Heath Ledger, Dead

[JaY_B]

For any one who doesn't know here is the news link

I personally can not believe it, It's so unexpected and he has always been one of my favourite actors

[Big_M]

WOW... just watched a movie (Candy) where he plays a heroin addict, finished watching it a few hours ago. Kind of crazy. He did seem like a promising young actor.

[fusioncal]

I believe his death had something to do with his role as Joker in upcoming Batman movie.

Heath Ledger, the talented 28-year-old actor who gravitated toward dark, brooding roles that defied his leading-man looks, was found dead Tuesday in a Manhattan apartment, facedown at the foot of his bed with prescription sleeping pills nearby, police said.

Ledger told The New York Times in a November interview that he "stressed out a little too much" during the Dylan film and had trouble sleeping while portraying the Joker, whom he called a "psychopathic, mass-murdering, schizophrenic clown with zero empathy."

"Last week I probably slept an average of two hours a night," Ledger told the newspaper. "I couldn't stop thinking. My body was exhausted, and my mind was still going." He said he took two Ambien pills, which worked for only an hour, the paper said. - Source

So, I thought he must've taken more pills than the normal dosage all at once. What do you think?

[michaeljames92]

quite sad really. he was born in perth western australia(where i am from) and every news channel had a bio on his life for their full 30 min current affair show. poor bloke. hollywood actors have a lot, but also nothing at all...

[neudi]

Pretty sad, left behind a 2 year old daughter, but yeah sounds like work got the best of him and he just took too much medicine at once without realizing it.

[mikelz]

I believe his death had something to do with his role as Joker in upcoming Batman movie.

The guy reportedly had pneumonia (MSNBC this morning). I am pretty tired of the media implying a cause of death. I am pretty tired of celeb watchers buying that and their inference. Last time I checked, he wasn't doing any Nicole Ritchie or Britney Spears act. The guy is dead. We can be kinder to his memory than a bunch of tabloid reporting. (this is all IMHO)

[JaY_B]

The guy reportedly had pneumonia (MSNBC this morning). I am pretty tired of the media implying a cause of death. I am pretty tired of celeb watchers buying that and their inference. Last time I checked, he wasn't doing any Nicole Ritchie or Britney Spears act. The guy is dead. We can be kinder to his memory than a bunch of tabloid reporting. (this is all IMHO)

Agree with everything you just said, People should not believe everything the media says.

[Bowker]

Damn he was a great actor. Only 28 yrs old. Very, very sad.

[Lost Ball]

Lost Ball enjoyed some of his movies but never got around to see Brokeback Mountain

[marpr]

For any one who doesn't know here is the news

yeah he was not only an amazing actor, but an all round lad. this is one of the biggest things to rock the film industry. Kinda like James Dean.

Everyone in Sydney is so rocked and stunned. I guess all the rumours are out there now. But i will wait until i hear some of the coroner's report before i get on the recreational "drug" bandwagon.

[Dent]

i loved his roll in the movie "A Knights Tale"

[iacas]

The guy reportedly had pneumonia (MSNBC this morning). I am pretty tired of the media implying a cause of death. I am pretty tired of celeb watchers buying that and their inference. Last time I checked, he wasn't doing any Nicole Ritchie or Britney Spears act. The guy is dead. We can be kinder to his memory than a bunch of tabloid reporting. (this is all IMHO)

At the same time, though, if he did die of a drug overdose (even accidental and not out of some habit or addiction), it's worth making a bit of hay about that so that perhaps someone else's life can be saved or something.

[lamebums]

Wasn't that the guy in Brokeback Mountain? Don't really care - in fact, I don't care much about today's celeb tabloids, movies, or much at all (if that doesn't show in the mere fact I don't know who he is...)

Methinks the Grill Room is better off without so many current social/political events...

[neudi]

Yeah he was the one in that movie, co starring with jake gillenhall or whatever.

[BSim]

Some unfortunate reading material about his death..

Heath Ledger recently gave an interview to WJW FOX in Cleveland where he said, "I feel good about dying because I feel alive through her." He was talking about his young daughter Matilda.

And also, due to his role in Brokeback Mountain. The WBC Church from Kansas, ran by Fred Phelps and also runs the site www.godhatesfags.com , plans to picket his funeral. A link to the flier that they made is available. ( http://www.godhatesfags.com/written/...k-mountain.pdf )

Very sad.

[neudi]

Do you guys think that he accidentally od'ed if that is what happened or does anyone know if he was depressed?

[JaY_B]

I think it was an accident involving an overdose of sleeping pills because he couldn't sleep, ironic in a sad way that he never woke up :(

[mikelz]

Do you guys think that he accidentally od'ed if that is what happened or does anyone know if he was depressed?

MSNBC reported this morning that the initial autopsy was inconclusive.

If he had a few grams of benzodiazepines in him, that would have shown up.