Tragedy has struck Hollywood again. Barely a week after the death of Brad Renfro, 25, Heath Ledger was also found dead. He was only 28. The Aussie actor’s rep and family are calling his death an accident, though an official cause has yet to be announced. A statement from the grieving family printed by People magazine read: “[Heath] was found peacefully asleep in his New York apartment by his housekeeper at 3:30 pm US time… Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life but few had the pleasure of truly knowing him. He was a down-to-earth, generous, kind-hearted, life-loving and selfless individual who was extremely inspirational to many. Please now respect our family's need to grieve and come to terms with our loss privately.” Other Australian actors are speaking of their sorrow. "I had such great hope for him," Mel Gibson, who starred with Heath in The Patriot, said. "He was just taking off and to lose his life at such a young age is a tragic loss. My thoughts and prayers are with him and his family." Nicole Kidman had similar sentiments: "What a tragedy, she said. “My heart goes out to his family."
I first fell in love with Heath Ledger in 1999 when he played the dark brooding hunk in the modern retelling of The Taming of the Shrew, 10 Things I Hate About You. After that he went on to win more hearts in A Knight’s Tale and then he stirred up controversy with his turn as a gay cowboy in Brokeback Mountain (for which he earned an Oscar nomination). This summer will be the bittersweet release of The Dark Knight in which Heath played The Joker.
He will be missed.
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