Heath Ledger, Brokeback Mountain Star, Dead

[jonny.rainbow]

Heath Ledger Dead

Apparently drugs!!!!

 

[Jam The Man]

Wasteful life

RIP

 

[Beach Hut]

So who is Heath Ledger ?

 

[beardy gull]

Crikey. 28

 

[jonny.rainbow]

So who is Heath Ledger ?

Played a gay cowboy innit.

 

[Guy Fawkes]

From the Internet Movie Data base

Date of Birth - 4 April 1979, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Birth Name - Heath Andrew Ledger
Nickname - Heathy
Height - 6' 1" (1.85 m)

Mini Biography
When a young, hunky 20 year old heart-throb Heath Ledger first came to the attention of the public in 1999, it was all too easy to tag him as a "pretty boy" and an actor of not much depth. He has spent the past five years trying desperately to sway this image away, but this has indeed been a double-edged sword. But that comes much later in his story. Heath Ledger was born on the fourth of April 1979, in Perth, Western Australia. As the story goes, in junior high it was compulsory to do one of two electives, either cooking or drama, and as Heath could honestly not see himself in a cooking class, he tried his hand at drama. Heath was talented, there was no denying that. However, the rest of the class did not acknowledge his talent, possibly out of jealousy. When he was 17, he and a friend, decided to pack up, leave school, take a car and rough it to Sydney. Heath believed Sydney to be the place where dreams are made, or at least, where actors can possibly get their big break. However, upon arriving in Sydney with a purported 69 cents to his name, Heath tried everything to get a break. His first real acting job came in a low budget movie called Blackrock (1997), a largely unimpressive cliché; a teen angst film about one boy's struggle when he learns his best mate raped a girl. He did not have a large part in this movie. In fact, it was a very small one. The only thing of notice in his role is you get to see him get his lights punched out. After that small role, Heath auditioned for a role in a TV show called "Sweat" (1996) about a group of young Olympic hopefuls. He got offered one of two roles, one as a swimmer, another as a gay cyclist. Heath accepted the latter because he felt to really stand out as an actor one had to accept unique roles that stood out from the bunch. It got him small notice, but unfortunately the show was quickly axed, which led him to look for other roles. He was in "Home and Away" (1988) for a very short period, in which he played a surfer who falls in love with one of the girls of Summer Bay. Then came his very brief role in Paws (1997). Paws was a film which existed solely to cash in on guitar prodigy Nathan Cavaleri's brief moment of fame, where he was the hottest thing in Australia. Heath played a student in the film, involved in a stage production of a Shakespeare play, in which he played "Oberon". A very brief role, this did nothing other than give him a small paycheck, but nothing to advance his career. Then came Two Hands (1999). He went to America trying to audition for film roles, showcasing his brief role in "Roar" (1997) opposite then unknown Vera Farmiga. He could not find any American roles but then Australian director Gregor Jordan auditioned him for the lead in Two Hands (1999), which he got. An in your face Aussie crime thriller, Two Hands (1999) was outstanding and helped him secure a role in 10 Things I Hate About You (1999). After that, it seemed Heath was being typecast as a teen hunk, which he did not like, so he accepted a role in a very serious war drama The Patriot (2000).

What followed was a stark inconsistency of roles, Heath accepting virtually every single character role, anything to avoid being typecast. Some met with praise, like his short role in Monster's Ball (2001), but his version of Ned Kelly (2003) was an absolute flop, which led distributors hesitant to even release it outside Australia. The Order (2003) was absolutely terrible, and A Knight's Tale (2001) was just light entertainment. Heath has had such a wide variety of roles that he seems unsure what to do with himself next. Despite being a very talented comedic actor, he seems to only want serious roles, which has hindered his career. He is by no means one of the greatest actors out of Australia, but in his brief career to date has suggested he could become one, if only he accepts the right role.

IMDb Mini Biography By: James Briggs.

 

[Kenhead]

I quite liked A Knights Tale.

 

[Joey Jo Jo Jr. Shabadoo]

Gutted, was looking forward to his role as the Joker in the upcoming Batman movie. Hopefully the movie will still be released as homage to his career.

 

[Djmiles]

Brokeback Mountain Star Dead

Heath Ledger has been found dead in New York.

Only 28 as well

http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20080122/heath_ledger_080122/20080122?hub=World

 

[Djmiles]

Fixtures

 

[Barrel of Fun]

I quite liked A Knights Tale.

Ditto, a solid performance.

I also liked 10 things I hate about you.

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[Dancin Ninja BHA]

Shit, that's bad...too young to die

Taken from Fox News website:
NEW YORK — Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at his downtown Manhattan residence, according to the NYPD. He was 28.

NYPD spokeswoman Stephanie Jaramillo told FOXNews.com that Ledger was discovered by his housekeeper at his apartment on Broome Street in the Soho section of New York City and was pronounced dead at 3:35 p.m. EST.

Jaramillo declined to comment on the cause of death, saying only that "the investigation is still ongoing."

But The New York Post reported that Ledger died of a possible drug overdose and his apartment was strewn with pills.

Ledger had an appointment for a massage at his Manhattan apartment, NYPD spokesman Paul Browne told The Associated Press. The housekeeper went to let Ledger know the masseuse had arrived and found him dead, according to Browne.

The Australian-born actor was nominated for an Oscar for "Brokeback Mountain," where he met his wife, actress Michelle Williams, in 2005. Ledger and Williams had lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, until they split up last year.

Ledger's roles include the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in "Monster's Ball" and had starring roles in "A Knight's Tale" and "The Patriot." He was to appear as the Joker this year in "The Dark Night," a sequel to 2005's "Batman Begins."

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Found face down in his room coated with pills.

Police reckon it was accidental.

Being updated all the time on tmz.com.

I'm really shocked! Not going to do the whole RIP thing, but i feel sorry for the child he left behind

 

[Billy the Fish]

Drugs are bad mmkay

 

[footychick]

Mmmmkay.

 

[challengechappers]

i really enjoyed his early Oz films, can't remember their names, but australians make some great indie flicks. and i even thought Brokeback Mountain was ok

edit: just read above bio, Two Hands that's the one- highly recommended.

 

[Robot Chicken]

We don't know the full facts yet so let's not speculate.

Apparently he was in the middle of filming a new Terry Gilliam movie, The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus. He had finished Batman. I hope both films still get released using as much footage of him as possible, in memory of him.

 

[Stevie Boy]

if you take drugs you know what might happen

 

[ben andrews' girlfriend]

Sleeping Pills Strewn Around Ledger

Posted Jan 22nd 2008 6:03PM by TMZ Staff

Heath LedgerLaw enforcement sources tell TMZ sleeping pills were strewn around the bed of Heath Ledger.

One law enforcement source told us it is much too early to determine if the death was accidental or suicide.
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Sounds pretty conclusive if there were loads of pills over the place, in accidental overdoses, you wouldn't throw the pills around, you'd take one too many out of the pot.

 

[Robot Chicken]

Sounds pretty conclusive if there were loads of pills over the place, in accidental overdoses, you wouldn't throw the pills around, you'd take one too many out of the pot.

Let's wait for the true story to emerge before jumping to conclusions, however likely they might seem to be.