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Actor Heath Ledger has been found dead in a Manhattan apartment, New York police tell CNN.

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[Vicki from NJ]

OMG! That's shocking... my sincerest condolences go out to his family and friends.

[David K.]

Only 28...shocking is right Vicki

[4-7]

so sad. I was looking forward to what looked like a powerful performance by him in The Dark Knight. So tragic.

[Marty West]

He was found in Mary-Kate Olsens apartment? Surrounded by pills. Sad.

[Vicki from NJ]

I just feel heartbroken for his daughter, she's not even 2.

[David K.]

I wonder though Vicki, IF you have to lose a parent, its almost easier when you are that young. I have a friend who lost her mother about two years ago, and that has been a huge thing to deal with in her and her families lives. Now of course its best not to have to lose a parent at all in most cases.

[Sandy Underpants]

I find it unusual that they found him surrounded by pills. How do you end up dead surrounded by pills? If you're trying to kill yourself, you eat the pills you don't throw them all over yourself. If you have a sleeping problem you take the pills, you don't end up covered in pills. So what gives? I have lots of pills, all in my medicine cabinet, when I need tylenol, I've never once woke up with with a cottonball in my ear.

[Becky]

First Brad Renfro and now Heath Ledger. That's awful. Hopefully this crap will encourage some other stars to get their bad habits under control.

[Andrew]

Who is Heath Ledger? Who is Brad Renfro? I can't miss them if I don't know who the heck they are.

[Vicki from NJ]

Heath Ledger was in Brokeback Mountain and is the Joker in the new Batman movie.

Brad Renfro was in The Client and Sleepers.

Brad Renfro's death really got to me because he is just a few weeks younger than me (25) and he was one of my first "movie star" crushes as a teen. So sad. :(

[Vicki from NJ]

Heath Ledger was in Brokeback Mountain and is the Joker in the new Batman movie.

Brad Renfro was in The Client and Sleepers.

Brad Renfro's death really got to me because he is just a few weeks younger than me (25) and he was one of my first "movie star" crushes as a teen. So sad. :(

[JT]

Great or terrible team name from trivia tonight depending on your sense of humor.
"I wish I could quit you and by you I mean pills."

[4-7]

probably the latter, but then team trivia is all about provocative names. I am sure it got equal parts groans and laughs (sadly). Sounds like Benchwarmers crowd to me, but who knows.

Anyway, I just watched the Dark Knight trailer. I think Ledger's joker is going to be phenomenal, but it will be hard to watch it without being sad for him.

[Doc]

Heath Ledger was also in The Patriot, Knight Moves, and the latest remake of The Four Feathers. He was one handsome dude and had a great voice. He'll be missed as an actor.

For team trivia, here in China, I liked using "America: F*ck Yeah". That devolved to "America F*ck You" when I was going it alone. I won a bunch of bottles of JD with those.