Heath Ledger - R.I.P

Ledger was found dead in his fourth floor apartment at 421 Broome Street in the SoHo neighborhood of New York City on January 22, 2008. Ledger's body was found at 3:26 p.m. EST by a housekeeper and a massage therapist, who entered the bedroom to find him face down, naked, and unconscious at the foot of his bed with sleeping pills on a nearby night table. Police said that they also found prescription medication in the bathroom and that there were "no obvious signs" of suicide, nor did they suspect foul play.

On January 23, 2008 Ledger's parents and sister appeared outside Ledger's mother's house in Applecross, Western Australia and read a short statement to the media.

“We, Heath's family, confirm the very tragic, untimely and accidental passing of our dearly loved son, brother and doting father of Matilda, who was found in a peaceful sleep in his New York apartment by his housekeeper at 3:30pm [New York Time]. We would like to thank our friends and everyone around the world for their kind wishes at this time. Heath has touched so many people on so many different levels during his short life, but few had the pleasure to truly know him. He was a down-to-earth, generous, kind-hearted, life-loving and unselfish individual who was an extreme inspiration to many. Please now respect our family's need to grieve and come to terms with our loss privately."

In reaction to his death, former partner Michelle Williams was reported as saying that she was "devastated" at the loss and had boarded a plane to New York City. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd released a statement saying, "It was with great sadness that I have learned of the passing of Heath Ledger... It is tragic that we have lost one of our nation's finest actors in the prime of his life."


More info / Más información:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heath_ledger
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/7203797.stm
http://www.theage.com.au/news/people/police-confirm-sleeping-pills-near-bed/2008/01/23/1201024937306.html
http://buscador.lanacion.com.ar/Nota.asp?nota_id=981157&high=heath
http://buscador.lanacion.com.ar/Nota.asp?nota_id=981129&high=heath
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Me ACABO de enterar. Y no lo puedo creer... I mean, siempre me pareció un actorazo, incluso antes de Brokeback Mountain. No entiendo esto de la muerte todavía, creo. Un minuto está ahí, y al siguiente no, y es sólo un cuerpo, y no hay vida, ni nada que tenga que ver con la vida, ni amor, ni dolor, ni... nada. Sé que la única forma en la que conocí a esta persona fue por medio de sus roles en películas, pero me cuesta entender. Realmente, me sorprendió mucho, y no en una buena manera. Y además, el escrutiño de los demás, todos tratando de descubrir POR QUÉ. ¿Y por qué es importante? Ya no está más, ¿por qué te importan las razones por las cuales no está? Lo peor es que era una muerte inesperada, porque si me decís que el pibe tenía 85... bueno, como que lo ves venir... pero qué tenía... 28? Y una hija, encima.
La foto, es de una de sus últimas películas, The Dark Knight. La nueva de Batman, donde actúa de nada más ni nada menos que Joker. La primer película donde lo vi fue 10 Things I Hate About You, y me acuerdo lo mucho que me gustó su actuación.
Y las otras películas que vi con él (Sin Eater, Brokeback Mountain) me parecieron mejores aún, en cuanto a su actuación.Supongo que a esta altura, sí se puede decir que al menos no es una persona que no haya trascendido. Por lo menos por mi parte, yo siempre lo voy a recordar como un actorazo.

Rest in peace, Heath. I think you deserve it.