OMG ! Heath Ledger is dead !
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Condolescence to Heath Ledger who starr in the main role in Knights Tale and
and the actor in Brokeback mountain
Heath Ledger found dead in NYC 13 minutes ago
celebs: Heath Ledger | Michelle Williams | Cate Blanchett
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.
A large crowd of paparazzi and gawkers began gathering Tuesday evening outside the building on an upscale block in SoHo, where several police officers guarded the door.
The Australian-born actor was nominated for an Oscar for "Brokeback Mountain," where he met Michelle Williams in 2005. The two had lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, until they split up last year.
He most recently appeared 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.
Ledger was to appear as the Joker this year in "The Dark Knight," 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.'"
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Associated Press Sara Kugler contributed to this report.
http://omg.yahoo.com/heath-ledger-found-dead-in-nyc/news/5898 -
yeah saw it at yahoo ...
R.I.P heath ledger. -
There has been several reports where he has gone really insane for his role as the joker in the new batman film, the dark knight.
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gotten too into the role liao...Originally posted by ray243:There has been several reports where he has gone really insane for his role as the joker in the new batman film, the dark knight.
same with leslie also -
omfg..i love him!
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Here's the article in regards to the joker role affecting his death.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/04/movies/m...amp;oref=sloginHe is here in London filming the latest episode of the Batman franchise, The Dark Knight (Mr. Bale, as it happens, plays Batman; Mr. Ledger plays the Joker.) It is a physically and mentally draining role — his Joker is a “psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy” he said cheerfully — and, as often happens when he throws himself into a part, he is not sleeping much.
“Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night,” he said. “I couldn’t stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going.” One night he took an Ambien, which failed to work. He took a second one and fell into a stupor, only to wake up an hour later, his mind still racing. -
I think is work stress, OD of slping pills.
Damn! He's such a talented actor, needless to say, young as well.
I definitely will miss him and his movies....
R.I.P, Heath Ledger
And last weekend, I just rewatched 10 things I hate about you. -
He was one of my fav actors
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damnit...existing thread! http://sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=304601
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It's a really odd feeling knowing an actor of my generation just died like this. Reports say he completed all the main scenes in Terry Gilliam's new movie before this happened.
Who thinks it's most likely suicide? -
WTF. So sudden.
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i was shocked. RIP.
i'll be looking forward to his performance in the dark knight. -
yeah but we want to have one in the get reel forum, in fact, I think that thread should be merged here cuz it is in the right forum.Originally posted by Really mama?:damnit...existing thread! http://sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=304601
Anyway, it will be a different feeling watching the dark knight later. -
RIP Heath Ledger 1979 - 2008
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Tragic news.
