorbesie Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 i think that part of the story has been taken out...maybe it was rumour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Shit, I just heard, in relation to this story, that Brad Renfro died last week.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/22671919/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateaux Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Goddamn, both great actors. Way too young. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
captainsunshine Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 So sad.. Way too young.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishtaper Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 i didnt know much of his work. larry king live had a big show all about him last night and some guy said he'd be remembered on par with James Dean. hey, ever think that it's possible that people could fake their deaths? (for whatever reasons, who knows.) that was a rumour when JFK Jr. died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Not Bob Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 FWIW, James Dean only made 3 movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaPink Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 noooooooooooooo!! Not my HEATH! I was going to marry that guy someday!! My dreams are crushed... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarahbelle Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 yeah this is pretty shocking. why did he die??? He was so young..... I feel sad for his family and such.. awww Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bouche Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Here's a link claiming to be the last images of Heath. Without being authenticated of course, they picture him to be looking like a homeless person. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Freak Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 I would think those pics are on a movie set. Come on...he was on an interview last week with short blond hair. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ol'Hickster Posted January 23, 2008 Report Share Posted January 23, 2008 Yea this is deffinatly some real shitty news, He was young and deffinatly a GREAT actor and would have been even more better as time went on I would imagine, its ashme he died, Hopefully they finnished the batman movie cause I wanted to see him as the joker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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