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22-01-2008, 05:39 PM
Heath Ledger dead
The Academy Award nominee has been found dead in his home.
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A police spokesperson has confirmed that actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead in his New York home .
TMZ reports that Ledger was found in bed by his housekeeper. No details have been released as yet, but TMZ says that law enforcement sources are not treating it as a crime. CNN reports that he was surrounded by pills.
Update:
TMZ says that a masseuse arrived and was let in by the housekeeper. The masseuse knocked on the bedroom door and when there was no answer, opened the bedroom door and found Ledger unconscious. Paramedics were called and found Ledger in full cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ledger, who has a daughter with fellow actor Michelle Williams, was nominated for his role as the cowboy Ennis in 'Brokeback Mountain' and just wrapped filming on 'The Dark Knight' where he played the Joker to Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne/Batman.
Heath Ledger was born in Perth, Australia.
The Academy Award nominee has been found dead in his home.
Related Video: Heath Ledger on playing Bob Dylan in 'I'm Not There' | Fact or Fiction: How well do you know Heath? | A sneak peek of Heath as 'The Joker' in 'The Dark Knight'?
Story still developing....
A police spokesperson has confirmed that actor Heath Ledger, 28, was found dead in his New York home .
TMZ reports that Ledger was found in bed by his housekeeper. No details have been released as yet, but TMZ says that law enforcement sources are not treating it as a crime. CNN reports that he was surrounded by pills.
Update:
TMZ says that a masseuse arrived and was let in by the housekeeper. The masseuse knocked on the bedroom door and when there was no answer, opened the bedroom door and found Ledger unconscious. Paramedics were called and found Ledger in full cardiac arrest. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Ledger, who has a daughter with fellow actor Michelle Williams, was nominated for his role as the cowboy Ennis in 'Brokeback Mountain' and just wrapped filming on 'The Dark Knight' where he played the Joker to Christian Bale's Bruce Wayne/Batman.
Heath Ledger was born in Perth, Australia.