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Link?"Greatness is not an act... but a habit.Greatness is not an act... but a habit." -Greg Jennings -
Front page, CNN.comAll hail the Ruler of the Meadow!Comment
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I was really looking forward to watching him play the new Joker in the new Batman movie. I wonder if the movie is already filmed and he's still the Joker?To much of a good thing is an awesome thing
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My understanding is that the movie is in post-production so he's all finished with it anyways.All hail the Ruler of the Meadow!Comment
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Actor Heath Ledger found dead
The Associated Press
NEW YORK — Australian-born actor Heath Ledger was found dead today at a downtown Manhattan residence, and police said drugs may have been a factor. He was 28.
NYPD spokesman Paul Browne said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the Manhattan apartment believed to be his home. The housekeeper who went to let him know the masseuse had arrived found him dead at 3:26 p.m.
Ledger 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; they split up last year.
Ledger was to appear as the Joker this year in “The Dark Night,” a sequel to 2005’s “Batman Begins.” He’s had starring roles in “A Knight’s Tale” and “The Patriot,” and played the suicidal son of Billy Bob Thornton in “Monster’s Ball.”
Ledger grew up in Perth, and began doing amateur theater at age 10. At 16, he moved to Sydney to pursue an acting career, quickly landing TV movie roles and guest spots on Australian television.
After several independent films and a starring role in the short-lived Fox TV series “Roar,” Ledger moved to Los Angeles and costarred in “10 Things I Hate About You,” a teen comedy reworking of “The Taming of the Shrew.”
Offers for other teen flicks came his way, but Ledger turned them down, preferring to remain idle than sign on for projects he didn’t like.
“It wasn’t a hard decision for me,” Ledger told the Associated Press in 2001. “It was hard for everyone else around me to understand. Agents were like, ‘You’re crazy,’ my parents were like, ‘Come on, you have to eat.“’
His latest role was in “I’m Not There,” in which he played one of the many incarnations of Bob Dylan — as did Cate Blanchett, whose performance in that film earned an Oscar nomination today for best supporting actress.Comment
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I was so shocked when I heard the news. So sad.
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Same here. He was a really good actor. I liked a lot of his movies.Originally posted by GBRulzI was so shocked when I heard the news. So sad.Comment
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Don't imagine too many of you saw 'Brokeback Mountain', but he was superb.
Only 28.Comment
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I was just thinking that I need to rent that..."Greatness is not an act... but a habit.Greatness is not an act... but a habit." -Greg JenningsComment
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Tyrone is saddened. Left behind a child.
Tyrone also thinks Michelle Williams is cute and a fine actress. Tyrone may go a courtin'. Tyrone likes single mom's. They aren't so picky.Comment
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Yeah, he was. I also loved him in "10 Things I hate about you". Kind of his breakout role.Originally posted by packinpatlandComment
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The movie certainly generated a lot of controversy. Heath Ledger's acting was indeed outstanding.Originally posted by packinpatlandComment
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The media makes me sick. If he had been wearing plaid pj's, would they have reported that?Comment
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It seems like the women in particular are moved by the passing of this guy. Was he a heart throb?Comment
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