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Actor Heath Ledger dies at 28
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* Police: Ledger's housekeeper found him unresponsive in a Manhattan apartment
* Ledger was declared dead at about 3:30 p.m.
* The Academy Award nominated actor was the father of a young daughter
* Police: Pills that appear to be over-the-counter sleeping medication found near bed
NEW YORK (CNN) -- Actor Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday of a possible drug overdose in a Lower Manhattan apartment, the New York Police Department said.
The Academy Award nominated actor was 28.
"Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed," police spokesman Paul Browne told CNN.
"This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet."
The pills appeared to be over-the-counter sleeping medication, said police spokeswoman Barbara Chen.
Ledger was unresponsive when he was found by a housekeeper who had gone to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse in the Soho apartment, Browne said.
The apartment is owned by the actress Mary-Kate Olsen, The New York Times reported.
Ledger was declared dead at about 3:30 p.m., Browne said.
In 2005, the actor played Ennis Del Mar in "Brokeback Mountain," about two cowboys who had a secret relationship.
The role earned him the Oscar nomination.
Ledger was born in Perth, Australia. He has a young daughter with actress Michelle Williams, his co-star in "Brokeback Mountain."
"He was just so respected in the industry," said Kim Serafin, senior editor of In Touch Weekly.
"It's just horribly tragic. He was just a fine actor and a good person, so this is horribly sad and very unexpected."
Ledger was always focused on his career, Serafin said.
Some of his other film credits also include "A Knight's Tale" in 2001 and "The Four Feathers" in 2002.
The follow-up to the action hit "Batman Begins," "The Dark Knight" reunites director Christopher Nolan and star Christian Bale, who reprises the role of Batman/Bruce Wayne. In the new film, Batman raises the stakes in his war on crime. With the help of Lieutenant Jim Gordon and District Attorney Harvey Dent, Batman sets out to dismantle the remaining criminal organizations that plague the city streets. The partnership proves to be effective, but they soon find themselves prey to a reign of chaos unleashed by a rising criminal mastermind known to the terrified citizens of Gotham as The Joker.
The film also stars Academy Award winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules") as Alfred; Academy Award nominee Heath Ledger ("Brokeback Mountain") as arch-villain The Joker; Gary Oldman as Lieutenant Jim Gordon; Aaron Eckhart as District Attorney Harvey Dent, who becomes better known as another of Batman's arch-nemeses, Two-Face; Maggie Gyllenhaal as Rachel Dawes; and Oscar winner Morgan Freeman ("Million Dollar Baby") as Lucius Fox.
"The Dark Knight" is being produced by Emma Thomas, Charles Roven and Christopher Nolan, with Kevin De La Noy, Benjamin Melniker and Michael E. Uslan serving as executive producers. Nolan is directing the film from a screenplay written by Jonathan Nolan and Christopher Nolan, story by Christopher Nolan & David Goyer. "The Dark Knight" is based upon Batman characters created by Bob Kane and published by DC Comics.
"The Dark Knight" will be presented by Warner Bros. Pictures in association with Legendary Pictures. The film will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures.

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TDK was a fantastic ... ( 2 days ago by AssWhoopper)

TDK was a fantastic movie, but I think you went a little too far saying it was the best movie ever, though I can understand why you would say that. Heath's performance was also brilliant, but it was no where near as good as Jack Nicholson's psychotic potral of Jack Torrence, in The Shining.

The Dark Knight is ... ( 2 days ago by iamjokerheremelaugh)

The Dark Knight is my absalotly 100% the best film i have ever seen . it just gets better the more times you see it and read the script too. when i found out heath was dead i cryed for days. hes so good in that film. i could just go and hug alfrid forever hes got the lovlyest voice :D i really like this video just keep on whatchin it :D.

i also didnt kno ... ( 2 days ago by mongooseman457)

i also didnt kno heath was dead untill i saw the movie

hell yeah ( 1 day ago by wally815)

hell yeah

thats because your ... ( 1 day ago by ironintel)

thats because your a fucking idiot

he is so scary. for ... ( 1 day ago by dotty486)

he is so scary. for like 9,8,7,10 year olds this could be so scary.

Hi, I'm from ... ( 1 day ago by lucasb345)

Hi, I'm from Australia (Where Heath Ledger was from) and either you guys live under a rock or your country just doesn't care about our actors and affairs, but, Heath Ledger was dead like two weeks before this movie was released.

both. ( 1 day ago by forzachelsea)

both.

10th here in sweden! ( 1 day ago by forzachelsea)

10th here in sweden!

RIP from Slovakia ( 1 day ago by Penguin31595)

RIP from Slovakia

That movie was ... ( 1 day ago by EcchiChic09)

That movie was great ^^

I never considered ... ( 1 day ago by SVKmellow)

I never considered him to be a special actor in any way, but in the dark knight he showed all his talent. Sometimes I just rewind to the parts where he pulls off his psycho speeches without even watching the rest of the film. Very nice

i wartched it on ... ( 1 day ago by MrFreeman420)

i wartched it on bootleg

we live under a ... ( 1 day ago by luvvaofmoufflon)

we live under a rock? umm ohkay? i dont understand why your comment was accusing us of not being concerned about your actors or affairs? if we didn't care your actors/actresses wouldn't be where they are today. we did care about his death, and we also realized his potential, and look what a phenominal job he did

- hold your breath ... ( 1 day ago by DJSNuva1)

- hold your breath and copy this - then post it to another video without letting out your breath. - if you can do this your a great kisser! TRY IT.... IT'S HARD! I TRIED!!!!!!

:'( why did he have ... ( 1 day ago by KEH6767)

:'( why did he have to die its not fair cuz he was awesum. :( and i am sorry for his daughter. okay bybye.......... :'(

i thought he was ... ( 22 hours ago by CandyCat15)

i thought he was amzing in Batman and BrokeBack Moutin(i did not spell it right sorry)i mean for a starigt guy to play gay it must be very akward and odd(sorry If that offends anyone)i wish people would stop being so homophobic about his role so what if he played a gay role that just makes him a serious actor(when he was around) it takes major guts to do what he did in the entertament intursty

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I'm just saying, ... ( 19 hours ago by lucasb345)

I'm just saying, that's all. I'm sorry, but it's just this thing I have against Americans. And I suppose that's a bit, judgemental or whatever, because not all Americans are the same, and I realize that. But, it seems to me that Americans automatically think they're better than everyone else and don't worry themselves with the affairs of other countries because they are unimportant. Eg, I bet none of you Americans knew the day Steve Irwin died, or know the name of his zoo and foundation.

i thought that the ... ( 12 hours ago by ndgregg)

i thought that the performance by ledger was terrific but i dont think that the dark night in itself was a very well done movie at all, and i think its a shame that his death was used as advertisement for the film

HE WAS FOUND ... ( 12 hours ago by abbass007)

HE WAS FOUND SPRAWLED NAKED WITH DRUGS AROUND HIM.... WOW!!! WHAT A DIGNIFIED WAY TO DIE HUH? MAYBE HE SHOULD HAVE SHARED AN OSCAR WITH MARALYN MONROE FOR BEST DEATH SCENE 2008 AFTER ALL THE FAME AND "TALENT" HE WAS JUST ANOTHER JUNKY WHO DIED OF HIS OWN ACTIONS... BOOHOOOO-YAAA PEOPLE DIE ALL THE TIME SO ........why so sirioussss?

He didn't kill ... ( 8 hours ago by AssWhoopper)

He didn't kill himself, he accidentally took too many sleeping pills. If he did kill himself, then I'd agree with you because he had a daughter

Heath Ledger wasn't ... ( 8 hours ago by AssWhoopper)

Heath Ledger wasn't an American, he was an Australian, like you.

no actually Heath ... ( 1 hour ago by BlazinPRChulo86)

no actually Heath ledger Actually died because of a combination of different drugs. and those combination of drugs he was takin that night proved to be fatal