Goodbye, Heath Ledger

I was surfing the Net when I went to CNN and saw the breaking news headline. Details about what happened are still coming out, but it seems the actor, most famous for his role in the Oscar-caliber Brokeback Mountain, was discovered dead by a maid in a Manhattan apartment.

A mixture of prescription pills, including sleeping pills, and over the counter medication was reportedly found in his fourth floor apartment. Heath was found naked face down at the foot of his bed. The cause of death stands officially as "unknown." Heath had spoken openly about his recent insomnia and may have been suffering from pneumonia. The new news is that the maid reportedly called Mary Kate Olsen twice before calling 911. The other news is that the Westboro Baptist Church is planning to protest at his funeral, which disgusts me to no end.

I don't know a whole lot about Heath Ledger. Perhaps that's why I like him so much - some of my most favorite celebrities are the ones I know nothing about, such as Heath Ledger, Johnny Depp and Daniel Day Lewis. I'm not inundated with useless information about thier personal lives, and they hold a certain intrigue that captures and holds my attention.

Here's what I know about Heath He was a Hollywood heartthrob, he has a daughter with former fiance Michelle Williams, and he was one talented actor, having been nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in Brokeback Mountain. I also know he stars as The Joker in the upcoming Batman movie, The Dark Knight, which may go down as the last movie he ever made (he was also filming The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus, which has a release date of 2009.