Heath Ledger found dead
22/01/2008 23:55  - (SA)  

Heath meditated for Joker role Michelle and Heath split up Academy 'more selective'

New York - Australian-born actor Heath Ledger was found dead on Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan residence in what authorities said was a possible drug-related death, the New York police department said.

He was 28.

A police spokesperson said Ledger had an appointment for a massage at the apartment that is believed to be his home.

The housekeeper went to tell Ledger the masseuse had arrived and found him dead Tuesday afternoon, Paul Browne said.

Ledger was an Oscar nominee for his role in Brokeback Mountain where he met his wife, actress Michelle Williams, in 2005.

Ledger and Williams lived in Brooklyn and had a daughter, Matilda, but split up last year.

Ledger played 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 Knight, a sequel to 2005's Batman Begins.

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