Heath Ledger found dead
 

TMZ has learned that 2006 Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger has died in NY.

He was found dead in his bed in one of his residences in Soho by his housekeeper at 3:35 PM ET today. Law enforcement sources tell TMZ they believe it was not a crime.

The 28-year-old actor has a two year old daughter with former fiancee Michelle Williams -- they separated in September, 2007. He plays the Joker in the upcoming Batman film, "The Dark Knight."

The NY Times is reporting a masseuse arrived at his apartment and was let in the door by a housekeeper, who then knocked on the door of Mr. Ledger's bedroom. When no one answered, the housekeeper and the masseuse opened the bedroom and found Mr. Ledger unconscious. They shook him, but he did not respond. They immediately called the authorities. The police said they found pills near body.

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Holy shit. RIP :(

Jeez. Only 28 too.

Holy crap..

That sucks.

Holy shit:|

Fuck.

This sucks big time. R.I.P.

CNN's picked it up.

Dont really know who he was, but RIP.

He was also in a Knight's Tale and 10 things I hate about you.

WOW. Wow. Just wow.

Well... this is something of a shocker. I've not seen him in anything yet, but I'm looking forward to The Dark Knight. R.I.P. Heath.

That really sucks horribly...

The mean thing about this is that when I told my friend his first words were "Well did he atleast finish Batman?"

My thought is that atleast his last movie will perhaps be his greatest role ever.

I was just reading that he was in the middle of filming a movie called "The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus"

No clue what role he played or if it was a small role yet....also dont know if he finished his part yet.

RIP

Wow he is one of the last actors i would have imagined this happening to.

My thoughts exactly. (and I should probably change my avatar pic now, too)

I mean, it's an awful thing for his friends and family to go through, but if he really did OD, then it's his own fault.

Holy shit. Totally did not see this one coming.

R.I.P.

That is almost exactly what my dad said...

My dad said "I have no clue who the guy is and its sad, but then again if he did OD then it was his fault."

I don't know what to say. This is terrible, RIP.

I only bring up Dark Knight because of it being one of the reasons I have been so interested in Ledger as of late. With that being said, I can't think of a better role to be his last role and legacy left behind.

I'm just as guilty of thinking "is Batman done/how is this going to affect Batman"

I'm not proud of it, it's just what my instinct was. I don't know him, I only know him as the key player in a movie that I'm anticipating more than any ever, with the exception of maybe one or two others.

I hope that his terrible end doesn't overshadow and distract from his career or his next role, for me or anyone else.

It looks to be a suicide, or careless accident. That's a shame. I'm just glad it wasn't something more disturbing

Maybe its all part of the viral marketing for Dark Knight, but taken to an all-new level. He'll just show up at the funeral in full Joker gear and ask everyone "Why so serious?" before laughing like a maniac.


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Joke too soon?

Is it wrong that my first thought was it was a publicity hoax?

That was my second thought. My first being that this was one of those stupid "What would you do if so and so was found dead?" threads.

Nah, I thought something was odd about it.

A friend told me, and I googled "Heath Ledger" and none of the results were about him dying or news or anything. There was nothing on my yahoo homepage or imdb.

So I asked my friend if he was lying. Then I googled Heath Ledger dies and it all came up

Apparently he was found in Mary-Kate Olsen's apartment.

Would be amazing.

I hope so, other wise it sucks.

Fuck

I just saw it on the news.

R.I.P Heath - too young, far too young.

So many jokes there.

The movie he was filming was done by the guy who did brazil, one of my favorite films. DAMN.

This is terrible news. A huge tragedy for someone so young, and as an Australian who has probably been exposed to more of his work than most of you, I can honestly say that from an industrial standpoint, it's a huge loss for the Australian film community both domestically and internationally.

I echo the sentiment, though, that it seems his last role will really have been his greatest. :(

Damn, this is so sad. RIP.

Some people won't complain about going to the upper room after being with her.

Posted Jan 22nd 2008 6:01PM by TMZ Staff

The NYPD has confirmed to TMZ that Heath Ledger was NOT at an apartment owned by Mary-Kate Olsen when he died.

Ashley Olsen then.

Damn that sucks. Liked him in the Patriot..RIP

I didn't think it was a hoax, but I did think of the publicity it would get the movie. I loved Batman Begins, and has every intent of seeing The Dark Knight, but to be honest, my interest in the film has pretty much doubled with Ledger's passing.

I think him overdosing softens the blow a little. The man was a great actor (he was nominated for his work in Brokeback Mountain, and his transformation into The Joker seems nigh-perfect), so it's a huge loss to the entertainment industry, and a human life has ended. There are those negative aspects, but if the guy chose to overdose, and that was his wish, then that is his decision.

It sucks that a great actor is gone, though. My thoughts go out to those who knew him personally, too. An Australian, too. :(

And yet somehow crack smoking Amy Whinehouse and cock smoking Lindsey Lohan are still alive wasting precious oxygen.

Creepy bit from the New York Times a while back...

FUCK

He was beginning to become one of my favorite actors. The guy was so damn versitale, there was no doubt in my mind, that at the end of his career he would have been considered one of the greats. Cept I figured the end to be about 50 years later.

And to those saying its his own fault, yeah there is truth to that, but its not that blunt. It wasn't some junkie heroin overdose. The guy was probably having sleep deprevation and prolly wasn't able to think straight when he took the pills. I can't possibly know for sure, but thats my guess. I think it should be looked at with a little more respect than your typicL HOLLYWOOD OD.

Fuck you caps lock