Heath Ledger a legend

ANTWERP - Heath Ledger died the 22^nd of January because of an overdose of medication.

The 28-year old actor was found in his appartment in New York. Friends and family came together last week for a commemoration service in Los Angeles.

Heath Ledger(28) was a famous actor, you can see him in the oscar winning film, ‘Brokeback Mountain’, also ’10 things I hate about you’, ‘The Brothers Grimm’, ‘Casanova’ and many more. He was born on the 4^th of april 1979. His first acting job was a lowbudget film 'Blackrock' and when he was a young boy he played in the famous soap Home and Away. He and Michelle Williams, also known from ‘Brokeback Mountain’, have a 2-year old daughter together.

On the 22^nd of January, Heath Ledger was found dead in his appartment. He took an overdose of medication among which sleep pills, pain-killers and appeasement pills. His death was a real shock for family and friends but also for a lot of fans. Nobody could believe he actually died. Just as James Dean he’ll be a legend to all of us.

Last saturday, friends, colleagues and family came together for a commemoration service. Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, Sienna Miller, Ellen DeGeneres and director Todd Haynes were there to honour him, so says the American magazine, People.

Lynn Vermorgen

06-02-2008, 00:00 geschreven door 1jouds