January 22nd, 2008 
admin January 22, 2008, 4:42 pm
Actor Heath Ledger Is Found Dead
By Sewell Chan
The actor Heath Ledger was found dead this afternoon in an apartment building at 421 Broome Street in SoHo, according to the New York City police. Mr. Ledger was 28.
At 3:31 p.m., a masseuse arrived at Apartment 5A in the building for an appointment with Mr. Ledger, the police said. The masseuse was let in to the home 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 did not suspect foul play. Officials said pills were found near the body.
Mr. Ledger, a native of Perth, Australia, won acclaim for his role as a co-star in “Brokeback Mountain”, a 2005 film. The film, based on a short story by Annie Proulx about two cowboys who fall in love, won critical acclaim. Reviewing the film in The New York Times, the critic Stephen Holden wrote, “Mr. Ledger magically and mysteriously disappears beneath the skin of his lean, sinewy character. It is a great screen performance, as good as the best of Marlon Brando and Sean Penn.”
Mr. Ledger met the actress Michelle Williams while filming ‘’Brokeback Mountain.” The two actors fell into a very public romance. They had a daughter, Matilda Rose, who was born on Oct. 28, 2005. They moved to Brooklyn, but then separated last year.
In an interview in London for an article published in November, Mr. Ledger said told The New York Times, ‘’I feel like I’m wasting time if I repeat myself.” He said in the interview that he was not proud of his latest role, in Todd Haynes’s “I’m Not There,” in which Mr. Ledger was one of a half-dozen actors depicting the musician Bob Dylan. ‘’I feel the same way about everything I do. The day I say, ‘It’s good’ is the day I should start doing something else,” said in the interview.
Calls by The Times to Mara Buxbaum, a publicist for Mr. Ledger, and Steve Alexander, the actor’s agent, were not immediately returned this afternoon.
Thomas J. Lueck contributed reporting.
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What effect will his death have on the Dark Knight? Will the movie still be released and will it still be released on July 18?
I am outraged…they better be done with the movie….atleast to where heath is done with his acting.My condolences Heath…i hope you can be in peace.
i dont think it will but is his death…rip…gonna post pone the movie
whos the new joker
WE ALL LOVE YOU MIS YOU !!!! IM SHOCKED I PRAY FOR YOUR DAUGHTER AND FAMILY!!! TEARS* WHY DID THIS HAVE TO HAPPEN?
RIP homie best joka ive eva seen
I know i cant wait to c batman the dark night i just cant get over the fact hes gone!!!!! oh and danny i dnt know!
I know i cant wait to c batman the dark night i just cant get over the fact hes gone!!!!! oh and danny i dnt know!
LIAR!!!
how can you die you are a good acter we all loved you and didn’t even have a chance to see you in person
or get to know you in a show and your 28 years old have a daughter that a sham she proble feels bab because her dad shot cocaine in her dad
Dude this sucks.Heath ledger is still my favorite actor.
I cannot believe he is dead.He was the best actor ever, u only have to watch The dark to believe me……how can he be dead???he was so AWESOME!!! Rest in peace Heath Ledger. We all love and miss you.
the nose of michelle williams is so adorable, i would really love to have a nose like that `”,
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