A belated RIP to Heath Ledger
Yeah, I know he died a while ago, but I was surfing Wikipedia the other day and came across his name. I started thinking about how sad it was; he was a charming, handsome, damned promising actor…and what a stupid way to die! What a waste.
According to Wiki the toxology report states: “Mr. Heath Ledger died as the result of acute intoxication by the combined effects of oxycodone, hydrocodone, diazepam, temazepam, alprazolam and doxylamine”
Good grief…is life as a movie star so unbearable? I admit to needing a beer every now and then (ok, more often than that), but can life be THAT hard to stand when you really have everything and such a promising future? Well, I guess it shows once again that money isn’t everything.
Anyway, I “miss” the guy, in that I always liked his movies. If you haven’t seen “A Knight’s Tale” be sure to check it out. OK, enough of that for now.
Oh wait…it looks like Mary-Kate Olsen was initially suspected of providing some of the drugs that killed him. I KNEW IT! The Olsen twins are evil!
I liked ” A Knight’ s Tale ” much to my friends’ chagrin. And he was excellent as the Joker in ” The Dark Knight “.
I really liked Knight’s Tale too. It was an off-the-wall sleeper that was just plain fun, nothing heavy duty, no big MESSAGE…just goofy, light-hearted, entertainment…and you must admit you got a tear in your eye when he reunited with his father…go on, admit it
It’s not life what’s hard for an actor. It’s being themselves. Many actors I’ve known have issues. In fact, most actors attitude towards life can be resumed with this sentence:
- “Noticemenoticemeiamhereheylistentomelistentome”
Sounds sad.
Leaving aside the apparent mess of his real life, I first noticed Heath in Brokeback Mountain. I was stunned by that performance because all he had done before was light action/comedy fare. In Brokeback Mountain he was able to communicate the deep well of emotion that lay behind a very reticent man – a man who was very much the product of his time and place. For anyone who wants to see what great acting is all about, I recommend it.