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Except you don't die of masturbation and more than you die of jogging. Even if he died while masturbating, it is much more likely to have been caused more by heart failure, drug overdose, asphyxiation, or any number of other more direct causes.
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Yeah, I liked him a lot, too. I think The Dark Night was going to put him in the top tier. That movie looks amazing and he looks like he might steal the film.
All I can say is that at least he didn't go out like Raul Julia or Aaliyah (last films: Street Fighter and Queen of the Damned.)
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The wikipedia article is getting vandalized, so until it gets locked, I wouldn't trust the information on it. I'd even be careful about going to it, evidently people are putting ...images on it, as well.
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They ALWAYS say it seems "drug-related" whenever somebody young dies. It makes me sad because even when that turns out not to be the case, people still cling to the "drug-related" thing.
quote:I'm anxious to see the findings of the coroner.
I'm curious as well. According to the TDK trivia page on IMDB, he spent a month in isolation getting in character to be The Joker, so much so that he suffered insomnia as a result of it.
Perhaps he went too far in to the character...
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I never really liked him to look at, but he was unquestionably a great actor. This is really, horribly sad. His baby daughter will only remember him from movies. Posts: 9293 | Registered: Aug 2000
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My girlfriend and I just flipped through the TV before she had to go, and there on the news was a picture of some blonde guy. We were both like "Who is that? He looks so familiar." Then the headline came back, "Ledger Dead" and I was in shock.
quote:Originally posted by pH: They ALWAYS say it seems "drug-related" whenever somebody young dies. It makes me sad because even when that turns out not to be the case, people still cling to the "drug-related" thing.
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Who have they said that about where it turned out not to be true? I'm assuming that you mean 'news organizations' when you say 'they', and not wikipeople. I don't deny it; I'm just curious is you remember anyone specifically.
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quote:Originally posted by pH: They ALWAYS say it seems "drug-related" whenever somebody young dies. It makes me sad because even when that turns out not to be the case, people still cling to the "drug-related" thing.
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Who have they said that about where it turned out not to be true? I'm assuming that you mean 'news organizations' when you say 'they', and not wikipeople. I don't deny it; I'm just curious is you remember anyone specifically.
Specifically right now, although I don't remember his name, I do remember a 30-something rockstar who died of a heart attack that was originally assumed to be drug related. Turned out...no, he just had a heart attack.
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What I've read on CNN mentions an "over-the-counter" sleep medication being found near his body. So while it would be strictly accurate to say his death was "drug-related", it sounds more like suicide than that he died, say, like John Belushi.
He was developing into a remarkably talented young actor. I'm very sorry to hear of his death.
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I hope the Batman movie is as good as it looks to stand as a final testament to his acting ability. From the glimpses of him you get from the trailer, it looks like he did an amazing job.
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quote:Originally posted by pH: Specifically right now, although I don't remember his name, I do remember a 30-something rockstar who died of a heart attack that was originally assumed to be drug related. Turned out...no, he just had a heart attack.
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I don't recall his name but I suspect you are thinking of the lead singer from Drowning Pool. It was initially reported as drug related, but it wasn't.
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This is so out of left field for me. I like Heath as an actor alot.
I feel a deep sense of loss that I won't get to see him in movies down the road. Dark Knight is going to be a bitter sweet experience for me of that I am certain.
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I was so shocked when I found out. He was one of the greatest actors of his time. He will be sorely missed. I can't believe he is gone. I feel so bad for his young daughter.
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quote:Originally posted by BlackBlade: Dark Knight is going to be a bitter sweet experience for me of that I am certain.
Yeah. It's like watching Waitress last summer. I could never lose myself in the film whenever Adrienne Shelly was onscreen as "Dawn". I kept remembering that this talented person's life had been cut off. Posts: 6689 | Registered: Jan 2005
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just read about this. crappy news. they said they found severeal 'scrip and non'scrip sleeping pills. so maybe the drug thing is true. sad to hear it. he was in a lot of great movies.
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quote:Originally posted by Kwea: I liked him, but I wouldn't have called him " one of the greatest actors of his time".
How about one of the greatest actors of his generation? I'm hard pressed to think of any other truly talented actors born in the last 30 years.
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It is really too bad. I was never a big fan, but... I didn't really see this one coming. New dad and everything. Too bad. Posts: 278 | Registered: Apr 2004
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quote:Originally posted by Kwea: I liked him, but I wouldn't have called him " one of the greatest actors of his time".
How about one of the greatest actors of his generation? I'm hard pressed to think of any other truly talented actors born in the last 30 years.
Hmm... Joachin Phoenix is only slightly outside that barrier. I think Kieran Culkin has far surpassed his better-known brother (The Mighty, Cider House Rules, Igby Goes Down.) And I'll confess to a certain, perhaps increasingly dubious, respect for Linsay Lohan. Her personal life is going to hell, and she's made a string of dreck, but I thought she was really rather good in Mean Girls (and even The Parent Trap, for all that.)
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quote:Originally posted by Kwea: I liked him, but I wouldn't have called him " one of the greatest actors of his time".
Me neither, but it's the lost potential that I feel the most. Like Steve Rogers said, the mere glimpses of his performance in the trailers for The Dark Knight hint at an incredible talent, and I have a feeling that his swan song will reveal a greater loss than many realize.
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I just heard from the radio, that the autopsy was inconclusive. It truly may have been something accidental rather than deliberate.
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The new Batman trailers look really good, particularly his part in it.
This really does suck. I mean, who's going to do the Joker in future Batman movies? It's not like Batman and the Joker ever really manage to kill each other, do they?
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