Is Heath Ledger dead?
I got a call from a friend this morning with the opening line: “Is Heath Ledger dead?”
I go, “Well, good morning to you too. Is he?”
He goes, “It’s in the news.”
I go, “No way. No way. Nooooo. Didn’t Brad Renfro just die?” (A bit non-sequitur I know, but still.)
He says, “Check the internet!!!”
And so I do. And I see. And I read.
Heath Ledger is indeed dead. WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!
Yes, I AM affected. He was one of my favorite actors. He’s handsome, carries himself well, and a damn good actor. C’mon, A Knight’s Tale, Casanova, The Order, Lords of Dogtown, 10 Things I Hate About You, The Four Feathers, Brokeback Mountain, and he’s playing the scary-looking Joker in the Batman Begins sequel, The Dark Knight.
And he’s only 28.
As I write this, no formal announcement has been made about the cause of his death. I don’t know how to end this entry because I AM affected.
*sniff* We will miss you, Heath. 
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:14 am
im sad too.
i now have this compelling urge to watch brokeback.
mamaya after lunch *sniff*
January 23rd, 2008 at 11:47 am
yup nabasa ko nga na he was found lifeless na nga raw because of drug overdose daw
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:21 pm
I was shocked too. I wonder if his drug use was the reason why him and Michelle Williams split up. kawawa naman ang daughter nya.
January 23rd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I’ve never seen Brokeback. The DVD is selling for PHP 100 at Astrovision for those who are interested.
I love 10 Things About You and didn’t know that that was him until I read the news about his death. That’s one movie I’d like to see again.
January 23rd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
it’s really sad..
love him in 10 things, patriot & knight’s tale.. =(
he’s one great actor..we will miss u heath
January 23rd, 2008 at 3:12 pm
Thanks Toni for posting the video. That’s my favorite part of the film.
January 23rd, 2008 at 4:15 pm
Yes sadly it is true. He had trouble sleeping. Apparently sleeping pills qualify as drugs so the standard line is drug overdose. But until there is a formal announcement we won’t know for sure. Let’s just pray for his eternal repose. My favorite film of his was Four Feathers.
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:35 pm
I was shocked when I read the news in Yahoo. How sad for his daughter and Michelle Williams.
But at least he did go out with a bang considering his role in The Dark Knight. I think it’s a role people will remember him by (aside from Brokeback Mountain, of course!)
January 23rd, 2008 at 7:52 pm
I heard the news on the radio this morning. I felt sad as well. He’s a great actor and it’s a shame to lose someone with a promising future.
January 23rd, 2008 at 8:16 pm
I checked my email this morning and my husband wrote me with a title: Heath Ledger is dead. I felt strange reading about it because I recently just watched the trailer of The Dark Knight and he was so alive there. So sad.
January 23rd, 2008 at 10:17 pm
Sad news indeed
I too am affected – moreso because he was so young and had such a promising career ahead of him. God bless his soul.
January 24th, 2008 at 12:20 am
It really sucks when people you know (personally or not) die and die early… I wish celebrities would stop doing that. It just plain sucks for people like us who are helpless and are forced to grieve for them just because we happened to see them in their movies thereby making them a part of our lives voluntarily or involuntarily.
I just hate farewells and the deep dark permanency of death.
Rest in peace man…
January 24th, 2008 at 12:33 am
sad din ako. nakakapanghinayang, he’s so young! at least he was able to finish ‘a dark night’ so meron siyang last hurrah (and i also read he did a very good job in that movie).
January 24th, 2008 at 6:21 am
When someone read the news to me, my own reply was that you must mean Brad Renfro! I read elsewhere that that was their response too. And now you. I think two fine young actors dying for nothing is just too much. So sad. He has a daughter too. Sigh.
January 24th, 2008 at 7:54 am
when i heard the news last night, i was totally shocked in disbelief! it’s sad that he died so early, i mean he’s a great actor and all. life is indeed too short. good thing nan dyan pa si jake gyleenhaal para pagpantasyahan ko, heheheh
sorry, i just had to say that…
January 24th, 2008 at 8:45 am
ako rin na shock at na sad
kakapanood ko pa man din yung ten things i hate about you! loved that movies esp his poem
January 24th, 2008 at 9:42 am
Australia is in mourning because of him…they all love Heath Ledger here.
I saw his father on TV last night during an interview, nakakaawa. He was trying hard to compose himself in front of the media.
Nangangarap pa naman ako na one day eh makasalubong ko sya dito sa Sydney (he usually hangs out at Bondi Beach). Crush ko ‘tong actor na to kasi ang galing galing nya talaga.
January 24th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Incredibly sad! And it is all over the news here. I am just so sad for his little girl who is just so, so young. :*(
January 25th, 2008 at 12:29 am
affected din ako. hindi pa nga ako naka-recover sa pagkamatay ni brad renfro (who was one of my biggest crushes in high school) eh, tapos si heath naman. sa “10 things…” pa lang, minahal ko na siya. tapos sa “the patriot” din. he was also in “monster’s ball,” which i liked din. tapos, siempre, “brokeback mountain” at gusto ko na talagang mapanood ang ‘the dark night.” magaling nga talaga siyang aktor.
rest in peace, heath!
January 25th, 2008 at 5:49 pm
My dad just came home from his hometown of Perth when he died, literally just left the airport so my dad was surprised when we told him when he got here
…just sad..
makes you think.. Who’s next?!?!? Please! not Johnny Depp!!
August 6th, 2008 at 8:47 am
It’s really sad indeed! Such a waste of talent