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by Entertainment staff
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 over-the-counter sleeping 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 at 3:30 p.m.
The Olsen connection: Ledger was staying at an apartment owned by the Olsen twins.
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.
Ledger was filming 'The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus,' directed by Terry Gilliam at the time of his death.
Selected Filmography:
The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
The Dark Knight
I'm Not There
Casanova
Brokeback Mountain
The Brothers Grimm
Lords of Dogtown
The Order
Ned Kelly
Four Feathers
Monster's Ball
A Knight's Tale
The Patriot
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