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General Discussions => General Media => Topic started by: Arcademan on January 23 2008, 10:34 am
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Actor Heath Ledger, Oscar nominee for his role in "Brokeback Mountain," was found dead in NYC.
http://omg.yahoo.com/heath-ledger-found-dead-in-nyc-at-age-28/news/5898
NEW YORK - Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan apartment, naked in bed with sleeping pills nearby, police said. The Australian-born actor was 28. It wasn't immediately clear if Ledger had committed suicide.
He had an appointment for a massage at a residence in the tony neighborhood of SoHo, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said. A housekeeper who went to let him know the massage therapist had arrived found him dead at 3:26 p.m.
A large crowd of paparazzi and gawkers gathered outside the building on an upscale block. Ledger's body was still inside, and several police officers guarded the door.
The medical examiner's office planned an autopsy Wednesday, spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said.
While not a marquee movie star, Ledger was a respected, award-winning actor who chose his roles carefully rather than cashing in on his heartthrob looks. He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance as a gay cowboy in "Brokeback Mountain," where he met Michelle Williams, who played his wife in the film. The two had a daughter, Matilda, and lived together in Brooklyn until they split up last year.
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This saddens me. I've only seen one film with him in, A Knights Tale which is one of those films I really enjoyed too, but also because who will be Joker in new Dark Knight now ._.
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Wow..
I really can't wrap my head around this.
I loved A Knights Tale, it was my absolute favourite movie for such a long time (and it's still on my favourite list now)
The person I feel for most in all of this is his daughter.