Dead

Skip from the movie Lords of Dogtown kicked the can... total loss of a great character.



Oscar-nominated actor Heath Ledger was found dead in a New York apartment late Tuesday afternoon. The star of such critically acclaimed films as "Brokeback Mountain," "Monsters Ball" and the upcoming Batman sequel, "The Dark Knight," Ledger was 28.

An NYPD spokesman told MTV News that the body was found at approximately 3:30 p.m. As yet, there is no official cause of death, although CNN reported that the NYPD suspects a possible drug overdose. "Pills were found in the vicinity of the bed," police spokesman Paul Browne told CNN. "This is being looked at as a possible overdose, but that is not confirmed yet." The pills appeared to be over-the-counter sleeping medication, police spokeswoman Barbara Chen said. Ledger was unresponsive when he was found by a housekeeper who had gone to wake him for an appointment with a masseuse, according to Browne. The New York Times reported that an autopsy will be conducted on Wednesday, according to a spokesperson for the office of the city's chief medical examiner.
"This is an unimaginable tragedy. Heath was a true artist, a deeply sensitive man, an explorer, gifted and wise beyond his years," said Todd Haynes, who directed Ledger in the recent Bob Dylan biopic "I'm Not There." "There is no finer person on this Earth."