The Pagemeister Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Actor Heath Ledger Dies NEW YORK (AP) -- A New York Police Department spokesman says the actor Heath Ledger has been found dead at a downtown Manhattan residence. A cause of death has not yet been released. Ledger starred in such movies as "The Patriot," "A Knight's Tale," and "Brokeback Mountain." He is starring in the new Batman movie this summer as the villan "The Joker." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheZeppyWanderer Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 ...... speechless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brspled Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 ...... speechless Me too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissandra Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Wow man...he was mad young How sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
valleygirl Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 omg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bilbo the Rover Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 What a shame, he was a talented cat....so was the other young guy that died , Brad Renfro ? Is that right ? Very sad, two young men, God Bless 'em. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katuschka Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 WHAT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepBlackZeppelin Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I am very shocked He was a good one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KashmirDevi Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Wow man...he was mad young How sad Indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 So sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myledzep Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I just saw that too.....stunning news! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 So....they were finished filming Batman? Right? How weird is it going to be when I go see it now........damn, that sucks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel With A Broken Wing Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 That is shocking news indeed, and very sad, you never expect young people to die so suddenly like that. Thanks for bringing it to our attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
59LesPaul Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Heath Ledger..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunray782 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 That is incredibly tragic. I really feel for his young daughter who'll never get to see her father again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I just heard about this on the news and was going to start a thread on it -- you beat me to it. He has a small child that will now grow up without her father. How horrible. My thoughts and prayers to Michelle and Heath's family. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I JUST saw this in the news website. Crazy. Freakin' crazy. I'm very shocked--I've got goosebumps right now. http://movies.msn.com/movies/article.aspx?...54>1=7701 Heath Ledger Found Dead in NYC Jan. 22, 2008, 5:11 PM EST The Associated Press NEW YORK -- 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...
MS1 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Some of the reports I've been reading say he was found surrounded by pills. Another Hollywood overdose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarlaxle 56 Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 police said drugs may have been a factor. It amazes me how people can die from something so pointless... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninelives Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 :o :o I'm shocked. What horrible news Such a talented actor too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 Some of the reports I've been reading say he was found surrounded by pills. Another Hollywood overdose. It says they think it was drug-related. I just don't get it! The whole drug over dose thing. (I'm not saying he "planned" it...) It's just sad. He's got a baby, for God's sake. Now she's going to grow up without a father. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
songbird Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I just heard this on the radio half an hour ago, and it really really shocked me. So sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue_Soul Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I'm shocked to hear that... I feel sorry for his family, especially his little daughter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mona Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 I am in shock. :'( How sad. It took me totally by suprise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kissandra Posted January 22, 2008 Share Posted January 22, 2008 The link 59LesPaul posted said they were sleeping pills. You kinda have to assume it wasn't an accident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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