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PageOneQ Ledger's body was found by his housekeeper and masseuse. Police suspect a drug overdose, possibly as suicide. Born on April 4, 1979 in Perth, Australia, Ledger performed in Australian film and television before being cast as Patrick Verona in the 1999 romantic comedy 10 Things I Hate About You, with other roles in American cinema including that of Sonny Grotowski in Monster's Ball in 2001 and Ennis Del Mar in Ang Lee's 2005 box office smash Brokeback Mountain. Ledger leaves one daughter, Matilda Rose, born in 2005.
Australia native and prominent film actor and Oscar nominee Heath Ledger was found dead in his New York apartment this afternoon, reports the New York Times. He was 28 years old.
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Originally published on Tuesday January 22, 2008.