Heath Ledger Dead

January 25, 2008 · Filed Under Movies 

28-year-old Australian actor Heath Ledger was found dead on Wednesday, January 23, 2008 inside his Manhattan, New York apartment.

According to reports, the body was found by the housekeepr lying face-down on the floor. The police still have no official word if foul play was involved. “There was some drugs found” said Lieutenant John Grimpal from the New York Police Department.

Heath Ledger was known for his performance in Brokeback Mountain and recently starred as the Joker in the new Batman film, Dark Knight. Dark Knight recently finished shooting and is currently in post-production.

Meanwhile, an official autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.

Heath is survived by his live-in partner, actress Michelle Williams. They have a daughter, Matilda.

Condolences to Heath’s family. It a sad loss of such a great talent.

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3 Responses to “Heath Ledger Dead”

  1. Blackwolf on January 25th, 2008 6:35 pm

    Christopher Nolan, director of the upcoming Batman movie said that because of Ledger’s death, plans for the sequel will have to be changed. It seems that the Joker was originally supposed to survive The Dark Knight movie. It’s anyone’s guess as to whether Nolan will kill the Joker this summer, or whether a new actor will be cast to wear the funky purple tux, green eyeshadow and crimson lipstick.

    Truly a shame, losing Heath. He showed promise. :(

  2. paulette on January 27th, 2008 7:57 am

    He’s too young to die.I also was surprised of Ledger’s death.Because of this incident some movie afficionados think that this would compensate his recent movie-Batman with more sales.

  3. Davion on January 27th, 2008 9:48 am

    he was at his peak. I mean the roles he undertook were really challenging so to speak. I’m starting to speculate that the cause of death was accidental. Maybe wrong dosage of the amount he took? There was an article in the Phil. Daily Inquirer on the drugs present: most were prescription drugs, an antihistamine, sleep drugs, anxiety pills.

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