# Heath Ledger is dead

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434578>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [January 22, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434578 "2008-01-22T22:26:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434578/1 "2008-01-22T22:26:01Z")

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RIP a very good (and gorgeous) actor.

[Obligatory link.](http://wcbstv.com/breakingnewsalerts/heath.ledger.dead.2.635530.html)

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**Author:** ![Faruiza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@Faruiza](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Faruiza)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434578/2 "2008-01-22T22:28:49Z")

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Jeez. I liked him. So young.

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**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434578/3 "2008-01-22T22:29:37Z")

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[Link to existing merged threads](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=452549).

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**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434578/4 "2008-01-22T22:29:55Z")

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Gosh. That’s a darned shame, isn’t it?

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**Author:** ![Litoris](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9f8e36/32.png) [@Litoris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Litoris)\
**Post date:** [January 22, 2008, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/heath-ledger-is-dead/434578/5 "2008-01-22T22:35:46Z")

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Ahhh, sorry for posting this, but I never go to CS. Just found it sad. I really liked him as an actor, and I don’t say that very often. He is the only reason I would even consider watching many of the movies he was in – he’s just that good. Sad.